Free Guide: Wyre Forest Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Wyre Forest District Council · Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands
Data covering 2014 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£36.0m
Transactions
9,495
Suppliers
653
Key Takeaways
- £36 million in recorded spend across 9,495 transactions from 2014 to 2026
- 653 identified suppliers keep concentration low, with an HHI of 378
- 7 tenders worth £2.7 million show a council that buys through formal procurement
How big a buyer is Wyre Forest?
Wyre Forest is a non-metropolitan district in Worcestershire with a population of around 101,000, covering 75.3 square miles. As a district council, its remit is narrower than a county or unitary authority, and the spending data reflects that. Our dataset covers £36 million in recorded spend across 9,495 transactions, drawn from 46 source files and spanning 2014 to 2026. That works out to a steady but modest flow of purchasing activity over more than a decade. The data comes from three sources: the council's own website, their Procontract portal, and Find a Tender. We've matched 657 suppliers to company records across those transactions. For a district council of this size, you're looking at a buyer whose individual transactions tend to be relatively small. If you're targeting this council, the volume is there, but don't expect blockbuster contract values.
Arts and leisure top the spending list, not the usual suspects
The sector breakdown here has a few surprises. Arts, entertainment and recreation leads at 17.4% of matched spend, which is unusual. That's driven largely by Worcestershire County Golf Limited, the top identified supplier at just under £3 million. Professional and technical services come second at 13.1%, followed by manufacturing at 10.2% and IT at 9.2%. Construction sits at 7.8%, lower than you might expect from a district council. Across 653 identified suppliers, spend is well spread. The top five account for 35.4% of recorded spend, and the top ten for 49.8%. An HHI of 378 confirms this is an unconcentrated market. No single supplier dominates. Housing Festival Limited (£1.4 million) and Burrell Foley Fischer Ridyard LLP (£1.3 million) fill out the top three, pointing to housing and design-related activity alongside the leisure spend.
What does the tender pipeline actually look like?
Our data holds 7 tenders for Wyre Forest worth a combined £2.7 million, plus 4 published contracts. The contract records don't carry value data, so tenders give you a better read on what's coming to market. There's no procurement method breakdown available in the dataset, which means we can't split open competitions from direct awards for this council. That's a gap if you're trying to gauge how accessible this market is. What we can say is that the council does publish opportunities through Procontract and Find a Tender, so there is a formal route in. With 9,495 transactions across the spending data but just 7 tenders on record, the vast majority of purchasing appears to happen below formal procurement thresholds. That pattern is common for district councils, where much of the spend is routine and operational rather than large capital projects.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY GOLF LIMITED | £2,986,681 |
| 2 | HOUSING FESTIVAL LIMITED | £1,371,186 |
| 3 | BURRELL FOLEY FISCHER RIDYARD LLP | £1,251,851 |
| 4 | MILLBROOK HEALTHCARE LTD | £991,956 |
| 5 | DENNIS EAGLE LIMITED | £976,667 |
| 6 | MATRIX SCM LIMITED | £838,245 |
| 7 | CIVICA UK LIMITED | £661,166 |
| 8 | PLACES FOR PEOPLE LEISURE MANAGEMENT LTD. | £617,535 |
| 9 | MONTEL CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED | £566,552 |
| 10 | PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED | £396,322 |
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