Free Guide: Stroud Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Stroud District Council · Non-metropolitan district · South West
Data covering 2018 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£98.6m
Transactions
19,002
Suppliers
1,157
Key Takeaways
- £98.6 million in recorded spend across 19,002 transactions since 2018
- 1,157 identified suppliers with an unconcentrated market at HHI 379
- 79 tenders worth £25.3 million tracked against just 6 published contracts
A district council spending nearly £100 million?
Stroud is a non-metropolitan district in Gloucestershire, covering 178 square miles with a population of around 121,000. For a council of that size, the spending volume is worth a closer look. Our dataset covers £98.6 million in recorded spend across 19,002 transactions, drawn from 103 source files and spanning 2018 to 2026. That works out to roughly £12 million a year on average, though the spread will not be even. We have matched 1,195 suppliers across those records, giving decent coverage of who is getting paid. The data comes from both Stroud's own published transparency files and Find a Tender notices. If you are scoping district councils in the South West, Stroud is an active buyer with a steady transaction flow. The question is whether the categories they spend in match what you sell.
IT and professional services dominate, but the supplier base is wide open
Two sectors account for over half the matched spend. Professional, scientific and technical activities leads at 29.3% (£12.5 million across 188 suppliers), followed by information and communication at 21.7% (£9.3 million, 131 suppliers). Civica UK tops the supplier list at £2.97 million, with Suez Recycling close behind at £2.81 million and Comensura at £2.48 million handling agency staffing. Four of the top ten suppliers sit in the IT sector, including Unit4, Bytes Software, and Idox. Waste management accounts for 9.9% through just 20 suppliers, so that pocket is more concentrated. But overall, this is a spread market. The HHI score is 379, firmly unconcentrated. The top five suppliers account for 36.6% of spend, and the top ten for 47.8%. With 1,157 identified suppliers in our data, Stroud is not relying on a small pool of preferred providers. One curiosity: Gloucestershire County Cricket Club appears at number four with £1.42 million in spend.
Where are all the contracts?
Here is where the picture gets interesting. Our data holds 79 tenders worth a combined £25.3 million, but only 6 published contracts with no recorded contract values. That is a sharp imbalance. The tender pipeline gives you something to work with, but published contract data from Stroud is thin. We have no procurement method breakdown in the contract records, so we cannot tell you how much goes through open competition versus direct awards. Stroud is a member of the Procure Plus Holdings consortium, which is open to all public sector bodies. That may be one route contracts are being let without appearing in individual council publications. For bid managers tracking this council, the tender feed from Find a Tender is the more reliable signal of upcoming work. The transparency spend data tells you who is already getting paid and how much, which is useful for understanding incumbent positions across those 19,002 transactions.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIVICA UK LIMITED | £2,971,766 |
| 2 | SUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY UK LTD | £2,805,089 |
| 3 | COMENSURA LIMITED | £2,481,159 |
| 4 | GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB LIMITED | £1,421,804 |
| 5 | SPELLER METCALFE LIMITED | £1,187,336 |
| 6 | SEVERN WYE ENERGY AGENCY LTD. | £985,429 |
| 7 | UNIT4 BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITED | £921,408 |
| 8 | BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITED | £903,809 |
| 9 | ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED | £798,430 |
| 10 | IDOX SOFTWARE LTD | £751,641 |
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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.
