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
81	Security Industry AuthorityLondon · Other public bodies	82%9 of 11 with size declared	11	£63k	0%
82	Southampton City CouncilSouth East · Councils & combined authorities	82%80 of 98 with size declared	102	£100k	21%
83	Ipswich Borough CouncilEast of England · Councils & combined authorities	81%44 of 54 with size declared	54	£144k	11%
84	St Helens CouncilNorth West · Councils & combined authorities	81%22 of 27 with size declared	27	£83k	41%
85	Borough of Telford & WrekinWest Midlands · Councils & combined authorities	81%52 of 64 with size declared	64	£550k	30%
86	HEART ACADEMIES TRUSTSouth East · Schools, colleges & universities	81%39 of 48 with size declared	48	—	4%
87	Be One HomesNorth West · Housing associations	81%13 of 16 with size declared	16	£635k	19%
88	Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor UniversityWales · Schools, colleges & universities	81%13 of 16 with size declared	16	£168k	0%
89	Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)Wales · NHS & health	81%42 of 52 with size declared	52	£124k	4%
90	Luton Borough CouncilEast of England · Councils & combined authorities	81%21 of 26 with size declared	26	£200k	0%
91	The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Delivery Services Scotland) ( PSD Scotland )Scotland · Central government & agencies	81%21 of 26 with size declared	26	—	0%
92	London Borough of NewhamLondon · Councils & combined authorities	81%29 of 36 with size declared	36	£325k	0%
93	Southend-on-Sea City CouncilEast of England · Councils & combined authorities	80%28 of 35 with size declared	35	£542k	31%
94	Medway CouncilSouth East · Councils & combined authorities	80%12 of 15 with size declared	15	£15m	13%
95	Cambridge City CouncilEast of England · Councils & combined authorities	80%8 of 10 with size declared	10	£193k	0%
96	QE Facilities LtdNorth East · Other public bodies	80%8 of 10 with size declared	10	£323k	0%
97	ROTHERHAM DONCASTER AND SOUTH HUMBER NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTYorkshire and the Humber · NHS & health	80%8 of 10 with size declared	11	£29k	0%
98	South Downs National Park AuthoritySouth East · Other public bodies	80%8 of 10 with size declared	10	—	0%
99	University of GlasgowScotland · Schools, colleges & universities	80%8 of 10 with size declared	10	—	0%
100	Sunderland City CouncilNorth East · Councils & combined authorities	79%46 of 58 with size declared	58	£1.5m	0%
101	Commercial Services Kent LtdSouth East · Other public bodies	79%15 of 19 with size declared	19	—	0%
102	NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITEDYorkshire and the Humber · Other public bodies	79%15 of 19 with size declared	19	£558k	42%
103	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West · Other public bodies	79%11 of 14 with size declared	14	£1.4m	0%
104	Neath Port Talbot County Borough CouncilWales · Councils & combined authorities	78%25 of 32 with size declared	32	£259k	6%
105	Bath & North East Somerset CouncilSouth West · Councils & combined authorities	78%28 of 36 with size declared	36	£15.2m	31%
106	GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS SUBSIDIARY COMPANY LIMITEDSouth West · Other public bodies	77%17 of 22 with size declared	22	£156k	27%
107	Swindon Borough CouncilSouth West · Councils & combined authorities	77%17 of 22 with size declared	22	£3.8m	0%
108	Lincolnshire County CouncilEast Midlands · Councils & combined authorities	77%110 of 143 with size declared	143	£141k	16%
109	Southern HousingLondon · Housing associations	77%30 of 39 with size declared	39	£378k	21%
110	Breckland District CouncilEast of England · Councils & combined authorities	77%10 of 13 with size declared	14	£348k	0%
111	DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM)Northern Ireland · Other public bodies	77%10 of 13 with size declared	13	£4.3m	46%
112	GEDLING BOROUGH COUNCILEast Midlands · Councils & combined authorities	77%10 of 13 with size declared	13	£156k	15%
113	Scottish Police AuthorityScotland · Police & fire	77%10 of 13 with size declared	13	—	0%
114	Warrington Borough CouncilNorth West · Councils & combined authorities	77%10 of 13 with size declared	13	£2.9m	31%
115	Worcester City CouncilWest Midlands · Councils & combined authorities	77%10 of 13 with size declared	13	£90k	31%
116	Wiltshire CouncilSouth West · Councils & combined authorities	77%23 of 30 with size declared	30	£451k	13%
117	Lancaster City CouncilNorth West · Councils & combined authorities	76%13 of 17 with size declared	17	£131k	0%
118	London Borough of HaringeyLondon · Councils & combined authorities	76%61 of 80 with size declared	80	£31k	24%
119	Cyngor GwyneddWales · Other public bodies	76%16 of 21 with size declared	21	£62k	29%
120	North Somerset CouncilSouth West · Councils & combined authorities	76%28 of 37 with size declared	37	£243k	22%

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.