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
281	Stroud District CouncilSouth West · Councils & combined authorities	60%6 of 10 with size declared	10	£109k	0%
282	Submarine Delivery AgencySouth West · Central government & agencies	60%6 of 10 with size declared	10	£810k	0%
283	University of the West of EnglandSouth West · Schools, colleges & universities	59%65 of 110 with size declared	110	£35k	30%
284	Salford City CouncilNorth West · Councils & combined authorities	59%13 of 22 with size declared	22	£114k	27%
285	Together Housing Association LimitedYorkshire and the Humber · Housing associations	59%13 of 22 with size declared	22	£12m	9%
286	Middlesbrough CouncilNorth East · Councils & combined authorities	59%20 of 34 with size declared	34	£222k	6%
287	Stevenage Borough CouncilEast of England · Councils & combined authorities	59%10 of 17 with size declared	17	£231k	12%
288	The City of Edinburgh CouncilScotland · Councils & combined authorities	59%10 of 17 with size declared	18	—	0%
289	Cornwall CouncilSouth West · Councils & combined authorities	59%61 of 104 with size declared	104	£236k	8%
290	Clarion Housing Property Development Service LimitedLondon · Housing associations	59%17 of 29 with size declared	29	—	24%
291	MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUSTNorth West · NHS & health	59%17 of 29 with size declared	29	£122k	21%
292	NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARDEast of England · NHS & health	58%7 of 12 with size declared	12	—	17%
293	SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITEDSouth East · Other public bodies	58%7 of 12 with size declared	12	—	0%
294	SEC PROCUREMENT LIMITED T/A SOUTH EAST CONSORTIUMSouth East · Other public bodies	58%7 of 12 with size declared	12	—	0%
295	Stirling CouncilScotland · Councils & combined authorities	58%7 of 12 with size declared	12	—	0%
296	The Walton Centre NHS Foundation TrustNorth West · NHS & health	58%7 of 12 with size declared	12	£30k	0%
297	Manchester City CouncilNorth West · Councils & combined authorities	58%11 of 19 with size declared	19	£905k	0%
298	Walsall Metro Borough CouncilWest Midlands · Councils & combined authorities	58%11 of 19 with size declared	19	£56k	11%
299	Waste & Resources Action ProgrammeSouth East · Other public bodies	58%11 of 19 with size declared	19	—	21%
300	Government Commercial AgencyNorth West · Central government & agencies	57%280 of 487 with size declared	487	£1.6m	4%
301	Tees Valley Combined AuthorityNorth East · Councils & combined authorities	57%28 of 49 with size declared	49	£71k	22%
302	Worcestershire County CouncilWest Midlands · Councils & combined authorities	57%20 of 35 with size declared	36	£84k	11%
303	Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation TrustSouth West · NHS & health	57%8 of 14 with size declared	14	£213k	14%
304	National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) CorporationLondon · Other public bodies	57%8 of 14 with size declared	14	£400k	43%
305	SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTSouth West · NHS & health	57%37 of 65 with size declared	65	£62k	12%
306	City of Doncaster CouncilYorkshire and the Humber · Councils & combined authorities	57%43 of 76 with size declared	76	£69k	22%
307	YPOYorkshire and the Humber · Other public bodies	56%75 of 133 with size declared	133	—	5%
308	Westminster City CouncilLondon · Councils & combined authorities	56%40 of 71 with size declared	71	£236k	8%
309	Mining Remediation AuthorityEast Midlands · Other public bodies	56%9 of 16 with size declared	16	£1.1m	31%
310	OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLSNorth West · Schools, colleges & universities	56%9 of 16 with size declared	16	£109k	44%
311	Oxford City CouncilSouth East · Councils & combined authorities	56%14 of 25 with size declared	28	£239k	7%
312	Warwickshire County CouncilWest Midlands · Councils & combined authorities	56%14 of 25 with size declared	25	£481k	20%
313	Oxfordshire County CouncilSouth East · Councils & combined authorities	56%33 of 59 with size declared	59	£200k	32%
314	Halton Borough CouncilNorth West · Councils & combined authorities	56%19 of 34 with size declared	34	£92k	18%
315	Wirral CouncilNorth West · Councils & combined authorities	56%24 of 43 with size declared	43	£37m	21%
316	Scotland ExcelScotland · Other public bodies	56%35 of 63 with size declared	63	—	0%
317	Procurement for HousingNorth West · Housing associations	56%15 of 27 with size declared	27	—	0%
318	Science Museum GroupLondon · Other public bodies	56%10 of 18 with size declared	18	£37k	0%
319	Yorkshire Purchasing OrganisationYorkshire and the Humber · Other public bodies	55%51 of 92 with size declared	92	£149k	2%
320	The Highland CouncilScotland · Councils & combined authorities	55%21 of 38 with size declared	38	—	5%

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.