Free Guide: Stratford-on-Avon Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Stratford-on-Avon District Council · Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands
Data covering 2011 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£11.8m
Transactions
70,819
Suppliers
1,580
Key Takeaways
- £11.8 million in recorded spend across 70,819 transactions since 2011
- 52.9% of matched spending goes to waste management and water supply suppliers
- 1,672 suppliers identified from 1,580 unique companies across 22 sectors
How big a buyer is Stratford-on-Avon?
Stratford-on-Avon District Council serves around 132,400 people spread across 377.6 square miles of rural Warwickshire. Our dataset covers £11.8 million in recorded spend across 70,819 transactions, drawn from 55 source files and spanning 2011 to 2026. That works out at a steady, modest volume for a non-metropolitan district. On the tender side, we've tracked 17 tenders worth a combined £2.6 million. The contract records show 6 line items rolling up to one distinct procurement notice, valued at £78,816 and awarded below threshold. The data comes from two sources: the council's own site and Find a Tender. For a district council without a combined authority overhead, this is a buyer focused on core local services rather than large capital programmes. The long transaction history does give a clear picture of ongoing operational spending patterns.
Waste management dominates, and it's not even close
Across the spending records we hold, waste and water services account for 52.9% of all matched spend. Two Biffa entities sit at the top of the supplier table: Biffa Municipal Limited at £58.8 million and Biffa Waste Services Limited at £28.2 million. Between them, those two absorb the bulk of the council's waste budget. Sherbourne Recycling adds another £5.8 million in the same sector. After waste, spending spreads more thinly. Administrative support draws 8.9% from 167 identified suppliers, and professional services takes 7.4% from 230 suppliers. IT and communications sits at 5.5%, with Civica UK pulling in £3.1 million. The top five suppliers account for 61.4% of matched spend, and the HHI sits at 1,437, which reads as unconcentrated. But strip out the waste contracts and that concentration picture would look very different. Of the 1,672 matched suppliers, the long tail is broad: 22 sectors, plenty of smaller relationships outside the dominant waste category.
Where are the open competitions?
This is worth a close look. Our procurement data holds just one distinct contract notice, awarded through open competition at £78,816 and below threshold. That single notice does not tell you much about how the council routinely buys. The tender data is more informative: 17 tenders worth £2.6 million give a better sense of what goes to market. There are no above-threshold contract records in our dataset, which may reflect the council's publishing patterns rather than an absence of larger procurement. The 70,819 payment transactions tell a different story from the formal contract register. Operational spend clearly flows through established supplier relationships, particularly in waste services where Biffa's position looks deeply embedded. For anyone watching this council's pipeline, the tenders on Find a Tender are probably your best signal of upcoming opportunities. The gap between transaction volume and published contracts is common among district councils of this size.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIFFA MUNICIPAL LIMITED | £58,846,972 |
| 2 | BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITED | £28,193,822 |
| 3 | WARWICKSHIRE RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL | £10,061,246 |
| 4 | SHERBOURNE RECYCLING LIMITED | £5,797,327 |
| 5 | SPELLER METCALFE LIMITED | £5,710,500 |
| 6 | IDVERDE LIMITED | £4,571,496 |
| 7 | CIVICA UK LIMITED | £3,067,930 |
| 8 | WRIGHT HASSALL LLP | £2,100,833 |
| 9 | TOTALENERGIES E&P UK LIMITED | £1,613,256 |
| 10 | HEART OF MEDWAY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED | £1,500,000 |
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CouncilLedger brings together spending records, contract awards, and tender notices from over 400 UK local authorities into one procurement intelligence platform. Our data covers 16 years of transactions, collected directly from council transparency publications and government procurement platforms. Search suppliers, track spending trends, discover tender opportunities, and monitor the contracts that matter to your business.
