Free Guide: Tewkesbury Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Tewkesbury Borough Council · Non-metropolitan district · South West
Data covering 2020 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£321.7m
Transactions
15,552
Suppliers
951
Key Takeaways
- £321.7 million in recorded spend across 15,552 transactions from 2020 to 2026
- 88.1% of matched spend goes to just five identified suppliers, with an HHI of 7,274
- 15 tenders worth £2.7 million published, with all 3 tracked contracts awarded via open process
A small district council with a surprisingly large spend total?
Tewkesbury is a non-metropolitan district in Gloucestershire with a population of around 96,600 spread across 159.8 square miles. For a borough council of that size, the recorded spend figure is eye-catching: £321.7 million across 15,552 transactions, drawn from 71 source files collected between 2020 and 2026. But that headline number needs context. A single supplier, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club Limited, accounts for over £223 million of matched spend. That almost certainly reflects pass-through payments or a data artefact rather than actual procurement of cricket services. Strip that out and you're looking at closer to £98 million over six years, which feels much more in line with what you'd expect from a council this size. Our data covers 6 published contracts worth £2.2 million and 15 tenders valued at £2.7 million. The spending records come from tewkesbury.gov.uk and Find a Tender.
One name dominates, but who else is in the mix?
Across the 963 matched suppliers in our dataset, concentration is extremely high. The HHI sits at 7,274, which is heavily concentrated, and the top five suppliers account for 88.1% of recorded spend. That picture is driven almost entirely by the Gloucestershire County Cricket Club figure discussed above. Beyond that outlier, Dennis Eagle Limited (manufacturing, £2.9 million) and Move More (£2 million) are the next largest recipients. Rooftop Housing Group, Suez Recycling and Recovery, and Aon UK all sit in the £1 million to £1.5 million range. Sector classification is tricky here because 88% of spend falls under "Unknown", meaning those suppliers haven't been matched to a SIC code. Of what we can classify, manufacturing (1.9%), professional and technical services (1.7%), and IT and communications (1.5%) are the most active categories. With 111 identified suppliers, professional services has the broadest supplier base.
Is this council as open as it looks?
Of the 3 contracts we've tracked with procurement method data, all three went through open process. That's a clean sheet on competitive procurement, though three contracts is a narrow window. The median contract value sits at £99,910, and two of the three fall below the procurement threshold. Fifteen tenders worth a combined £2.7 million give a better sense of pipeline activity. For a borough council, that's a modest but steady flow of opportunities. Looking at the top supplier list, waste management, IT, and professional services are the sectors where Tewkesbury appears to be actively buying. One thing to keep in mind: this is a district council operating within the Gloucestershire county structure, with no combined authority. Some services you might expect to find here could sit at county level instead, which would show up under Gloucestershire County Council's spending data rather than Tewkesbury's.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB LIMITED | £223,256,899 |
| 2 | DENNIS EAGLE LIMITED | £2,855,345 |
| 3 | MOVE MORE | £2,000,998 |
| 4 | ROOFTOP HOUSING GROUP LIMITED | £1,530,960 |
| 5 | SUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY UK LTD | £1,019,545 |
| 6 | AON UK LIMITED | £1,015,138 |
| 7 | POLYSOLAR LIMITED | £947,629 |
| 8 | MORGAN HUNT UK LIMITED | £548,999 |
| 9 | IDOX SOFTWARE LTD | £538,729 |
| 10 | PLACES FOR PEOPLE LEISURE MANAGEMENT LTD. | £526,019 |
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