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Bristol City Council: public contracts, suppliers and opportunities
Bristol City Council has published 585 contract awards on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender since 23 Oct 2023, worth £949m in total as published. Most of its spending is on construction works, health & social care, architecture & engineering. Below: what it buys, who wins, what ends soon and what is coming up.
What Bristol City Council buys
Contract awards by CPV category (Common Procurement Vocabulary division), from 23 Oct 2023 to 20 Oct 2026.
| Category | CPV | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction works | 45000000 | 149 | £515m |
| Health & social care | 85000000 | 141 | £81.3m |
| Architecture & engineering | 71000000 | 95 | £22.6m |
| Business services (HR, legal, marketing, admin) | 79000000 | 33 | £59.4m |
| Education & training | 80000000 | 30 | £6.4m |
| Software | 48000000 | 15 | £2.7m |
| Other community services | 98000000 | 13 | £101m |
| Property services | 70000000 | 12 | £30.5m |
| Vehicles & transport equipment | 34000000 | 10 | £3.8m |
| Insurance & banking services | 66000000 | 10 | £17.3m |
| Most used CPV codes | Notices |
|---|---|
85000000 Health and social work services | 143 |
45000000 Construction work | 103 |
71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services | 66 |
80000000 Education and training services | 32 |
45233000 Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads | 24 |
48000000 Software package and information systems | 12 |
70000000 Real estate services | 9 |
79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services | 9 |
66000000 Financial and insurance services | 8 |
77313000 Parks maintenance services | 7 |
Recent contract awards
The latest awards with a company or organisation named as supplier. Values are as published and may be framework or multi-year totals.
Top suppliers to Bristol City Council
Companies and organisations named most often in its award notices since 23 Oct 2023. 76% of awards went to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
| Supplier | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Constellia Public Limited | 166 | £39.1m |
| Ashcroft Services Ltd | 21 | £11.1m |
| Cambrensis Civil Engineering Limited | 9 | £11.8m |
| Aurora Hedgeway School | 9 | £1.9m |
| Stepnell Ltd | 6 | £53.3m |
| ETM Contractors Limited | 6 | £11.9m |
| Fresh haven Healthcare Ltd | 6 | £2.1m |
| Jeff Way Electrical Services Ltd | 6 | £1.5m |
| Hudson Plumbing & Heating Services Ltd | 6 | £640k |
| LCB Construction limited | 6 | £313k |
Contracts ending in the next 12 months
67 contracts end by 23 Oct 2027. Buyers usually re-tender 6 to 12 months before the end date, so these are the next opportunities to prepare for. End dates are as published and exclude optional extensions.
| Ends | Contract | Current supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | Chewing Gum Removal Task Force 2026 | Nordic Products & Services LTD | £28k |
| 29 Oct 2026 | Castle Park Detailed Design | Constellia Public Ltd | £850k |
| 30 Oct 2026 | RES/FIN/ Corporate Payment Vouchers Scheme | Blackhawk Network EMEA Limited | £15m |
| 30 Oct 2026 | DN791451 - Union Street Parking Early Works | Cambrensis Civil Engineering Limited | £146k |
| 30 Oct 2026 | Lot 5 DN791451 Pre-Patching 2026 (South) | Connor Construction (South West) Limited | £372k |
| 30 Oct 2026 | Mendip Toilet Hire | Mendip Toilet Hire Limited | £8,000 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | Pre-Patching 2026 (North) | Connor Construction (South West) Limited | £403k |
| 1 Nov 2026 | South Bristol Cemetery Expansion - Professional Services | Constellia Public Ltd | £126k |
| 1 Nov 2026 | Whitehall Athletics Track Repair and Clean | Bernhards Sports Surfaces Limited | £43k |
| 13 Nov 2026 | E24023-305 Sturminster Road | Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd. | £1.7m |
| 23 Nov 2026 | G&R/HRA/Cameron Centre Housing Development Scheme | Stepnell Ltd | £10.9m |
| 27 Nov 2026 | E23052 - City Centre - Temple Way | Taylor Woodrow Infrastructure Limited | £2.8m |
| 30 Nov 2026 | GR/A4018 Improvements Project | Constellia Public Limited | £797k |
| 30 Nov 2026 | E25023 Netham Lock Traffic Signals Refurbishment | Cambrensis Civil Engineering Limited | £129k |
| 1 Dec 2026 | GR/HGW/ Cycle Hangars - WECA Call Off | LockIt Safe Ltd | £191k |
Upcoming and open opportunities
Open tenders and planned procurements (pipeline and preliminary market engagement notices) published by Bristol City Council. Always read the official notice for documents and how to bid.
| Type | Opportunity | Deadline or date | Est. value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open tender | Rough Sleeping Navigators Service | 28 Oct 2026 | £518k |
| Open tender | Electoral Services Specialist Printing Contract | 10 Nov 2026 | £3.6m |
| Open tender | Language Services Framework 2027 | 20 Nov 2026 | £2.3m |
| Planned procurement | Children Affected by Parental Offending | 18 Sept 2026 | £80k |
| Planned procurement | Expression of Interest (EOI): Soft Block Contract for Independent Fostering | 21 Sept 2026 | £3m |
| Planned procurement | Bristol Regional Cycling Centre - Main Works | 28 Sept 2026 | |
| Planned procurement | Supply and Maintenance of Urban Traffic Management and Control Systems (software) | 6 Oct 2026 | £900k |
| Planned procurement | Removal & Storage of illegally Parked Vehicles | 6 Oct 2026 | |
| Planned procurement | Soft Market Testing for Managed XDR Service | 12 Oct 2026 |
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Source: Contracts Finder (Crown Commercial Service) notices published 23 Oct 2023 to 23 Oct 2026, and Find a Tender (Cabinet Office) notices published 16 Sept 2026 to 22 Oct 2026. Figures are our own summary of those notices. Award counts include notices with a named organisation as supplier; notices naming individuals are left out and no individual's name is shown.
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Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only; check the official notices before acting. Brightbench is not connected to Bristol City Council.