Tenders / Buyers / United Kingdom
Suffolk County Council: public contracts and tenders
Suffolk County Council awarded 888 public contracts worth €388.2M where a value is stated since 2023-10-25; the business services contract held by LEADERS IN CARE RECRUITMENT LIMITED ends on 2026-10-30 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
At a glance
- Latest award: QIP315 [phone] Ipswich – Building SEND castles, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle and a PA required), to Nice Travel Solutions Limited, 2026-10-26
- Contracts running with suppliers: 58 with an end date in the next 18 months (58 stated). Next to end: 2026-10-30, LEADERS IN CARE RECRUITMENT LIMITED (end date stated)
Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 296 of 888 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Buyer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Suffolk County Council |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Buyer type | Local authority |
| City | Ipswich |
| Website | suffolksourcing.uk |
| Sources | UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender, EU TED |
Top suppliers
| Supplier | Registry number | Website | Awards | Value won alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawk Express Cabs Ltd | 20 | €583k | ||
| Universal Cabs Ltd | 13 | €1.0M | ||
| Nice Travel Solutions Limited | 10 | €1.8M | ||
| All Travel Services Ltd | 5 | €568k | ||
| a-z private hire services ltd | 5 | €869k | ||
| BPP University Limited | 01245304 Companies House (GB) | bpp.com | 4 | €776k |
| Good to go rides ltd | 4 | €332k | ||
| Zoom Cambridge Cars Ltd | 4 | €547k | ||
| Ground Travel -Ipswich Ltd | 15848174 Companies House (GB) | ground-travel.co.uk | 3 | €343k |
| Fast Cabs Ipswich LTD | 3 | €524k | ||
| First Stop Travel EA Limited | 3 | €105k | ||
| GINGER NUT MEDIA LIMITED | 3 | €506k | ||
| Interspiro Ltd | 3 | €1.0M | ||
| Loyal Express Cabs Ltd | 3 | €76,944 | ||
| Yourcab Limited | 3 | €374k |
Suppliers named on Suffolk County Council's award notices (the top 15 of 189); 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 95%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).
Award notices of Suffolk County 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. 63 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 | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-29 | All Age Advocacy Services | 2026-10-01 | €6.5M | |
| 2026-10-29 | All Age Advocacy Services | 2026-10-01 | €6.5M | |
| 2026-10-29 | All Age Advocacy Services | 2026-10-01 | €6.5M | |
| 2026-11-03 | Nicotine Replacement Therapy and Smoking Cessation Medication Postal Supply within Suffolk | 2026-10-08 | €477k | |
| 2026-11-10 | Suffolk County Music Service County Music Groups Concert Tours 2027 | 2026-10-12 | €221k | |
| 2027-07-31 | Extension of existing Alternative Education Rolling Select List | 2025-04-24 | €70.3M |
Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-28 or later (not awarded yet).
Spend by sector (CPV divisions)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport services | 60 | 125 | €13.5M |
| Education and training | 80 | 43 | €27.7M |
| IT services | 72 | 20 | €9.3M |
| Construction work | 45 | 17 | €17.2M |
| Business services | 79 | 17 | €7.9M |
| Health and social work services | 85 | 17 | €160.9M |
| Architecture and engineering services | 71 | 7 | €656k |
| Security, fire-fighting and defence equipment | 35 | 4 | €1.1M |
| Transport equipment | 34 | 3 | €7.2M |
| Software packages and information systems | 48 | 3 | €1.2M |
| Waste, cleaning and environmental services | 90 | 3 | €76.4M |
| Fuel and energy | 09 | 2 | €139k |
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
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Sources: UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender, EU TED, 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, 4,042,287 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 2026-10-28.
Questions
How many public contracts has Suffolk County Council awarded?
Suffolk County Council published 888 contract award notices between 2023-10-25 and 2026-10-26; the 296 that state a value add up to €388.2M (official notices, as of 2026-10-28).
Who are Suffolk County Council's biggest suppliers?
By contract awards: Hawk Express Cabs Ltd (20), Universal Cabs Ltd (13) and Nice Travel Solutions Limited (10) (as of 2026-10-28). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Which Suffolk County Council contracts end soon?
63 contracts awarded by Suffolk County Council end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the business services contract held by LEADERS IN CARE RECRUITMENT LIMITED, ending on 2026-10-30 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-28).
Does Suffolk County Council have open tenders now?
Yes: 6 calls for tender from Suffolk County Council are open today (deadline 2026-10-28 or later) (as of 2026-10-28).
What does Suffolk County Council buy?
Most of Suffolk County Council's awards are in Transport services (CPV 60) (125), Education and training (CPV 80) (43) and IT services (CPV 72) (20) (as of 2026-10-28).
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Suffolk County Council tenders and contracts: 888 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/suffolk-county-council-gb/, data as of 2026-10-28.