Somerset 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

£51,293

Last 3 years

Typical contract length

8 months

Median, last 3 years

Suppliers used

171

Last 3 years

Awards to SMEs

54%

As declared in notices

Median bids

5

Open and restricted tenders; 7% had one bid

Top suppliers

By awarded value, last 3 years, framework panels excluded

• Newton Europe Limited£20m

  1 award · 28.5% of value
• SWARCO SMART CHARGING LTD£11.7m

  1 award · 16.7% of value
• Solo Service Group Ltd£3.7m

  1 award · 5.2% of value
• SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC£3.4m

  2 awards · 4.9% of value
• CITIZENS ADVICE SOMERSET£2m

  1 award · 2.8% of value
• CIG SW LTD£1.4m

  12 awards · 2% of value
• Yeovil College£1.3m

  24 awards · 1.8% of value
• ELEVATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LIMITED£1.2m

  1 award · 1.7% of value

What they buy

Awards by CPV division, last 3 years

• Education and training services124
• Construction work110
• Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security19
• Health and social work services19
• IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support9
• Repair and maintenance services8

How they buy

Procedure behind each award, last 3 years

• Direct award89%
• Not stated6%
• Open procedure5%
• Framework call-off<1%

When they award

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