Buyer profile
Bristol City Council
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Total contracts
2,887
Known spend
£17bn
1901 disclosed
Average value
£9m
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
Aspris Children's Services Limited
30 winslatest 24 Sept 2026£752,165
- 2
Ruskin Mill Trust
22 winslatest 30 Sept 2026£1m
- 3
ROSEDALE HOUSE RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME LIMITED
- 4
Methodist Homes
19 winslatest 16 Mar 2026 - 5
PHOENIX LEARNING & CARE HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 6
The Granville Care Home Ltd
17 winslatest 24 Oct 2025 - 7
BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE HOMES LIMITED
- 8
Riversway Care Ltd
13 winslatest 26 Feb 2026 - 9
Outcomes First Group Holdings Limited
13 winslatest 11 Nov 2025 - 10
HARBOUR HEALTHCARE (NORTH) LTD
13 winslatest 16 Mar 2026
What they buy
By CPV categoryHealth & social workCPV 85
453 contracts · £2bn
Construction worksCPV 45
331 contracts · £946m
Education & trainingCPV 80
157 contracts · £73m
SoftwareCPV 48
128 contracts · £47m
Architectural & engineeringCPV 71
106 contracts · £46m
Business servicesCPV 79
89 contracts · £80m
IT servicesCPV 72
73 contracts · £38m
Repair & maintenanceCPV 50
46 contracts · £93m
Renewal radar
Awarded contracts predicted to come up for re-tender in the next 18 months
- Window servicing to 4 high rise blocks - Francombe, Waring, Underdown and Longlands
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (6 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Dec 2026).
Dec 2026
40% confident
- BCC Website Maintenance and Support
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (23 months from contract start date → renewal expected by May 2027).
May 2027
40% confident
- Broadlands Children's Home - Architectural Services
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by May 2027).
May 2027
40% confident
- Bristol City Council ICT Hardware Rolling Refresh
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Jun 2027).
Jun 2027
40% confident
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (2887)
Supply of nursery stock & horticultural supplies
Supply of Nursery Stock and Horticultural Supplies
Supply and maintenance of CCTV and fibre
Supply and Maintenance of CCTV and Fibre Managed Service
Electrical testing & remedials framework
Electrical Contractors to undertake domestic electrical testing and repairs to Bristol City Councils housing stock.
Electricity supply
Electricity supply contract
Special guardianship order (SGO) therapy approved provider list 2026
Bristol City Council is creating an Approved Provider List to directly award bespoke therapy packages to children with Special Guardianship Orders in Bristol, funded by the DfE Adoption Support Fund.
External maintenance, communal works, major refurbishment and repairs framework
External Maintenance, Communal Works, Major Refurbishment and Repairs Framework. External Maintenance Framework for BCC residential assets
Emergency accommodation framework
Emergency Accommodation Framework - DN677298
Outdoor childrens play, youth and associated facilities in public parks and green spaces
To provide a range of services for outdoor public realm childrens' play areas and youth facilities from design, supply, installation, inspection and maintenance.
Street outreach bristol
This service is an outreach service for people sleeping rough in Bristol. The provider of this service will take a lead in ensuring that all rough sleeper services work coherently
Run bristol
Run Bristol (Delivery of 10k and Half Marathon mass participation running events)
Communal minor works framework
Communal Minor Works Framework - DN646028
Provision of a hosted meeting and agenda system (moderngov)
This is a 3-year contract (with a possible 1-year extension) to provide a software system called ModernGov that local government bodies use to share meeting agendas and reports online. Elected councillors and the public will use it to view and access meeting documents electronically instead of paper copies.
Managed training services
The council aims to appoint a provider for Bristol City Council (BCC) to support the learning and development needs of our workforce. The MTSP must provide access to a supply list
Tree and woodland maintenance open framework
To establish an open framework for tree and woodland maintenance services. The open framework will be split into two lots: - Lot 1: Arboriculture Services - Lot 2: Forestry Service
Social care and education placement
Social Care and Education Placement DNYY2439
Social care and education placement
Social Care and Education Placement DNYY2377
Social care and education placement
Social Care and Education Placement DNYY2313
Social care and education placement
Social Care and Education Placement DNYY2317
Social care and education placement
Social Care & Education Placement - DNYY2310
Social care and education placement
Social Care and Education Placement DNYY2314