Tenders / Buyers / United Kingdom
Somerset Council: public contracts and tenders
Somerset Council awarded 453 public contracts worth €747.2M where a value is stated since 2025-02-26; the construction work contract held by ABACUS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED ends on 2026-10-30 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 409 of 453 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Buyer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Somerset Council |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Buyer type | Sub-central government authority |
| City | Taunton |
| Sources | UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender |
Top suppliers
| Supplier | Registry number | Website | Awards | Value won alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeovil College | 39 | €2.3M | ||
| ABACUS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | 14 | €1.1M | ||
| SOMERSET LANDSCAPES LIMITED | 14 | €781k | ||
| CIG SW LTD | 11 | €1.4M | ||
| D R JONES YEOVIL LTD. | 9 | €3.6M | ||
| WESTCOUNTRY MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD | 8 | €1.3M | ||
| First South West Ltd | 7 | €1,094 | ||
| J. BAILEY & SONS LIMITED | 6 | €303k | ||
| LGS Transport | 6 | €632k | ||
| CHURCHFARM MAINTENANCE LTD | 5 | €1.1M | ||
| Adrian Morris & Partners | 4 | €163k | ||
| ARBORICARE LIMITED | 4 | €247k | ||
| ARQUE LTD | 4 | €894k | ||
| Optimise Workplace Wellbeing Ltd | 4 | €159k | ||
| PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS LTD | 4 | €201k |
Suppliers named on Somerset Council's award notices (the top 15 of 238); registry number and website where the supplier is linked to its register entry. Winners that could be a private person are withheld.
Contracts ending in the next 18 months
End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).
Award notices of Somerset Council whose contract period ends in the next 18 months: the end date the notice states, else its start or signature date plus the stated duration. 164 contracts (the 25 soonest shown); a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.
Open calls for tender
| Deadline | Call for tender | Published | Estimated value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-09 | Case Management System - Drug and Alcohol Service | 2026-10-07 | €477k |
Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-27 or later (not awarded yet).
Spend by sector (CPV divisions)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction work | 45 | 122 | €61.2M |
| Education and training | 80 | 109 | €11.3M |
| Software packages and information systems | 48 | 26 | €17.7M |
| Health and social work services | 85 | 26 | €579.7M |
| Business services | 79 | 20 | €27.7M |
| IT services | 72 | 13 | €1.3M |
| Transport services | 60 | 12 | €60,524 |
| Repair and maintenance services | 50 | 8 | €2.1M |
| Architecture and engineering services | 71 | 6 | €372k |
| Transport equipment | 34 | 5 | €1.6M |
| Construction materials | 44 | 5 | €707k |
| Financial and insurance services | 66 | 5 | €1.9M |
Award notices with a named winner, by the main CPV code; value = the total the notices state, in EUR at the notice date; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Recent awards
| Published | Contract | Winners | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | W7X - YC - Gen AI 4 | Yeovil College | €95,261 |
| 2026-10-20 | W7X - YC - Carpentry | Yeovil College | €35,812 |
| 2026-10-20 | W7X - YC - L&M Mixed 5 | Yeovil College | €44,169 |
| 2026-10-20 | W7X - YC - App of Drones | Yeovil College | €95,261 |
| 2026-10-20 | W7X - YC - Electrical | Yeovil College | €71,625 |
| 2026-10-20 | W7X - YC - Gen AI for Bus 2 | Yeovil College | €57,157 |
| 2026-10-20 | W7X - YC - Gen AI for Bus 3 | Yeovil College | €88,337 |
| 2026-10-20 | W7X - YC - L&M Mixed 3 | Yeovil College | €57,419 |
| 2026-10-20 | W7X - YC - L&M Mixed 4 | Yeovil College | €57,419 |
| 2026-10-19 | W7X - PA - Digi Market | PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS LTD | €50,137 |
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Sources: UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data feeds without logging in. Buyer = contracting authority as named on the notice; notices are grouped by the normalised name and country.
Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,756,546 official public procurement notices from EU TED, UK Find a Tender, UK Contracts Finder and national procurement boards, read through their open-data services (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-27.
Questions
How many public contracts has Somerset Council awarded?
Somerset Council published 453 contract award notices between 2025-02-26 and 2026-10-20; the 409 that state a value add up to €747.2M (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).
Who are Somerset Council's biggest suppliers?
By contract awards: Yeovil College (39), ABACUS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED (14) and SOMERSET LANDSCAPES LIMITED (14) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Which Somerset Council contracts end soon?
164 contracts awarded by Somerset Council end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the construction work contract held by ABACUS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED, ending on 2026-10-30 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-27).
Does Somerset Council have open tenders now?
Yes: 1 calls for tender from Somerset Council are open today (deadline 2026-10-27 or later) (as of 2026-10-27).
What does Somerset Council buy?
Most of Somerset Council's awards are in Construction work (CPV 45) (122), Education and training (CPV 80) (109) and Software packages and information systems (CPV 48) (26) (as of 2026-10-27).
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Somerset Council tenders and contracts: 453 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/somerset-council-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.