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
601	Department of Health & Social CareLondon · NHS & health	14%2 of 14 with size declared	14	£463k	0%
602	Uttlesford District CouncilEast of England · Councils & combined authorities	14%2 of 14 with size declared	14	£193k	29%
603	NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARDNorth East · NHS & health	13%5 of 39 with size declared	39	—	79%
604	London Borough of EnfieldLondon · Councils & combined authorities	13%5 of 40 with size declared	46	£701k	20%
605	West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustEast of England · NHS & health	13%5 of 40 with size declared	43	£96k	14%
606	Leicester City CouncilEast Midlands · Councils & combined authorities	12%40 of 324 with size declared	324	£26k	82%
607	HUMBER TEACHING NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTYorkshire and the Humber · NHS & health	12%3 of 26 with size declared	26	£131k	15%
608	Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation TrustWest Midlands · NHS & health	11%4 of 35 with size declared	37	£291k	32%
609	Coventry UniversityWest Midlands · Schools, colleges & universities	11%5 of 46 with size declared	46	£234k	9%
610	Nuclear Decommissioning AuthorityNorth West · Other public bodies	10%2 of 20 with size declared	23	£249k	57%
611	Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation TrustEast Midlands · NHS & health	9%1 of 11 with size declared	11	£185k	0%
612	Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNorth West · NHS & health	9%1 of 11 with size declared	11	—	0%
613	National Highways LimitedWest Midlands · Central government & agencies	9%33 of 379 with size declared	379	£338k	69%
614	York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting on behalf of itself and the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire PoliceYorkshire and the Humber · Police & fire	9%2 of 23 with size declared	23	£119k	61%
615	Slough Borough CouncilSouth East · Councils & combined authorities	8%2 of 24 with size declared	42	—	0%
616	West Mercia Police and Crime CommissionerWest Midlands · Police & fire	8%2 of 24 with size declared	24	—	0%
617	The Crown EstateLondon · Other public bodies	8%1 of 12 with size declared	12	£69m	0%
618	University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustWest Midlands · NHS & health	7%2 of 28 with size declared	28	£220k	18%
619	Torus GroupNorth West · Other public bodies	7%1 of 14 with size declared	14	£109k	0%
620	Lancashire ConstabularyNorth West · Police & fire	6%1 of 16 with size declared	16	£169k	44%
621	NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement ServicesWales · NHS & health	6%1 of 16 with size declared	16	—	50%
622	University of South WalesWales · Schools, colleges & universities	5%1 of 20 with size declared	20	£204k	20%
623	Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation TrustYorkshire and the Humber · NHS & health	5%1 of 21 with size declared	21	£3.3m	33%
624	Amplius LivingSouth East · Housing associations	5%1 of 22 with size declared	22	£171k	9%
625	City of Sunderland CollegeNorth East · Schools, colleges & universities	4%1 of 23 with size declared	23	—	9%
626	MERCELL UK LTDYorkshire and the Humber · Other public bodies	3%1 of 33 with size declared	33	£8.3m	0%
627	LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITEDLondon · Other public bodies	0%0 of 51 with size declared	51	—	88%
628	Suffolk County Council Passenger TransportEast of England · Councils & combined authorities	0%0 of 37 with size declared	585	£83k	96%
629	Sovereign Network GroupSouth East · Other public bodies	0%0 of 17 with size declared	17	£467k	0%
630	British Business Financial Services LtdYorkshire and the Humber · Other public bodies	0%0 of 12 with size declared	12	£32k	92%
631	British Patient Capital LimitedYorkshire and the Humber · Other public bodies	0%0 of 12 with size declared	12	£39k	83%
632	British Business Financial Services LimitedYorkshire and the Humber · Other public bodies	0%0 of 11 with size declared	11	£32k	73%
633	British Transport PoliceLondon · Police & fire	0%0 of 11 with size declared	11	£104k	0%
634	Choice Housing Ireland LimitedNorthern Ireland · Housing associations	0%0 of 11 with size declared	11	£174k	0%
635	Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustYorkshire and the Humber · NHS & health	0%0 of 11 with size declared	11	—	0%
636	Pegasus Academy TrustLondon · Schools, colleges & universities	0%0 of 11 with size declared	11	—	36%
637	Ubico LimitedSouth West · Other public bodies	0%0 of 11 with size declared	11	£1.1m	82%
638	Sandwell CollegeWest Midlands · Schools, colleges & universities	0%0 of 10 with size declared	10	—	0%
639	Sport WalesWales · Other public bodies	0%0 of 10 with size declared	10	—	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.