Trinity House

Awarded value each year

In GBP, from awards with a published value

Awards per year under each year. *2026 to date

Key figures

Median contract value

£49,250

Last 3 years

Typical contract length

2 months

Median, last 3 years

Suppliers used

163

Last 3 years

Awards to SMEs

67%

As declared in notices

Median bids

3.5

Open and restricted tenders; 4% had one bid

Top suppliers

By awarded value, last 3 years, framework panels excluded

• Vard Group AS£193.3m

  1 award · 86.5% of value
• Willis Limited£6.1m

  1 award · 2.7% of value
• Severn Seas Shipping Ltd£3.8m

  1 award · 1.7% of value
• IRIS Software Limited£1.1m

  1 award · 0.5% of value
• KPMG LLP£1m

  1 award · 0.4% of value
• NSSLGlobal Ltd£1m

  1 award · 0.4% of value
• IAN WILLIAMS£946k

  6 awards · 0.4% of value
• ASCO£730k

  8 awards · 0.3% of value

What they buy

Awards by CPV division, last 3 years

• Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation54
• Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services45
• Construction work38
• Repair and maintenance services21
• IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support11
• Software package and information systems10

How they buy

Procedure behind each award, last 3 years

• Limited competition30%
• Not stated27%
• Direct award18%
• Restricted or competitive12%
• Open procedure7%
• Framework call-off4%
• Dynamic purchasing system call-off2%

When they award

Awards by calendar month, last 3 years. Busiest: March