Free Guide: Wychavon Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Wychavon District Council · Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands
Data covering 2020 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£99.1m
Transactions
9,136
Suppliers
566
Key Takeaways
- £99.1 million in recorded spend across 9,136 transactions from 2020 to 2026
- 53.4% of matched spend goes to just five suppliers, led by a golf company
- 19 tenders worth £11.5 million show a pipeline weighted toward open competition
£99 million through a district council, really?
For a non-metropolitan district covering 256 square miles in Worcestershire with a population of around 131,000, Wychavon pushes through a fair amount of money. Our data shows £99.1 million in recorded spend across 9,136 transactions, drawn from 41 source files and covering the period from 2020 to 2026. That works out at roughly £16.5 million a year on average, though spending will not be evenly distributed. We have matched 576 suppliers to company records across 21 different sectors. On the tender side, 19 published tenders carry a combined value of £11.5 million, and the council has published 16 contracts worth £294,840. The data is sourced from both Wychavon's own publications and Find a Tender. If you are scoping district councils in the West Midlands, Wychavon is an active buyer with a decent transaction volume for its size.
A golf company tops the spending list, which tells you something
Worcestershire County Golf Limited sits at the top of our identified suppliers with £6.8 million in spend, accounting for the bulk of the arts, entertainment and recreation sector, which takes 31.1% of all matched spend. That is an unusual profile for a district council. Civica UK follows at £2.2 million, reflecting typical IT and software costs, while Chase Commercial at £1.4 million covers the construction side. The top five suppliers account for 53.4% of matched spend, and the top ten take 63.2%. Despite that concentration at the top, the HHI score sits at 1,090, which is unconcentrated. With 566 identified suppliers spread across the remaining spend, the tail is long. IT and communications is the second largest sector at 16.2%, followed by construction at 12.3%. Health and social work, admin services, and education each sit between 4% and 8%. The spread beyond that single dominant supplier relationship is broader than the headline numbers suggest.
How open is Wychavon to new suppliers?
Based on the contracts we have tracked, Wychavon has published just one formal contract notice, and that was an open procedure. The median contract value on record is £294,840. With 19 tenders worth a combined £11.5 million, the pipeline looks more active on the tender side. That ratio of tenders to published contracts is worth keeping in mind when assessing how this council routes its procurement. District councils often rely on frameworks, county council arrangements, or informal purchasing for smaller values, and Wychavon's 9,136 payment transactions suggest plenty of buying activity that sits below formal contract thresholds. There is no consortium participation in our records. For a council spending nearly £100 million across six years, the formal procurement footprint is light, with most of the spend flowing through transactional purchasing rather than structured contracts. Whether that pattern holds for higher-value work is something the tender pipeline may answer over time.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY GOLF LIMITED | £6,767,271 |
| 2 | CIVICA UK LIMITED | £2,154,328 |
| 3 | CHASE COMMERCIAL LTD | £1,388,219 |
| 4 | MILLBROOK HEALTHCARE LTD | £1,109,190 |
| 5 | AVONREACH ACADEMY TRUST | £684,330 |
| 6 | SMART CUT LIMITED | £580,487 |
| 7 | ROOFTOP HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED | £513,200 |
| 8 | NOTTINGHAM CITY COURIERS LIMITED | £388,559 |
| 9 | ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD | £384,600 |
| 10 | TRUSTMARQUE SOLUTIONS LIMITED | £364,982 |
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