Sector · CPV division 92

Recreation, culture & sport: UK public contracts

137 UK public recreation, culture & sport contracts in the last 12 months, worth £559m. Who is buying, who is winning, and 15% without competition.

Covers CPV division 92, “Recreational, cultural and sporting services”. The busiest buyers recently were Department for Education and Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD).

Contracts (last 12 months)
137
Published value
£559mwhere stated
Without competition
15%21 contracts
Won by SMEs
46%of 111 with size known
Contracts awarded per month 403 contracts · busiest month April 2025

Biggest buyers

By number of contracts, last 12 months.

  1. Department for Education 33 contracts · £71m
  2. Kent County Council 6 contracts · £120m
  3. Leicester City Council 5 contracts · £1.34m
  4. Historic Environment Scotland 5 contracts · £205k
  5. NHS Blood and Transplant (Bristol) 3 contracts · £568k
  6. Nottingham City Council 3 contracts · £241k
  7. University of Strathclyde 2 contracts · £3.02m
  8. Blackburn with Darwen 2 contracts · £2m

Top suppliers

By number of contracts, last 12 months.

  1. Willmott Dixon Construction Limited 9 contracts · £25.8m
  2. Kier Construction 8 contracts · £22.1m
  3. Teamtheme - Kent Limited SME 4 contracts · £80m
  4. Tiger Clubs Limited SME 4 contracts · £80m
  5. The Young Lives Foundation SME 4 contracts · £80m
  6. Bowmer and Kirkland Limited 4 contracts · £8.81m
  7. Support in Sport (UK) Ltd SME 4 contracts · £1.11m
  8. Swale Community Leisure SME 3 contracts · £60m
  9. Identity 3 contracts · £568k

By region

Latest contracts

Date Contract Buyer Supplier Value
21 Oct 2026 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) Clanrye Group £39,744
14 Oct 2026 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) Healthy Kidz CIC £10,150
9 Oct 2026 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) Utopian Training Solutions Ltd £68,480
6 Oct 2026 Dumfries and Galloway Council Formula Schools LTD T/A Kayantics SME, Jane Stratton Tutor and Cognitive Learning Specialist SME +1 more £22.9m
5 Oct 2026 Department for Business & Trade Whitehall TV Services Ltd SME £74,910
17 Sep 2026 Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT) McCue SME £180k
16 Sep 2026 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) Camlough Community Association Limited £9,800
15 Sep 2026 Leicester City Council Support in Sport (UK) Ltd SME £294k
11 Sep 2026 South Staffordshire Dist Council G Evans Services Ltd SME £667k
10 Sep 2026 Redditch Borough Council Legrand Electric Ltd SME £600k
7 Sep 2026 Leicester City Council Support in Sport (UK) Ltd SME £383k
2 Sep 2026 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) PIPS Hope and Support Limited £17,400
12 Aug 2026 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) Rural Health Partnership £10,143
7 Aug 2026 The Royal Parks Ltd Boxxe Limited £109k
5 Aug 2026 Nottingham City Council Institute of Swimming Limited SME £50,000
5 Aug 2026 Nottingham City Council Swim England SME £95,000
31 Jul 2026 Money and Pensions Service Access Intelligence Media and Communications SME £38,400
30 Jul 2026 Westminster City Council Softcat Ltd £640k
23 Jul 2026 National Wealth Fund Limited Motiv Productions SME £150k
23 Jul 2026 London Borough of Merton Sean Mcinnes Sports Coaching Limited SME £170k
20 Jul 2026 Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust Radiocoms Systems Limited SME £75,000
16 Jul 2026 University Of The West Of England PPL PRS Limited SME £25,320
14 Jul 2026 Nottingham City Council Frame Den Ltd SME £96,000
30 Jun 2026 Nottinghamshire County Council Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited (trading as Consultancy+) £82,400
26 Jun 2026 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) Dizzylands Funfair £25,000
25 Jun 2026 Historic Environment Scotland Scaffold Orkney SME £34,162
25 Jun 2026 Historic Environment Scotland Scaffold Orkney SME £33,862
25 Jun 2026 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) Arts Ekta Limited SME £21,710
24 Jun 2026 Kent County Council BB Soccer Limited SME, Cygnus Academies Trust t/a Manor Community Primary School £20m
24 Jun 2026 Kent County Council The Governing Body of Willesborough Infant School SME, Quinn Estates Fowlmead Limited t/a Betteshanger Country Park SME £20m
23 Jun 2026 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) Tumbling Paddy £7,950
19 Jun 2026 Historic Environment Scotland Ingleford Scaffolding Ltd SME £46,715
19 Jun 2026 Historic Environment Scotland Ingleford Scaffolding Ltd SME £52,665
19 Jun 2026 Aberdeen City Council Live Event Management LTD SME £120k
18 Jun 2026 Historic Environment Scotland Henderson Construction Consultancy Ltd SME £37,220
17 Jun 2026 Dacorum Borough Council Absolutely Together —
5 Jun 2026 Department for Education Willmott Dixon Construction Limited SME £3.2m
4 Jun 2026 Bristol City Council Constellia Public Limited SME £125k
1 Jun 2026 The Insolvency Service Pulsar Group Plc £24,900
1 Jun 2026 Oxford City Council The Sport, Leisure and Culture Consultancy Limited £59,954
29 May 2026 Inverclyde Council Land Use Consultants £186k
19 May 2026 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) ProfileTree £114k
16 May 2026 Akeley Parish Council Hagsplay Ltd £118k
13 May 2026 Leicester City Council Support in Sport Group Limited £230k
11 May 2026 Desnz Actica Consulting Limited, SME £800k
8 May 2026 DfTc - Department for Transport Yoyo Video Limited SME £100k
4 May 2026 Leicester City Council Support in Sport (UK) Ltd SME £239k
30 Apr 2026 Department for Education Kier Construction £803k
29 Apr 2026 Department for Education Willmott Dixon Construction Limited SME £4.75m
29 Apr 2026 Department for Education Willmott Dixon Construction Limited SME £4.75m