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Nottingham City Council: public contracts, suppliers and opportunities
Nottingham City Council has published 766 contract awards on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender since 23 Oct 2023, worth £678m in total as published. Most of its spending is on construction works, business services (hr, legal, marketing, admin), software. Below: what it buys, who wins, what ends soon and what is coming up.
What Nottingham City Council buys
Contract awards by CPV category (Common Procurement Vocabulary division), from 23 Oct 2023 to 16 Oct 2026.
| Category | CPV | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction works | 45000000 | 553 | £162m |
| Business services (HR, legal, marketing, admin) | 79000000 | 34 | £97.7m |
| Software | 48000000 | 31 | £14.7m |
| Health & social care | 85000000 | 23 | £175m |
| Vehicles & transport equipment | 34000000 | 13 | £74.3m |
| Repair & maintenance | 50000000 | 10 | £1.3m |
| IT services | 72000000 | 10 | £2.2m |
| Architecture & engineering | 71000000 | 9 | £1.5m |
| Furniture & furnishings | 39000000 | 7 | £5m |
| Education & training | 80000000 | 6 | £992k |
| Most used CPV codes | Notices |
|---|---|
45000000 Construction work | 544 |
50000000 Repair and maintenance services | 55 |
51000000 Installation services (except software) | 53 |
48000000 Software package and information systems | 24 |
85000000 Health and social work services | 21 |
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support | 10 |
79600000 Recruitment services | 8 |
79100000 Legal services | 6 |
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security | 5 |
85100000 Health services | 5 |
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 Nottingham City Council
Companies and organisations named most often in its award notices since 23 Oct 2023. 68% of awards went to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
| Supplier | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Trust Utility Management Ltd | 141 | £19m |
| Thomas Bow Ltd | 88 | £30.1m |
| Colas Ltd | 39 | £3.2m |
| Hanson Quarry Products Europe Ltd T/A Heidelberg Materials Contr | 32 | £5.4m |
| Lindum Group Ltd | 21 | £6.4m |
| Tarmac Trading Ltd | 18 | £6.4m |
| Vocon Ltd | 15 | £926k |
| Waterman Aspen Ltd | 12 | £845k |
| R O Electrical Ltd | 10 | £996k |
| Keyline Civils Specialist Ltd | 10 | £721k |
Contracts ending in the next 12 months
175 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.
Upcoming and open opportunities
Open tenders and planned procurements (pipeline and preliminary market engagement notices) published by Nottingham City Council. Always read the official notice for documents and how to bid.
| Type | Opportunity | Deadline or date | Est. value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open tender | CPU 8586 Grounds Maintenance Operated Plant Framework | 30 Oct 2026 | £400k |
| Open tender | CPU7343 - Homelessness Prevention Services - Open Framework | 4 Nov 2026 | £80m |
| Open tender | CPU 8129 - Right to Buy Valuation Framework | 5 Nov 2026 | £297k |
| Open tender | CPU 8387 Supply of Architectural Coating Materials | 10 Nov 2026 | £579k |
| Open tender | CPU 6567 Automated Motor Vehicle and Plant Machinery Parts | 11 Nov 2026 | £8.8m |
| Open tender | Repeat Care Proceedings Prevention Service | 16 Nov 2026 | £1.5m |
| Open tender | CPU 8630 Supply of Ironmongery & Fixings | 23 Nov 2026 | £2.1m |
| Open tender | CPU 7328 Development for Social Housing of former United Reform Church, Clifton | 2 Dec 2026 | £4.6m |
| Open tender | Highways Traffic Signals Framework | 3 Dec 2026 | £2m |
| Open tender | Energy Efficient Retrofit Installers (CPU 7220) | 22 Feb 2029 | £900m |
| Open tender | Energy Efficient Professional Services (CPU 7221) | 22 Feb 2029 | £100m |
| Planned procurement | Care at Home for Adults | 16 Sept 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.
Licence: Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only; check the official notices before acting. Brightbench is not connected to Nottingham City Council.