Total Spend
£9bn
Jun 2018 — Jan 2026
// CouncilScope Portal
UK council spend intelligence
Server-rendered analytics powered by ingested council transparency data.
Transactions
1m
Rows ingested into CouncilScope
Suppliers
23.2k
Distinct normalized supplier names
// Council Coverage
Councils on platform
Coverage expands as new council datasets are added and ingested.
Wandsworth Borough Council
£4,462,241,346
Blackpool Council
£4,146,156,793
Preston City Council
£204,423,239
Fylde Council
£118,242,422
South Staffordshire District Council
£83,264,868
// Category Distribution
Where spend is concentrated
Category leaderboard for the currently selected council and discovery filters.
Other£5,173,772,694 (552604)
Financial & Insurance£1,332,695,173 (1376)
Contracted Services£469,914,446 (37311)
Social Care£346,181,852 (208333)
Grants & Contributions£286,145,263 (19242)
Facilities & Maintenance£262,575,436 (26095)
Professional Services£244,829,191 (21863)
Children & Education£161,390,288 (50070)
Supplies & Equipment£145,572,627 (26618)
Property & Premises£138,988,473 (15453)
Transport & Vehicles£98,980,884 (13138)
Utilities£96,135,530 (17696)
IT & Technology£82,774,325 (6889)
Staffing & HR£78,890,615 (25385)
Waste & Environment£58,772,375 (909)
Communications & Marketing£36,709,496 (10325)
// Monthly Trend
Spend by month
Latest monthly totals across currently ingested council datasets.
Feb 2025£147,324,533
Mar 2025£135,034,530
Apr 2025£167,018,543
May 2025£183,927,153
Jun 2025£166,430,397
Jul 2025£178,375,542
Aug 2025£150,264,748
Sept 2025£194,668,713
Oct 2025£151,059,424
Nov 2025£178,737,534
Dec 2025£160,893,351
Jan 2026£160,190,559
// Supplier Concentration
Top suppliers
Suppliers ranked by aggregate spend value across ingested councils.
| Supplier | Transactions | Total Spend |
|---|---|---|
| Redacted Personal Data | 244016 | £386,233,420 |
| Lancashire County Council | 1753 | £152,020,237 |
| Muse Developments Limited | 148 | £134,782,272 |
| BANK OF SCOTLAND | 24 | £124,574,386 |
| WESTERN RIVERSIDE WASTE AUTHOR | 96 | £99,182,291 |
| Edf Energy | 13829 | £93,507,729 |
| Winstanley York Road Regenerat | 92 | £85,979,182 |
| Enveco Blackpool Waste Services Ltd | 1710 | £78,259,968 |
| Serco Limited | 128 | £71,154,372 |
| TRANSPORT TRADING LTD | 35 | £71,071,779 |