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Public sector contracts from Cardiff Council

Cardiff Council is a local authority that has published 16 contract awards since 2024.

15 of those were awarded in the last twelve months. Across the whole period it has used 17 different suppliers.

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15
Awards, last 12 months
16
Awards since 2021
17
Distinct suppliers
£363k
Median contract value
2
Expiring in 18 months

Most recent award recorded 17 Sept 2026.

Coming up for renewal

2 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
Cardiff Bay Barrage Play & Sports AreaEncon Construction Limited£363k22 Oct 2026
Transportation Processing and Recycling of Dry Mixed RecyclingGAE SMITH (HOLDINGS) LTD T/A CASEPAK£148k23 Jul 2027

Overview

Published contract values total £59.5m, with a median of £363k. Framework ceilings are counted once rather than once per supplier.

Its most active procurement category is vehicles and transport equipment.

Llamau appears most frequently, holding 3 awards.

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

Awards per quarter

Q4 253Q1 261Q2 262Q3 269

Recent activity

Latest contract awards

ContractSupplierValueAwarded
Low Level Hostel ProvisionCardiff Young Mens Christian Association£4.7m17 Sept 2026
Transportation Processing and Recycling of Dry Mixed RecyclingGAE SMITH (HOLDINGS) LTD T/A CASEPAK£148k11 Sept 2026
Control and Management of Traffic and related services 2026Centregreat Ltd£5.0m28 Aug 2026
Refuge and Community Support Lot 1 - Advice and PreventionLlamau£5.7m27 Aug 2026
Refuge and Community Support - Lot 2 Accommodation and SupportLlamau£4.1m27 Aug 2026
Refuge and Community Support - Lot 3 Children and Young People ServiceLlamau£1.2m27 Aug 2026
Refuge and Community Support Services - Lot 4 Male Victim ServiceCodi Care and Support£550k27 Aug 2026
Lamby Way Solar Farm Operations & ManagementSOLAR GROUP UTILITIES LTD£243k22 Jul 2026
Cardiff Bay Barrage Play & Sports AreaEncon Construction Limited£363k6 Jul 2026
Framework for Planned Works to Domestic Properties5 suppliers (framework)£37.2m24 Jun 2026
GB-Cardiff: TPPL Cardiff County Council NEPO HGV Lot 1 - 1 x 7.5t Arboriculture Vehicle (30814)Watts Truck & Van Centre£82k13 Apr 2026
GB-Grangetown: TPPL Cardiff County Council HCC Contract Hire Lot 4 - Contract Hire of 1 x Tennant T7 - Micro Ride-on Floor Scrubber Dryer (29620)Dawson Group emc£22k2 Feb 2026
GB-Grangetown: TPPL Cardiff County Council HCC Lot 2 - 1 x 4.25t LWB Single Cab Tipper & Storage Pod (28122)Motus Commercials Derby£56k15 Dec 2025
GB-Grangetown: TPPL Cardiff County Council HCC Lot 2 - 1 x 3.5t LCVs (28121)Ford Retail T/A Trust Ford£38k15 Dec 2025
GB-Grangetown: TPPL Cardiff County Council HCC Lot 2 - 1 x 3.5t LCVs (28121)Motus Commercials Derby£54k15 Dec 2025
TPPL Cardiff Council Finance and Leasing DPS Category 1 - Contract hire of 1 x Sweeper with Scrubbing Deck (21119)Karcher UK Limited£49k15 Aug 2024

Who they buy from

Most frequent suppliers

  1. 01Llamau3 awards
  2. 02Motus Commercials Derby2 awards
  3. 03Cardo (Wales & West) Limited1 award
  4. 04Davies Contractors LTD1 award
  5. 05Ian WIlliams Ltd1 award
  6. 06M Delacey and Sons (Holdings) Ltd1 award
  7. 07TW Group (South Wales) Limited1 award
  8. 08Centregreat Limited1 award
  9. 09Cardiff Young Mens Christian Association1 award
  10. 10Codi Care and Support1 award

The CPV codes on this work

The codes Cardiff Council classifies its contracts under. Each one shows who else buys that work, the typical value, and what is coming up for renewal.

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Common questions

Cardiff Council, in short

Who does Cardiff Council award contracts to?

Across 16 contracts recorded since 2021, Cardiff Council has used 17 different suppliers. The most frequent are Llamau (3 contracts), Motus Commercials Derby (2 contracts), Cardo (Wales & West) Limited (1 contracts).

What does Cardiff Council buy?

Its most active procurement categories are vehicles and transport equipment, health and social care, cpv 43. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.

When do Cardiff Council contracts come up for renewal?

2 contracts awarded by Cardiff Council have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 22 Oct 2026. End dates come from the original award notices, so they are visible well before any re-tender is advertised.

How much does Cardiff Council spend on contracts?

Published values total £59.5m across the 16 contracts that state one, with a median of £363k. 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.