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
401	TORUS62 LIMITEDNorth West · Other public bodies	46%6 of 13 with size declared	13	£41k	0%
402	UNIVERSITY OF CHESTERNorth West · Schools, colleges & universities	46%6 of 13 with size declared	13	£220k	23%
403	Walsall CouncilWest Midlands · Councils & combined authorities	46%6 of 13 with size declared	13	£180k	0%
404	NORTHERN HOUSING CONSORTIUM LIMITEDNorth East · Housing associations	46%22 of 48 with size declared	48	£212k	79%
405	CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITEDNorth West · Other public bodies	46%11 of 24 with size declared	24	—	0%
406	Defence Science and Technology LaboratorySouth West · Central government & agencies	46%11 of 24 with size declared	24	£66k	8%
407	Mayor's Office for Policing and CrimeLondon · Central government & agencies	46%21 of 46 with size declared	46	£100m	22%
408	Wolverhampton City CouncilWest Midlands · Councils & combined authorities	46%26 of 57 with size declared	57	£152k	25%
409	North West Anglia NHS Foundation TrustEast of England · NHS & health	45%10 of 22 with size declared	22	£119k	36%
410	OfgemLondon · Other public bodies	45%10 of 22 with size declared	31	£300k	26%
411	UK Atomic Energy AuthoritySouth East · Other public bodies	45%10 of 22 with size declared	22	£300k	0%
412	Dorset CouncilSouth West · Councils & combined authorities	45%5 of 11 with size declared	11	£499k	18%
413	Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineNorth West · Schools, colleges & universities	45%5 of 11 with size declared	11	£98k	0%
414	The Water Services Regulation AuthorityWest Midlands · Other public bodies	45%5 of 11 with size declared	11	—	0%
415	Department for Science, Innovation & TechnologyLondon · Central government & agencies	45%19 of 42 with size declared	42	£981k	24%
416	NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITEDLondon · Other public bodies	45%19 of 42 with size declared	42	£1.5m	10%
417	mhs homes groupSouth East · Housing associations	45%9 of 20 with size declared	20	£748k	0%
418	SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITEDWest Midlands · Other public bodies	45%9 of 20 with size declared	20	£1.3m	0%
419	Southern Water Services LimitedSouth East · Other public bodies	44%12 of 27 with size declared	27	£494k	0%
420	Trinity HouseLondon · Other public bodies	44%8 of 18 with size declared	18	£77k	61%
421	East Riding of Yorkshire CouncilYorkshire and the Humber · Councils & combined authorities	44%55 of 125 with size declared	125	£70k	16%
422	Office for National StatisticsRegion not stated · Central government & agencies	43%13 of 30 with size declared	30	£75k	17%
423	The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for NorthamptonshireEast Midlands · Police & fire	43%13 of 30 with size declared	31	£427k	6%
424	National Audit OfficeLondon · Other public bodies	43%16 of 37 with size declared	37	£84k	11%
425	UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITEDSouth West · Other public bodies	43%69 of 160 with size declared	160	£93k	57%
426	DFT OPERATOR LIMITEDLondon · Other public bodies	43%6 of 14 with size declared	14	—	0%
427	Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation TrustEast of England · NHS & health	43%6 of 14 with size declared	14	£107k	0%
428	West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospital NHS TrustEast of England · NHS & health	43%6 of 14 with size declared	16	£120k	13%
429	Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health BoardWales · NHS & health	43%17 of 40 with size declared	40	£91k	10%
430	Belfast Health & Social Care TrustNorthern Ireland · NHS & health	42%14 of 33 with size declared	33	£500k	45%
431	Cabinet OfficeLondon · Central government & agencies	42%14 of 33 with size declared	33	£290k	12%
432	The Pensions RegulatorSouth East · Other public bodies	42%11 of 26 with size declared	26	£85k	0%
433	Birmingham City CouncilWest Midlands · Councils & combined authorities	42%16 of 38 with size declared	38	£1.3m	5%
434	DSITSouth West · Other public bodies	42%16 of 38 with size declared	38	£170k	5%
435	Birmingham City UniversityWest Midlands · Schools, colleges & universities	42%5 of 12 with size declared	12	£4.7m	0%
436	TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITEDLondon · Other public bodies	42%5 of 12 with size declared	12	£892k	17%
437	West Lothian CouncilScotland · Councils & combined authorities	42%5 of 12 with size declared	12	—	17%
438	South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined AuthorityYorkshire and the Humber · Councils & combined authorities	41%12 of 29 with size declared	29	£174k	14%
439	Nottingham University Hospital NHS TrustEast Midlands · NHS & health	41%7 of 17 with size declared	19	£229k	16%
440	NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCILLondon · Councils & combined authorities	41%7 of 17 with size declared	17	£137k	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.