SME-friendly public buyers

Which UK public buyers award the biggest share of their contracts to small and medium-sized enterprises? 633 buyers have at least 10 published supplier awards with a declared supplier size; 356 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.

633 buyers.

#	Buyer	Share to SMEs	Awards	Median value	Repeat-incumbent share
41	LHC Procurement GroupLondon · Other public bodies	90%9 of 10 with size declared	10	—	0%
42	Royal Armouries MuseumYorkshire and the Humber · Other public bodies	90%9 of 10 with size declared	10	£439k	0%
43	Newport City CouncilWales · Councils & combined authorities	89%24 of 27 with size declared	27	£554k	0%
44	NORTH TYNESIDE COUNCILNorth East · Councils & combined authorities	88%23 of 26 with size declared	26	£149k	46%
45	UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY AND BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTEast Midlands · NHS & health	88%30 of 34 with size declared	39	£29k	13%
46	West Sussex County CouncilSouth East · Councils & combined authorities	87%103 of 118 with size declared	136	£52k	55%
47	Redcar and Cleveland Borough CouncilNorth East · Councils & combined authorities	87%68 of 78 with size declared	78	—	0%
48	London Borough of Ealing CouncilLondon · Councils & combined authorities	87%20 of 23 with size declared	23	—	0%
49	Bolsover District CouncilEast Midlands · Councils & combined authorities	87%13 of 15 with size declared	16	£350k	25%
50	Burnley Borough CouncilNorth West · Councils & combined authorities	87%13 of 15 with size declared	15	£97k	13%
51	North Lincolnshire CouncilYorkshire and the Humber · Councils & combined authorities	86%48 of 56 with size declared	56	£162k	70%
52	London Borough of BexleyLondon · Councils & combined authorities	86%12 of 14 with size declared	14	£255k	0%
53	NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARDWest Midlands · NHS & health	86%12 of 14 with size declared	14	—	0%
54	The Police and Crime Commissioner for North WalesWales · Police & fire	86%12 of 14 with size declared	14	£90k	0%
55	London Borough of Waltham ForestLondon · Councils & combined authorities	85%58 of 68 with size declared	68	£347k	0%
56	Scottish GovernmentScotland · Other public bodies	85%23 of 27 with size declared	27	—	0%
57	British Library BoardLondon · Other public bodies	85%17 of 20 with size declared	20	£5.1m	10%
58	Wilton ParkSouth East · Other public bodies	85%11 of 13 with size declared	13	—	38%
59	London Borough of IslingtonLondon · Councils & combined authorities	84%27 of 32 with size declared	32	£73k	28%
60	East Suffolk CouncilEast of England · Councils & combined authorities	84%16 of 19 with size declared	20	£427k	20%
61	Blackpool Borough CouncilNorth West · Councils & combined authorities	84%26 of 31 with size declared	31	£250m	6%
62	Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)Wales · Other public bodies	84%56 of 67 with size declared	67	£1.2m	3%
63	The Council of the Borough of KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber · Councils & combined authorities	83%40 of 48 with size declared	48	£369k	4%
64	HOUSING 21West Midlands · Housing associations	83%25 of 30 with size declared	30	£602k	17%
65	Gov Facility Services LtdLondon · Other public bodies	83%20 of 24 with size declared	24	£42k	8%
66	Belfast City CouncilNorthern Ireland · Councils & combined authorities	83%10 of 12 with size declared	12	£1.2m	0%
67	Fife CouncilScotland · Councils & combined authorities	83%10 of 12 with size declared	12	—	17%
68	Natural History MuseumLondon · Other public bodies	83%10 of 12 with size declared	12	£350k	0%
69	NHS LINCOLNSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARDEast Midlands · NHS & health	83%10 of 12 with size declared	12	£150k	0%
70	Police and Crime Commissioner for West MidlandsWest Midlands · Police & fire	83%10 of 12 with size declared	12	—	17%
71	The Police and Crime Commissioner for WarwickshireWest Midlands · Police & fire	83%10 of 12 with size declared	12	£150k	25%
72	Cheshire West and Chester CouncilNorth West · Councils & combined authorities	83%29 of 35 with size declared	35	£737k	11%
73	POLICE DIGITAL SERVICELondon · Police & fire	83%24 of 29 with size declared	29	£69k	76%
74	Historic EnglandSouth West · Other public bodies	83%19 of 23 with size declared	26	£230k	8%
75	NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care BoardYorkshire and the Humber · NHS & health	82%14 of 17 with size declared	17	—	0%
76	PROSPERNorth East · Other public bodies	82%14 of 17 with size declared	17	£344k	35%
77	Kirklees CouncilYorkshire and the Humber · Councils & combined authorities	82%55 of 67 with size declared	67	£154k	9%
78	Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh GovernmentWales · Other public bodies	82%27 of 33 with size declared	33	£1m	6%
79	Codi Group LtdWales · Other public bodies	82%9 of 11 with size declared	11	—	0%
80	Mid Suffolk District CouncilEast of England · Councils & combined authorities	82%9 of 11 with size declared	11	£185k	18%

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.