Free Guide: West Lancashire Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for West Lancashire Borough Council · Non-metropolitan district · North West
Data covering 2017 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£330.7m
Transactions
44,105
Suppliers
1,089
Key Takeaways
- £330.7 million in recorded spend across 44,105 transactions from 2017 to 2026
- Construction accounts for 33.2% of matched spend, the largest sector by far
- 1,089 identified suppliers with an unconcentrated HHI of 596
How much is a borough of 114,000 people actually spending?
More than you might expect. Our data shows £330.7 million in recorded spend across 44,105 transactions, drawn from 31 source files covering 2017 to 2026. West Lancashire is a non-metropolitan district in Lancashire with a population of around 114,500 spread over 134 square miles. It is not a top-tier authority, so it does not carry social care or education budgets. But the transaction volumes suggest a council that is active and consistent in publishing its spending data. On the contracts side, we hold 14 published contracts (none with stated values) and 32 tenders worth a combined £2.9 million. The tender pipeline is modest in value terms, though the volume tells you the council is putting work out to market regularly. West Lancashire is also a member of two purchasing consortia, Fusion21 and Procure Plus Holdings, both open to all public sector bodies. That gives you a sense of how they access frameworks beyond their own procurement activity.
Construction dominates, but who's actually winning the work?
Construction takes the biggest share of matched spend at 33.2%, with £61.7 million going to 127 identified suppliers. That is roughly double the next sector, other service activities, which accounts for 18.1% (£33.7 million). Health and social work sits third at 9.7%. Among the 1,089 suppliers we have matched, Wates Property Services leads with £29.8 million in recorded spend, followed by Sun Valley Developments at £21.8 million and Lancashire County Care at £16.9 million. Four of the top ten suppliers sit in construction. The concentration picture is interesting. An HHI of 596 is low, and the top five suppliers account for 48.3% of matched spend, rising to 59.0% for the top ten. So while Wates and Sun Valley pull away from the pack, spending is spread across a wide supplier base. If you are in construction or property services, this council is clearly an active buyer in those areas.
What does the tender pipeline actually look like?
Across the 32 tenders we hold for West Lancashire, the combined value sits at £2.9 million. Our contract data does not include procurement method breakdowns for this council, so we cannot give you a split between open tenders and direct awards. What we can say is that the council publishes tender notices through its Due North portal and Find a Tender, which is standard for a district authority of this size. The 14 contracts in our dataset carry no stated values, which is common for contracts published at this tier of local government. Looking at the sector spread in spending, professional and scientific services (£10.5 million, 5.6%) and admin support services (£15.7 million, 8.5%) both feature strongly, with 172 and 105 matched suppliers respectively. Those supplier counts suggest the council is spreading that work around rather than concentrating it with a handful of firms. Whether that pattern holds for larger contracts is harder to say from the data available.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WATES PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED | £29,829,348 |
| 2 | SUN VALLEY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED | £21,849,655 |
| 3 | LANCASHIRE COUNTY CARE LTD | £16,930,299 |
| 4 | A. CONNOLLY LIMITED | £13,810,928 |
| 5 | RIVERSIDE TRUCK RENTAL LIMITED | £7,375,623 |
| 6 | ALLIANCE LEISURE SERVICES LIMITED | £5,889,647 |
| 7 | DLP SERVICES (NORTHERN) LIMITED | £4,050,243 |
| 8 | MATRIX SCM LIMITED | £3,911,968 |
| 9 | C G PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED | £3,003,269 |
| 10 | SAVILLS (UK) LIMITED | £2,988,950 |
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