SME-friendly public buyers

Which UK public buyers award the biggest share of their contracts to small and medium-sized enterprises? 639 buyers have at least 10 published supplier awards with a declared supplier size; 359 of them award most to SMEs. Across these buyers, SMEs won 56% of awards. Built only from award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

639 buyers.

#	Buyer	Share to SMEs	Awards	Median value	Repeat-incumbent share
361	Chelmsford City CouncilEast of England · Councils & combined authorities	50%13 of 26 with size declared	26	£61k	15%
362	HM TREASURYLondon · Central government & agencies	50%12 of 24 with size declared	24	£97k	8%
363	Liverpool City Region Combined AuthorityNorth West · Councils & combined authorities	50%11 of 22 with size declared	22	£384k	0%
364	Post Office LimitedLondon · Other public bodies	50%11 of 22 with size declared	22	£618k	9%
365	VIA EAST MIDLANDS LIMITEDEast Midlands · Other public bodies	50%11 of 22 with size declared	22	£124k	0%
366	VIVID Housing LtdSouth East · Housing associations	50%11 of 22 with size declared	22	£14.7m	9%
367	GREENSQUAREACCORD LIMITEDWest Midlands · Other public bodies	50%10 of 20 with size declared	21	£1.8m	10%
368	Exeter City CouncilSouth West · Councils & combined authorities	50%9 of 18 with size declared	18	£244k	11%
369	Milton Keynes CouncilSouth East · Councils & combined authorities	50%9 of 18 with size declared	18	£84k	22%
370	Lichfield District CouncilWest Midlands · Councils & combined authorities	50%8 of 16 with size declared	16	£369k	13%
371	Corporate Officer of the House of CommonsLondon · Other public bodies	50%7 of 14 with size declared	14	£325m	0%
372	London Legacy Development CorporationLondon · Other public bodies	50%7 of 14 with size declared	14	£150k	14%
373	MHRALondon · Other public bodies	50%7 of 14 with size declared	14	£450k	0%
374	Reading Borough CouncilSouth East · Councils & combined authorities	50%7 of 14 with size declared	14	£109k	14%
375	Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS TrustWest Midlands · NHS & health	50%7 of 14 with size declared	16	£150k	13%
376	Ashford Borough CouncilRegion not stated · Councils & combined authorities	50%6 of 12 with size declared	12	£1.5m	0%
377	Braintree District CouncilEast of England · Councils & combined authorities	50%6 of 12 with size declared	12	£184k	25%
378	GREAT BRITISH ENERGY - NUCLEARLondon · Other public bodies	50%6 of 12 with size declared	12	£469k	0%
379	SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICELondon · Other public bodies	50%6 of 12 with size declared	12	£71k	17%
380	GENOMICS ENGLAND LIMITEDLondon · Other public bodies	50%5 of 10 with size declared	10	£14k	20%
381	London Borough of HounslowLondon · Councils & combined authorities	50%5 of 10 with size declared	10	£825k	20%
382	ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITEDSouth East · Other public bodies	50%5 of 10 with size declared	10	—	0%
383	Wrexham County Borough CouncilWales · Councils & combined authorities	50%50 of 101 with size declared	101	£348k	8%
384	Greater Manchester Combined AuthorityNorth West · Councils & combined authorities	49%36 of 73 with size declared	73	£278k	7%
385	University Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustEast Midlands · NHS & health	49%24 of 49 with size declared	52	£250k	13%
386	Bedford Borough CouncilSouth East · Councils & combined authorities	49%17 of 35 with size declared	39	£52k	0%
387	Sutton, Achieving for Children and KingstonSouth East · Other public bodies	48%10 of 21 with size declared	21	—	43%
388	DELT SHARED SERVICES LIMITEDSouth West · Other public bodies	47%8 of 17 with size declared	17	—	24%
389	Dundee City CouncilScotland · Councils & combined authorities	47%8 of 17 with size declared	17	—	24%
390	Great Yarmouth Borough CouncilEast of England · Councils & combined authorities	47%8 of 17 with size declared	17	£59k	12%
391	Hartlepool Borough CouncilNorth East · Councils & combined authorities	47%8 of 17 with size declared	17	—	0%
392	Intellectual Property OfficeWales · Other public bodies	47%8 of 17 with size declared	18	£100k	0%
393	The National Lottery Community FundWest Midlands · Other public bodies	47%8 of 17 with size declared	17	£122k	0%
394	TranslinkNorthern Ireland · Other public bodies	47%8 of 17 with size declared	17	£618k	12%
395	Anchor Hanover GroupYorkshire and the Humber · Other public bodies	47%15 of 32 with size declared	32	£1.7m	22%
396	DERBY CITY COUNCILEast Midlands · Councils & combined authorities	47%51 of 109 with size declared	109	£74k	46%
397	Durham County CouncilNorth East · Councils & combined authorities	47%43 of 92 with size declared	92	£135k	9%
398	Hywel Dda University Health BoardWales · NHS & health	47%7 of 15 with size declared	15	£66k	13%
399	London Borough of HackneyLondon · Councils & combined authorities	46%25 of 54 with size declared	54	£510k	20%
400	National Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceNorth West · NHS & health	46%6 of 13 with size declared	13	£120k	0%

Methodology

Source: award notices published on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder that name at least one supplier. Each named supplier on a notice counts as one award (frameworks with many suppliers count once per supplier). No spending or invoice data is used.
SME: the supplier declared itself a small or medium-sized enterprise on that award notice; if the notice is silent, the size it declared on its most recent notice. Awards with no declared size are left out of the share.
Sample size: buyers appear only with at least 10 linked awards and 10 with a declared supplier size. Smaller buyers still have an award panel on their own page, but no scorecard.
Median value: median awarded value over single-supplier awards that state a value. Repeat-incumbent share: share of the buyer's awards won by suppliers that won from it at least twice.
Buyer type is a rough grouping from the buyer's name and region comes from the buyer's address on its notices. Buyer names are grouped by spelling, so a few organisations may appear under two names.
Many contracts are awarded without a published award notice, so treat these as indicators, not a full record of a buyer's spending. Always read the notices.

About this data

Tenders come from the UK government's Find a Tender and Contracts Finder services (OCDS feeds), refreshed twice a day. A tender counts as open until its stated deadline. Values are as stated by the buyer and are often estimates. Always check the official notice before bidding.