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Tenders awarded by Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council
Live data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 20 awards we have tracked from Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council, with the suppliers winning the work and how their procurement is shifting.
20
awards tracked
£51.6m
total contract value
£2.6m
average award size
60%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council
St Johns Centre Conversion
Awarded to Barnfield Construction on 25 Feb 2026 · Construction work
£8m
Darwen Market and Darwen Library and Theatre
Awarded to Barnfield Construction Limited on 22 Jan 2026 · Construction work
£20m
Award of Contract for data centre maintenance
Awarded to Sudlows Ltd on 14 Nov 2025 · Facilities management services for computer systems maintenance
£58k
Provision of Street Lighting products
Awarded to DW Windsor Group Limited on 28 Oct 2025 · Lighting equipment and electric lamps
£34k
Concession Contract for Local Electrical Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Installation, Operation and Maintenance
Awarded to Connected Kerb on 12 Oct 2025 · Engineering works and construction works
£10m
Award of Home to school transport contracts
Awarded to Blackburn With Darwen Community Transport,Moving People Ltd on 9 Oct 2025 · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
£139k
Award of contract for HP Nimble support
Awarded to Centerprise International Ltd on 9 Oct 2025 · Information technology services
£119k
Award of contract for Lancashire Healthy Heart Campaign
Awarded to CAN Digital Solutions Limited on 30 Sept 2025 · Advertising and marketing services
£27k
Award of contract for VMWare licences
Awarded to Phoenix Software Ltd on 30 Sept 2025 · Software package and information systems
£250k
Repairs to a Retaining Wall on Blackburn Road, Egerton
Awarded to JDR Construction & Groundworks Limited on 2 Sept 2025 · Repair and maintenance services
£56k
Contract Hire of 4 x Gritters
Awarded to Econ Engineering Limited on 26 Aug 2025 · Gritter vehicles
£213k
Newfield School Blackburn extension
Awarded to Walter Carefoot & Sons (Construction) Ltd on 13 Aug 2025 · Construction work for school buildings
£2.2m
Spend pattern
What Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council buys, and how the spend behaves
Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council has issued 20 tracked awards worth £51.6m across the period we monitor. The average award sits at £2.6m. Spend skews towards Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads, Construction work and Engineering works and construction works. The largest single award we have on record went to Barnfield Construction Limited for £20m, on a Darwen Market and Darwen Library and Theatre notice. SMBs hold 60% of recorded awards, well above the public-sector average, so smaller bidders genuinely win here. Activity is broadly flat versus the prior month.
Where Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council actually spends
Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads
3 awards · £1.1m
Construction work
2 awards · £28m
Engineering works and construction works
1 award · £10m
Construction work for buildings relating to artistic performances
1 award · £8m
Construction work for school buildings
1 award · £2.2m
Biggest single award
£20m
Darwen Market and Darwen Library and Theatre
Won by Barnfield Construction Limited on 22 Jan 2026
Busiest month
Oct 25
4 awards published, totalling £10.3m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: roughly flat.
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Barnfield Construction Limited
1 award · £20m total
Connected Kerb
1 award · £10m total
Conlon Construction Limited
1 award · £8m total
Barnfield Construction
1 award · £8m total
Walter Carefoot & Sons (Construction) Ltd
1 award · £2.2m total
Bethell Construction Limited
1 award · £677k total
Road Maintenance Services Limited
1 award · £611k total
Dennis Eagle Limited
1 award · £493k total
Related sectors
The categories where Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council concentrates its spend.
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