Birmingham City Council

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

£213,877

Last 3 years

Typical contract length

1 year 2 months

Median, last 3 years

Suppliers used

485

Last 3 years

Awards to SMEs

72%

As declared in notices

Median bids

3

Open and restricted tenders; 15% had one bid

Top suppliers

By awarded value, last 3 years, framework panels excluded

• Wates Property Services Ltd£1bn

  1 award · 15.3% of value
• Equans Regeneration Limited£638.3m

  2 awards · 9.3% of value
• Mears Ltd£446.9m

  1 award · 6.5% of value
• Veolia Environmental Services (UK) Limited£426m

  1 award · 6.2% of value
• Kier Construction Ltd£240m

  1 award · 3.5% of value
• University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust£189.6m

  3 awards · 2.8% of value
• Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust£185m

  1 award · 2.7% of value
• Sevacare (UK) Ltd£140m

  1 award · 2% of value

What they buy

Awards by CPV division, last 3 years

• Health and social work services67
• Construction work57
• Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security49
• Other community, social and personal services37
• Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services29
• Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services27

How they buy

Procedure behind each award, last 3 years

• Open procedure53%
• Framework call-off18%
• Restricted or competitive16%
• Limited competition6%
• Dynamic purchasing system call-off3%
• Direct award3%
• Not stated1%

When they award

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