Service market

Building materials contracts

UK public sector · 76 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
76
Last 12 months
Median contract
£400k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£378m
73 of 75 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
52
Suppliers
42

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most building materials contracts took 43% of them (33 of 76).
  • The median contract, £400k, is 2.9 times the median across construction & trades contracts (£139k).
  • Yorkshire and The Humber had the most contracts: 17, or 22% of the total.

Who buys building materials

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council10 contracts
  2. 2North Ayrshire Council4 contracts
  3. 3Chesterfield Borough Council3 contracts
  4. 4Great Yarmouth Borough Council3 contracts
  5. 5Caerphilly County Borough Council2 contracts
  6. 6Bernicia Group2 contracts
  7. 7Mid Devon District Council2 contracts
  8. 8Uttlesford District Council2 contracts
  9. 9West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service2 contracts
  10. 10Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire2 contracts

Top building materials contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Travis Perkins13 contracts
  2. 2Huws Gray8 contracts
  3. 3STARK Building Materials UK Ltd6 contracts
  4. 4Premier Forest Products Ltd4 contracts
  5. 5Jewson3 contracts
  6. 6Eurocell Building Plastics3 contracts
  7. 7Total Hardware2 contracts
  8. 8MGM Timber2 contracts
  9. 9Allmand-Smith Group2 contracts
  10. 10Stark Building UK T/A Jewson2 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

10Q4 2025*30Q1 202625Q2 202611Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 65 · Scotland 9 · Wales 2

Yorkshire and The Humber17East Midlands11East of England7Scotland7North West6West Midlands4North East3London3South East3South West3Wales2UK-wide or not stated10

What is included

Supply and delivery of general building materials, timber, ironmongery, fixings, sealants, tiles, paint and sundries to in-house repairs and maintenance teams, including depot stores, van stock and managed store services.

  • General building materials
  • Timber and sheet materials
  • Ironmongery
  • Fastenings and fixings
  • Sealants, adhesives and floor and wall tiles
  • Paint and cement products
  • UPVC items
  • Bagged building materials
  • Managed stores and van stock services
  • Materials contracts for repairs teams that include equipment hire
  • Public-sector catalogue building supplies

What is not included

  • Plumbing, heating and bathroom products (see Plumbing, heating and bathroom materials supply)
  • Electrical materials (see Electrical wholesale supply)
  • Aggregates, asphalt, concrete and precast highway products (see Aggregates, asphalt and concrete supply)
  • Hand and power tools (see Tools and equipment supply)
  • Tenant decorating vouchers (see Tenant decorating voucher schemes)
  • Products specific to one service (fire doors, boilers, street lighting columns): that service in its own family

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