Buyer · UK public sector
Tenders awarded by Southampton City Council
Live data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 45 awards we have tracked from Southampton City Council, with the suppliers winning the work and how their procurement is shifting.
45
awards tracked
£215.3m
total contract value
£4.9m
average award size
59.5%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Southampton City Council
Low Spend Platform
Awarded to Unite Procurement UK Ltd on 20 Apr 2026 · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£2m
Sturminster House MUGA
Awarded to SCHOFIELD GROUNDWORKS LIMITED on 31 Mar 2026 · Landscaping work
£34k
Citrix license renewal
Awarded to Phoenix Software Ltd on 29 Mar 2026 · Software package and information systems
£74k
Minor Works - highways projects
Awarded to SCHOFIELD GROUNDWORKS LIMITED on 25 Mar 2026 · Car park building construction work
£26k
Ovington Court
Awarded to SCHOFIELD GROUNDWORKS LIMITED on 25 Mar 2026 · Drainage works
£28k
School Budgeting System
Awarded to Access UK Ltd on 20 Mar 2026 · Software package and information systems and Programming services of application software and Health and social work services
£53k
Replacement for Project Online
Awarded to Icotech Group Ltd on 16 Mar 2026 · Software package and information systems and Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
£43k
Technical Advisory Services - Term Service Overaching Delivery Agreement
Awarded to Perfect Circle JV Ltd on 11 Mar 2026 · Building consultancy services
£6.3m
Print Management System
Awarded to Cubiquity Media on 6 Mar 2026 · Printed matter and related products and Marketing services
£100k
Materials Supply Contract
Awarded to Travis Perkins Plc on 1 Mar 2026 · Building materials
£65m
Tablet Refresh
Awarded to Vohkus Limited on 6 Feb 2026 · Portable computers
£137k
Email Marketing Software
Awarded to Forfront Ltd on 2 Feb 2026 · Software package and information systems
£92k
Spend pattern
What Southampton City Council buys, and how the spend behaves
Southampton City Council has issued 45 tracked awards worth £215.3m across the period we monitor. The average award sits at £4.9m. Spend skews towards Software package and information systems, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support and Business and management consultancy and related services. The largest single award we have on record went to Travis Perkins Plc for £65m, on a Materials Supply Contract notice. SMBs hold 59.5% of recorded awards, well above the public-sector average, so smaller bidders genuinely win here. Activity is falling sharply versus the prior month.
Where Southampton City Council actually spends
Software package and information systems
5 awards · £461k
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
4 awards · £4.3m
Business and management consultancy and related services
2 awards · £94k
Building materials
1 award · £65m
Road signs and Construction work for bridges and tunnels, shafts and subways and Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads and Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment and Transport systems consultancy services and Highways consultancy services and Highways engineering services and Load-bearing structure design services and Technical inspection services of engineering structures and Bridge-inspection services and Road-inspection services and Snow-clearing services and Gully cleaning and emptying services
1 award · £60m
Biggest single award
£65m
Materials Supply Contract
Won by Travis Perkins Plc on 1 Mar 2026
Busiest month
Mar 26
9 awards published, totalling £71.6m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply down.
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
SCHOFIELD GROUNDWORKS LIMITED
3 awards · £87k total
Access UK Ltd
2 awards · £2.9m total
Travis Perkins Plc
1 award · £65m total
Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Limited (BBCE)
1 award · £60m total
Millbrook Healthcare Ltd
1 award · £39m total
C.L.C. CONTRACTORS LIMITED
1 award · £30m total
Perfect Circle JV Ltd
1 award · £6.3m total
Unite Procurement UK Ltd
1 award · £2m total
Related sectors
The categories where Southampton City Council concentrates its spend.
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