North Northamptonshire 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

£96,000

Last 3 years

Typical contract length

1 year 9 months

Median, last 3 years

Suppliers used

352

Last 3 years

Awards to SMEs

59%

As declared in notices

Top suppliers

By awarded value, last 3 years, framework panels excluded

• H W Martin Waste Ltd£255m

  1 award · 34.7% of value
• Biffa Waste Services Ltd£255m

  1 award · 34.7% of value
• Homes 2 Inspire Ltd£75m

  1 award · 10.2% of value
• Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust£68.5m

  2 awards · 9.3% of value
• Action for Children Services Limited£19m

  3 awards · 2.6% of value
• Aaron Services Limited£7.6m

  2 awards · 1% of value
• Access UK Ltd£3.3m

  5 awards · 0.5% of value
• Northamptonshire Carers Association£3m

  1 award · 0.4% of value

What they buy

Awards by CPV division, last 3 years

• Health and social work services41
• Software package and information systems28
• Education and training services28
• Construction work26
• Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services18
• Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security17

How they buy

Procedure behind each award, last 3 years

• Framework call-off45%
• Open procedure22%
• Limited competition14%
• Not stated8%
• Direct award6%
• Dynamic purchasing system call-off5%
• Restricted or competitive1%

When they award

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