Tenders / Buyers / United Kingdom
Sunderland City Council: public contracts and tenders
Sunderland City Council awarded 247 public contracts worth €660.8M where a value is stated since 2025-02-27; the architecture and engineering services contract held by Building Design Northern ends on 2026-10-31 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 230 of 247 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Buyer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Sunderland City Council |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Buyer type | Sub-central government authority |
| City | Sunderland |
| Sources | UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender |
Top suppliers
| Supplier | Registry number | Website | Awards | Value won alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Softcat Plc | 02174990 Companies House (GB) | softcat.com | 4 | €424k |
| LYRECO UK LIMITED | 00442696 Companies House (GB) | lyreco.co.uk | 3 | €647k |
| AH Events Group Limited | 3 | €224k | ||
| BRAMBLEDOWN LANDSCAPE SERVICES LIMITED | 3 | €385k | ||
| Brims Construction Limited | 3 | €15.0M | ||
| Oakes Energy Services Ltd | 3 | €829k | ||
| Probrand Limited | 3 | €1.1M | ||
| Reaction Fireworks Limited | 3 | €149k | ||
| WAVEHILL LIMITED | 3 | €3.7M | ||
| P.F.D.(CARLISLE)LIMITED | 00557210 Companies House (GB) | pioneerfoods.co.uk | 2 | €3.1M |
| ADVANCED RENEWABLE POWER LTD | 2 | n/a | ||
| ARM Pipetek Ltd | 2 | €600k | ||
| Collens Healthcare Ltd | 2 | n/a | ||
| Comfort Call Limited | 2 | n/a | ||
| The Creative Seed CIC | 2 | €72,401 |
Suppliers named on Sunderland City Council's award notices (the top 15 of 248); 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 Sunderland City 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. 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2029-02-23 | Dynamic Purchasing System for the Delivery of holiday activity food programmes and early help services | 2025-03-05 | n/a |
| 2029-02-23 | Dynamic Purchasing System for small vehicles, mini buses and coaches | 2025-03-25 | n/a |
| 2029-02-23 | Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Training for the Sunderland Public Health Capacity Building Pr… | 2025-03-25 | n/a |
| 2029-02-23 | Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Insights for Behaviour Insights, Engagement and Research | 2025-03-26 | n/a |
Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-27 or later (not awarded yet).
Spend by sector (CPV divisions)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business services | 79 | 44 | €15.4M |
| Software packages and information systems | 48 | 27 | €8.3M |
| Construction work | 45 | 26 | €36.0M |
| Health and social work services | 85 | 24 | €258.0M |
| Transport equipment | 34 | 11 | €3.4M |
| Architecture and engineering services | 71 | 9 | €1.7M |
| Research and development | 73 | 9 | €495k |
| Office and computing equipment | 30 | 8 | €2.7M |
| Furniture and cleaning products | 39 | 6 | €408k |
| IT services | 72 | 6 | €948k |
| Education and training | 80 | 5 | €1.5M |
| Food and beverages | 15 | 4 | €3.4M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | Managed Service for the Provision, Management and Support of a Security Platform | WTL Limited | €160k |
| 2026-10-18 | Managed Service for the Provision, Management and Support of a Security Platform | BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED | €43,687 |
| 2026-10-14 | External Evaluation Washington Pride in Place Programme | WAVEHILL LIMITED | €130k |
| 2026-10-13 | Holiday Activity Food Summer 2026 | Active Families NE CIC, Sunderland All Together Consortium | €1.6M |
| 2026-10-13 | Washington Pride in Place Programme Communications Support | O Communications Ltd | €20,771 |
| 2026-10-12 | Town Centre Study to inform the preparation of the Sunderland Local Plan | NEXUS PLANNING LIMITED | €44,003 |
| 2026-10-12 | Sunderland Technology Incubator Programme | ESESSEE LIMITED | €537k |
| 2026-10-12 | Jopling's House Management Agent Service | XENIA ESTATES LTD | €1.3M |
| 2026-10-06 | Travel Management Services | PERK UK LIMITED | €275.8M |
| 2026-09-21 | Sunderland Street Lighting Final Survey | INSPECTORATE LIMITED | €33,953 |
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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, 3,811,022 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 Sunderland City Council awarded?
Sunderland City Council published 247 contract award notices between 2025-02-27 and 2026-10-21; the 230 that state a value add up to €660.8M (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).
Who are Sunderland City Council's biggest suppliers?
By contract awards: Softcat Plc (4), LYRECO UK LIMITED (3) and AH Events Group Limited (3) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Which Sunderland City Council contracts end soon?
37 contracts awarded by Sunderland City Council end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the architecture and engineering services contract held by Building Design Northern, ending on 2026-10-31 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-27).
Does Sunderland City Council have open tenders now?
Yes: 4 calls for tender from Sunderland City Council are open today (deadline 2026-10-27 or later) (as of 2026-10-27).
What does Sunderland City Council buy?
Most of Sunderland City Council's awards are in Business services (CPV 79) (44), Software packages and information systems (CPV 48) (27) and Construction work (CPV 45) (26) (as of 2026-10-27).
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Sunderland City Council tenders and contracts: 247 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/sunderland-city-council-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.