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Public sector contracts from Cambridge City Council

Cambridge City Council is a local authority that has published 42 contract awards since 2022.

13 of those were awarded in the last twelve months. Across the whole period it has used 49 different suppliers.

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13
Awards, last 12 months
42
Awards since 2021
49
Distinct suppliers
£150k
Median contract value
15
Expiring in 18 months

Most recent award recorded 3 Sept 2026. Value figures cover the 31 of 42 contracts where a value was published.

Coming up for renewal

15 contracts expiring in the next 18 months

Contract end dates are published in the original award notices. A contract approaching its end date is a re-tender with a date on it, and the point at which a buyer is most open to a conversation.

ContractIncumbentValueExpires
Cambridge City Council - Holocaust Memorial Day Events and Work in SchoolsHISTORYWORKS£57k30 Sept 2026
Cambridge City Council - Action on Energy Cambridgeshire Retrofit Framework6 suppliers (framework)£30.0m1 Dec 2026
Cambridge City Council - Power and Lighting Supplier for the Cambridge Folk FestivalPearce Sound & Lighting LTD T/As Pearce Hire£666k15 Dec 2026
Cambridge City Council - Tenant Perception SurveyAcuity Research & Practice£75k1 Jan 2027
Consultancy Services for the Review and Development of Cambridge City Council Car Parks AssetsETHOS CONSULTANTS LTD£28k7 Jan 2027
Sheltered Housing Analogue Alarm Upgrade ProjectEveron Group UK£464k6 Feb 2027
Sheep's Green Watercourse RestorationMILES WATER ENGINEERING LTDNot stated1 Mar 2027
For the Provision of Professional ServicesTriple value Impact£224k31 Mar 2027
Cambridge City Council - Hybrid Mail Services - Call-off from CCS RM6280 Lot 6Datagraphic Ltd£1.0m31 Mar 2027
Cambridge City Council - Brewery Contract for Corn Exchange and GuildhallGreene King Brewing and Retailing Limited£800k31 Mar 2027
Contract for Private Sector Fire Safety Building Programme ServicesMWPRESTON SOLUTIONS LTD£30k31 Mar 2027
Pollution Mitigation, Evidence and Design, Hobson's Brook and Coldham's CommonRIVERS ECOLOGY LIMITEDNot stated30 Apr 2027
Cambridge Street Art Festival - Project ManagementTHINGS MADE PUBLIC CIC£86k26 Jul 2027
Cambridge City Council - Car Park SignagesSynergy Sign Solutions£100k10 Dec 2027
Homelessness System ReviewPRIVATE PUBLIC LTD£300k31 Dec 2027

Overview

Published contract values total £61.5m, across the 31 contracts that state one, with a median of £150k. Framework ceilings are counted once rather than once per supplier.

Its most active procurement category is construction works.

Aran Insulation Limited appears most frequently, holding 1 awards.

15 contracts held with this organisation are due to expire within the next eighteen months.

Awards per quarter

Q1 252Q3 253Q4 251Q2 264Q3 267

Recent activity

Latest contract awards

ContractSupplierValueAwarded
Pollution Mitigation, Evidence and Design, Hobson's Brook and Coldham's CommonRIVERS ECOLOGY LIMITEDNot stated3 Sept 2026
Sheep's Green Watercourse RestorationMILES WATER ENGINEERING LTDNot stated3 Sept 2026
Leisure Estate ManagementGreenwich Leisure Limited£19.9m12 Aug 2026
Cambridge Street Art Festival - Project ManagementTHINGS MADE PUBLIC CIC£86k20 Jul 2026
The Provision of Print Services for Cambridge Matters and Open Door magazinesWARNERS (MIDLANDS)PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYNot stated16 Jul 2026
Cambridge Chalk Stream Project, water quality and biological monitoringAnglia Ruskin UniversityNot stated16 Jul 2026
CAMBRIDGE MATTERS and OPEN DOOR MAGAZINE-DELIVERYD2D DISTRIBUTION LIMITEDNot stated15 Jul 2026
Collection, storage, release, and disposal of abandoned and untaxed vehiclesCAMBRIDGE CAR SOLUTIONS LIMITEDNot stated26 Jun 2026
Contract for Private Sector Fire Safety Building Programme ServicesMWPRESTON SOLUTIONS LTD£30k18 Jun 2026
Consultancy Services for the Review and Development of Cambridge City Council Car Parks AssetsETHOS CONSULTANTS LTD£28k17 Jun 2026
MOT Fit Out, Cowlet Road, CambridgeJ.H.M.BUTT & CO.LIMITED£46k14 May 2026
HDC Civic Suite hardware Replacement, (Supply, Fitting and Maintenance)VP-AV Limited£207k6 Oct 2025
Invitation To Tender for Bridge inspection for Parks and CountrysideStirling Maynard and Partners Limited£14k30 Sept 2025
For the Provision of Arboriculture Works across Huntingdonshire2 suppliers (framework)£300k29 Jul 2025
For the Provision of Watercourse Maintenance across Huntingdonshire2 suppliers (framework)£150k21 Jul 2025
For the Provision of Professional ServicesTriple value Impact£224k31 Mar 2025
Invitation to Tender for the provision of an Invasive Species Policy DevelopmentAxion Solutions Limited£11k3 Mar 2025
Cambridge City Council - Housekeeping and Building Cleaning for Void PropertiesServiceMaster (CS Mid Anglia)£750k26 Jun 2024
Cambridge City Council - Cambridge Corn Exchange SeatingRace Furniture Limited£180k6 Jun 2024
Cambridge City Council - Silver Street ToiletsGray & Sons Builders Ltd.Not stated1 May 2024

Who they buy from

Most frequent suppliers

  1. 01Aran Insulation Limited1 award
  2. 02Bell Group LTD1 award
  3. 03Cornerstone (East Anglia) Limited1 award
  4. 04Macbrook Gas LTD1 award
  5. 05PHS Home Solutions Limited1 award
  6. 06TSG Building Services PLC1 award
  7. 07Greenwich Leisure Limited1 award
  8. 08Total Clean Services Limited1 award
  9. 09Datagraphic Limited1 award
  10. 10GL Events UK Limited1 award

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Common questions

Cambridge City Council, in short

Who does Cambridge City Council award contracts to?

Across 42 contracts recorded since 2021, Cambridge City Council has used 49 different suppliers. The most frequent are Aran Insulation Limited (1 contracts), Bell Group LTD (1 contracts), Cornerstone (East Anglia) Limited (1 contracts).

What does Cambridge City Council buy?

Its most active procurement categories are construction works, business and professional services, environmental and waste services. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.

When do Cambridge City Council contracts come up for renewal?

15 contracts awarded by Cambridge City Council have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 30 Sept 2026. End dates come from the original award notices, so they are visible well before any re-tender is advertised.

How much does Cambridge City Council spend on contracts?

Published values total £61.5m across the 31 contracts that state one, with a median of £150k. These are the values published on award notices, which for frameworks are ceilings rather than money actually spent.

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Contract data on this page is sourced from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under that licence. Figures cover contract award notices published from January 2021 onward, with comprehensive coverage from 2023. Earlier contracts, and any award not published to Find a Tender or Contracts Finder, will not appear. Figures may lag the source portals.