Free Guide: Sutton Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for London Borough of Sutton · London borough · London
Data covering 2010 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£900.4m
Transactions
136,397
Suppliers
2,723
Key Takeaways
- £900 million in recorded spend across over 136,000 transactions since 2010
- 2,762 matched suppliers spread across 22 sectors, with an unconcentrated HHI of 218
- 69 tenders worth £474 million in pipeline value against just 2 published contracts
£900 million over 15 years: what does that buying power look like?
Sutton is an outer London borough of around 208,000 people packed into 17 square miles, and our data shows it has been a busy buyer. Across the spending records we hold, the council has put through over 136,000 transactions totalling roughly £900 million since 2010. That is drawn from 36 source files collected from procontract.due-north.com, Find a Tender, and the council's own website. On the contracts side, we've tracked 40 published contracts worth a combined £1.8 million, while 69 tenders carry a total pipeline value of around £474 million. The transaction data runs right up to late 2025, so you are looking at a reasonably current picture. For a London borough of this size, that volume of recorded spend across 16 years gives you a solid base to work with when sizing up the opportunity.
Health, education, and a housing partnership taking the biggest share
Of the 2,762 suppliers we've matched to company records, the top five account for 25.5% of recorded spend and the top ten for 34.4%. With an HHI of 218, this is an unconcentrated market. No single supplier dominates. Sutton Housing Partnership leads at £53.5 million, followed by Cognus Limited (education services) at £24.6 million and Adecco UK at £18.1 million for staffing. Health and social work is the largest sector, pulling in £98.5 million across 458 identified suppliers, roughly 20.5% of matched spend. Education sits close behind at £90.8 million (18.9%), spread across 219 suppliers. Admin and support services account for another £46.1 million. Construction comes in at £31.1 million from 175 suppliers. If you are targeting health or education services, those two sectors alone represent almost 40% of everything we've tracked here.
Where are all the open tenders?
Here is where things get interesting. Of the contracts we hold procurement method data for, both were direct awards. One sat above the procurement threshold, one below, with a median contract value of around £920,000. That is a very small sample, so it would be premature to draw sweeping conclusions about how Sutton buys. But the 69 tenders on record, worth £474 million in total, suggest the council does use competitive routes for larger commissions. The contrast between two published contracts and 69 tenders points to gaps in how contract award data has been published rather than a council that only uses direct awards. Across those tenders, the average value comes in at roughly £6.9 million, which tells you these are not small procurements. The pipeline looks active, and the spread of 2,723 unique suppliers across 22 sectors suggests the door is open to a wide range of providers.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUTTON HOUSING PARTNERSHIP LIMITED | £53,519,508 |
| 2 | COGNUS LIMITED | £24,634,173 |
| 3 | ADECCO UK LIMITED | £18,118,735 |
| 4 | FC SOUTH WEST LONDON LLP | £13,788,246 |
| 5 | ST PHILOMENA'S SCHOOL LIMITED | £12,750,035 |
| 6 | JOHN FISHER LIMITED | £10,753,199 |
| 7 | LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON HOLDINGS LLP | £9,863,853 |
| 8 | MITIE TECHNICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED | £7,854,172 |
| 9 | MEGA CHOICE SUPPORT LTD | £7,461,149 |
| 10 | LIVING AMBITIONS LIMITED | £6,607,531 |
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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.
