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Trafford Council
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Total contracts
216
Known spend
£18bn
182 disclosed
Average value
£99m
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
Civica UK Ltd
2 winslatest 07 Aug 2025£3m
- 2
VITAL ENERGI UTILITIES LIMITED
£1bn
- 3
Reed Talent Solutions
1 winlatest 12 Dec 2025£561m
- 4
24 X 7 LTD.
£80m
- 5
1919 taxis & minibuses
1 winlatest 14 Apr 2026£80m
- 6
A F J LIMITED
£80m
- 7
ALL BLACK CABS (KNOWSLEY) LIMITED
£80m
- 8
APEX MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD
£80m
- 9
AUTO TRAVEL LTD
£80m
- 10
COMFY CONNECT LTD
£80m
What they buy
By CPV categoryHealth & social workCPV 85
50 contracts · £13bn
Business servicesCPV 79
14 contracts · £633m
IT servicesCPV 72
10 contracts · £30m
SoftwareCPV 48
10 contracts · £4m
Education & trainingCPV 80
9 contracts · £1bn
Architectural & engineeringCPV 71
9 contracts · £500m
Community & personal servicesCPV 98
8 contracts · £753,214
R&D servicesCPV 73
8 contracts · £325,000
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (216)
Advocacy, participation and family group decision making services
Trafford Council wishes to invite providers to express their interest and respond to a Soft Market Testing exercise for the provision of Advocacy, Participation and Family Group De
Soft market testing-advocacy, participation and family group decision making services
Trafford Council is looking for organisations that can deliver advocacy, participation and family‑group decision‑making services and is asking them to complete a soft‑market‑testing questionnaire to gauge interest and capability.
Taxi and private hire testing service
Contract to carry out inspections of existing and proposed hackney carriage and private hire vehicles to ensure that they meet the standards of fitness as set out in: (a) the Traff
Shawe road - emergency accommodation and assessment unit
The requirement is for provider to deliver care and support at the Emergency Accommodation and Assessment Unit, located at Shawe Road in Urmston. The service supported Adults in Tr
Children and young People's residential placements flexible procurement system (round 19)
This contract is a flexible procurement system run by North West local authorities to commission providers who can deliver high‑quality residential placements for children and young people, focusing on sustainability, innovation and partnership.
Children and young people’s residential placements flexible procurement system (children and young people’s residential placements flexible procurement system (round 19))
This notice invites providers to join a Flexible Procurement System for delivering high‑quality residential placements for children and young people in the North West, aiming to improve outcomes and build resilience.
Sports based mentoring
This contract is for delivering sport‑based mentoring to young people at risk of serious violence, helping them develop life skills and reduce offending through structured activities.
Trafford economic strategy
To develop a new Economic Strategy for Trafford covering the period 2026-2036 that provides a robust evidence base, identifies strategic economic opportunities and challenges, info
Trafford youth cabinet
The Youth Cabinet is for young volunteers aged 11-19 who live or attend school in Trafford. The provider should use inclusive and targeted outreach to encourage participation from
Trafford youth cabinet
The Youth Cabinet is for young volunteers aged 11–19 who live or attend school in Trafford. The provider should use inclusive and targeted outreach to encourage participation from
Provision of domestic abuse safe accommodation - soft market testing
UPDATE 14 Sept 2026: NEW DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 10AM on this Friday the 18 Sept 2026. Trafford Council - Provision of Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation - Soft Market Testing. Ple
1:1 Short break group holiday provision
This service is intended for children and young people (CYP) aged 5 to 18 years. Providers should propose appropriate age groupings, ensuring careful consideration is given to avoi
Emergency accommodation and assessment unit - shawe road
Our current contract for the delivery of our Emergency Accommodation and Assessment Unit, based at Shawe Road in Urmston, is due to end on 31 March 2027. We are currently undertaki
Pash smoking cessation for lgbtq and ethnic minorities
Annual contract value: £2,500 Maximum contract value over 3 years: £7,500 Contract duration: 1 year initial period Option to extend: Two 1-year extensions Trafford Council's Health
Provision of e-cigarettes and liquids
For the appointment of an e-cigarette supplier to supply e-cigarettes and e-liquids to smoking cessation providers as part of Trafford's smoking cessation support offer, as detaile
Children AND young people foster CARE flexible purchasing system (FPS)
Please see tender documentation.
Request for information (RFI) – STAR procurement - tender management / e-tendering solution
STAR Procurement is undertaking market testing to inform the future direction of its Tender Management and E-Tendering arrangements. STAR Procurement is a shared procurement servic
Children AND young people foster CARE flexible purchasing system (FPS) (children AND young people foster CARE flexible purchasing system (FPS) round 19)
The North West Local Authorities are developing a Flexible Purchasing System (FPS) to facilitate the commissioning of high quality Fostering Placements for Children and Young Peopl
Commissioned homelessness services adults
Trafford Council is undertaking a soft market testing exercise in relation to its commissioned homeless supported accommodation for adults. The Council currently commissions short
Commissioned homelessness services younger persons supported accommodation
Trafford Council is seeking to undertake soft market engagement to inform the future commissioning of supported accommodation services for young people aged 16-25 who are homeless