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
481	BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITEDLondon · Other public bodies	38%6 of 16 with size declared	16	£1m	0%
482	Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityWales · Schools, colleges & universities	38%6 of 16 with size declared	16	£177k	0%
483	Government Property AgencyWest Midlands · Central government & agencies	38%6 of 16 with size declared	16	£189k	25%
484	Police And Crime Commissioner For DurhamNorth East · Police & fire	38%6 of 16 with size declared	16	—	31%
485	Your Housing Group LimitedNorth West · Housing associations	38%6 of 16 with size declared	16	£2.3m	25%
486	Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustEast of England · NHS & health	37%13 of 35 with size declared	35	£184k	26%
487	MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTNorth West · NHS & health	37%7 of 19 with size declared	19	£1.8m	11%
488	Central Bedfordshire CouncilEast of England · Councils & combined authorities	37%11 of 30 with size declared	54	£36k	24%
489	East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS TrustEast of England · NHS & health	37%11 of 30 with size declared	31	£59k	19%
490	The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of LondonLondon · Councils & combined authorities	37%34 of 93 with size declared	93	£247k	6%
491	Department for Culture, Media and SportLondon · Central government & agencies	36%8 of 22 with size declared	22	£250k	9%
492	Cardiff CouncilWales · Councils & combined authorities	36%4 of 11 with size declared	11	£4m	0%
493	East Staffordshire Borough CouncilWest Midlands · Councils & combined authorities	36%4 of 11 with size declared	11	£234k	18%
494	Equality and Human Rights CommissionNorth West · Other public bodies	36%4 of 11 with size declared	11	£54k	36%
495	The Police and Crime Commissioner for HumbersideYorkshire and the Humber · Police & fire	36%4 of 11 with size declared	11	£135k	18%
496	UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRESouth West · Schools, colleges & universities	36%4 of 11 with size declared	11	—	18%
497	Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustEast Midlands · NHS & health	36%27 of 75 with size declared	83	£99k	43%
498	Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation TrustSouth East · NHS & health	36%9 of 25 with size declared	25	£174k	24%
499	CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITEDNorth East · Other public bodies	36%10 of 28 with size declared	28	£700k	7%
500	East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation TrustEast of England · NHS & health	36%5 of 14 with size declared	14	—	0%
501	Nuclear Restoration Services LimitedNorth West · Other public bodies	35%22 of 62 with size declared	65	£330k	29%
502	HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation TrustRegion not stated · NHS & health	35%6 of 17 with size declared	17	—	0%
503	NHS Blood and TransplantSouth West · NHS & health	35%14 of 40 with size declared	41	£292k	20%
504	Bath and North East Somerset CouncilSouth West · Councils & combined authorities	35%7 of 20 with size declared	20	£102k	0%
505	Transport for Greater ManchesterNorth West · Other public bodies	35%7 of 20 with size declared	20	£9.7m	45%
506	Isle of Wight CouncilSouth East · Councils & combined authorities	35%16 of 46 with size declared	46	£360k	22%
507	Oxford Brookes UniversitySouth East · Schools, colleges & universities	35%8 of 23 with size declared	23	£400k	35%
508	Financial Conduct AuthorityLondon · Other public bodies	34%36 of 105 with size declared	108	£251k	33%
509	Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustYorkshire and the Humber · NHS & health	34%21 of 62 with size declared	63	£685k	16%
510	DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSLondon · Central government & agencies	33%15 of 45 with size declared	45	£425k	27%
511	THE OPEN UNIVERSITYSouth East · Schools, colleges & universities	33%10 of 30 with size declared	30	—	20%
512	JISCSouth West · Other public bodies	33%8 of 24 with size declared	24	£12.8m	17%
513	DVLA - Driver & Vehicle Licensing AgencyWales · Central government & agencies	33%7 of 21 with size declared	21	£183k	29%
514	South Tyneside Borough CouncilNorth East · Councils & combined authorities	33%7 of 21 with size declared	21	—	14%
515	Derry City and Strabane District CouncilNorthern Ireland · Councils & combined authorities	33%4 of 12 with size declared	12	—	0%
516	Places for People Group LimitedLondon · Other public bodies	33%4 of 12 with size declared	12	—	0%
517	Aneurin Bevan University Health BoardWales · NHS & health	32%10 of 31 with size declared	31	£200k	29%
518	University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustSouth East · NHS & health	32%8 of 25 with size declared	26	£71k	23%
519	NHS EnglandLondon · NHS & health	32%86 of 271 with size declared	283	£290k	32%
520	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeLondon · Other public bodies	31%28 of 89 with size declared	89	£1.9m	4%

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.