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
121	North Somerset CouncilSouth West · Councils & combined authorities	76%28 of 37 with size declared	37	£243k	22%
122	London Borough of BromleyLondon · Councils & combined authorities	75%36 of 48 with size declared	48	£822k	8%
123	Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation TrustSouth West · NHS & health	75%18 of 24 with size declared	27	£150k	30%
124	NHS Essex Integrated Care BoardEast of England · NHS & health	75%18 of 24 with size declared	24	—	8%
125	PROCURE PLUS HOLDINGS LIMITEDNorth West · Other public bodies	75%12 of 16 with size declared	16	—	0%
126	MAGENTA LIVINGNorth West · Housing associations	75%9 of 12 with size declared	12	—	0%
127	Rother District CouncilSouth East · Councils & combined authorities	75%9 of 12 with size declared	12	£32k	0%
128	Security Industry AuthorityLondon · Other public bodies	75%9 of 12 with size declared	12	£59k	0%
129	Pembrokeshire County CouncilWales · Councils & combined authorities	74%32 of 43 with size declared	43	£150k	0%
130	Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation TrustSouth East · NHS & health	74%23 of 31 with size declared	31	£170k	19%
131	City of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilYorkshire and the Humber · Councils & combined authorities	74%129 of 174 with size declared	174	£82k	4%
132	Redditch Borough CouncilWest Midlands · Councils & combined authorities	74%20 of 27 with size declared	27	£133k	0%
133	Derbyshire County CouncilEast Midlands · Councils & combined authorities	74%103 of 140 with size declared	140	£188k	19%
134	Devon County CouncilSouth West · Councils & combined authorities	74%128 of 174 with size declared	174	£153k	14%
135	THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LIMITEDLondon · Other public bodies	74%25 of 34 with size declared	34	£4.3m	0%
136	FUSION 21 FOUNDATIONNorth West · Other public bodies	73%47 of 64 with size declared	64	—	3%
137	Staffordshire County CouncilWest Midlands · Councils & combined authorities	73%47 of 64 with size declared	64	£231k	16%
138	Bromsgrove District CouncilWest Midlands · Councils & combined authorities	73%11 of 15 with size declared	15	£76k	0%
139	Clarion Housing GroupLondon · Housing associations	73%11 of 15 with size declared	15	£3.3m	27%
140	Colchester City CouncilEast of England · Councils & combined authorities	73%11 of 15 with size declared	15	£132k	27%
141	Delta Housing LimitedEast of England · Housing associations	73%11 of 15 with size declared	15	—	0%
142	NCGNorth East · Other public bodies	73%11 of 15 with size declared	15	£807k	0%
143	RESPECT COLLABORATION TRUSTEast Midlands · Other public bodies	73%11 of 15 with size declared	15	£750k	40%
144	AFFINITY WATER LIMITEDEast of England · Other public bodies	73%74 of 101 with size declared	101	£3.1m	0%
145	Peterborough City CouncilEast of England · Councils & combined authorities	73%27 of 37 with size declared	37	£191k	11%
146	Care Quality CommissionNorth East · Other public bodies	73%8 of 11 with size declared	11	£397k	18%
147	CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTNorth West · NHS & health	73%8 of 11 with size declared	11	—	0%
148	COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITYLondon · Other public bodies	73%8 of 11 with size declared	11	£156k	0%
149	Hull CollegeYorkshire and the Humber · Schools, colleges & universities	73%8 of 11 with size declared	11	—	0%
150	PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY HOMES LIMITEDSouth West · Housing associations	73%8 of 11 with size declared	11	£45k	36%
151	Redcar & Cleveland Borough CouncilNorth East · Councils & combined authorities	73%8 of 11 with size declared	11	£103k	0%
152	the Education AuthorityNorthern Ireland · Schools, colleges & universities	73%8 of 11 with size declared	11	—	0%
153	West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue AuthorityYorkshire and the Humber · Police & fire	73%8 of 11 with size declared	11	—	18%
154	Stockport Metropolitan Borough CouncilNorth West · Councils & combined authorities	73%29 of 40 with size declared	40	£1.2m	0%
155	BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)London · Councils & combined authorities	72%26 of 36 with size declared	36	£918k	0%
156	APUC LimitedScotland · Other public bodies	72%13 of 18 with size declared	18	—	0%
157	Citizen Housing Group LtdWest Midlands · Housing associations	72%13 of 18 with size declared	18	—	22%
158	Natural Resources WalesWales · Other public bodies	72%41 of 57 with size declared	57	£125k	7%
159	Powys County CouncilWales · Councils & combined authorities	72%41 of 57 with size declared	58	£408k	7%
160	Stockton on Tees Borough CouncilNorth East · Councils & combined authorities	71%25 of 35 with size declared	35	£15k	11%

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.