Bristol: spending over £500

The supplier is another council, a police, fire or NHS body, a government department or agency, or a pension fund.

1. University Hospitals Bristol and NHS Foundation Trust: £6,251,705 (28 payments)
2. Bath And North East Somerset Council - Pensions: £5,525,941 (108 payments)
3. South Gloucestershire Council (Main Order Account): £5,042,156 (77 payments)
4. Department for Transport: £1,326,850 (4 payments)
5. North Somerset Council: £1,219,249 (72 payments)
6. North Star Academy Trust: £855,546 (14 payments)
7. Environment Agency: £636,438 (9 payments)
8. Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ): £468,940 (1 payment)
9. Northumberland County Council: £454,068 (10 payments)
10. Avon And Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Nhs Trust: £419,688 (21 payments)

The supplier is one of a named list of large firms that run council services under contract. A payment to one is often a routine instalment on a long contract.

1. Willmott Dixon Construction Limited: £3,354,633 (38 payments)
2. Eurovia Infrastructure Ltd: £751,989 (1 payment)
3. Restaurant Associates t/a Compass Contract Services (UK) Limited: £41,279 (33 payments)
4. Capita Pension Solutions Limited: £2,701 (1 payment)
5. Glendale Countryside Ltd: £2,596 (1 payment)
6. EQUANS EV Solutions Limited: £1,845 (2 payments)
7. Colas Ltd: £1,646 (1 payment)
8. Serco Ltd: £1,582 (2 payments)
9. OCS Group UK Ltd: £1,015 (1 payment)

The supplier is a law firm or chambers, or the council describes the payment as legal fees, counsel or court fees.

1. Battrick Clark Solicitors: £1,517,159 (5 payments)
2. Names withheld by the council: £1,071,101 (573 payments)
3. Wards Solicitors LLP: £1,061,123 (11 payments)
4. O'Neill Patient Solicitors: £777,583 (3 payments)
5. Hotchkiss Warburton Solicitors: £365,000 (1 payment)
6. Josiah Hincks Solicitors: £350,000 (1 payment)
7. HS Legal Solicitors Ltd: £321,500 (1 payment)
8. Nantes Solicitors Limited: £315,008 (2 payments)
9. Capstone Solicitors: £260,000 (1 payment)
10. John Hodge Solicitors: £255,000 (1 payment)

The supplier is a recruitment agency or consultancy on a named list, or the council describes the payment as consultancy, agency or interim staff, or professional fees.

1. Comensura Ltd: £15,709,323 (115 payments)
2. Constellia Public Limited: £8,851,405 (802 payments)
3. Newton Consulting Limited: £6,781,376 (13 payments)
4. Arcadis LLP: £3,629,165 (177 payments)
5. Alex Fry Rental Properties Ltd: £2,916,139 (54 payments)
6. SLM Ltd: £2,798,124 (6 payments)
7. Learning Partnership West Cic: £2,371,636 (86 payments)
8. Homes 4 All: £1,958,351 (63 payments)
9. Centennial Property Ltd t/a The Housing Network: £1,829,722 (49 payments)
10. Sports Heroes Ltd: £1,746,527 (290 payments)

The supplier is on a named list of IT and telecoms firms, or the council describes the payment as software, licences, IT, hardware, hosting or telephony.

1. Phoenix Software Ltd: £2,743,936 (14 payments)
2. Specialist Computer Centres PLC: £1,434,087 (12 payments)
3. Vodafone Limited: £1,007,826 (54 payments)
4. Nuway Audio Visual Limited: £907,663 (18 payments)
5. Civica UK Limited: £735,316 (15 payments)
6. System C Healthcare Ltd t/a Liquidlogic Ltd: £490,089 (3 payments)
7. Virgin Media Business (Pay telephony payments here): £373,523 (55 payments)
8. X M A Limited: £236,772 (9 payments)
9. 2iC-Care Ltd: £235,067 (5 payments)
10. Voicescape Limited: £226,500 (2 payments)

The council describes the payment as advertising, marketing, publicity or public relations. Recruitment and statutory notices are left out.

1. Bauer Media Outdoor UK Limited: £434,123 (9 payments)
2. PeopleScout Limited: £224,084 (200 payments)
3. Constellia Public Limited: £63,780 (19 payments)
4. Richmond Event Management Ltd: £33,173 (1 payment)
5. Reach Publishing Services Ltd: £21,162 (16 payments)
6. Bristol Pride: £20,000 (1 payment)
7. Names withheld by the council: £11,908 (3 payments)
8. CAN Digital Solutions Limited: £11,000 (4 payments)
9. Plaster Creative Communication: £9,000 (12 payments)
10. Housing Matters (Bristol): £6,000 (2 payments)

The council describes the payment as a conference, seminar, exhibition, event or venue hire.

1. Watershed Trading Ltd: £4,076 (5 payments)
2. Metropolis International Group Ltd t/a EMAP Publishing Ltd: £3,250 (1 payment)
3. Bridge View Medical: £1,400 (1 payment)
4. International Association for Community Development: £1,400 (1 payment)
5. Redactive Events Ltd: £1,290 (2 payments)

The council describes the payment as travel, fares, flights, subsistence or hotels. Homeless and temporary accommodation, and home to school and client transport, are left out.

1. Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd: £180,151 (4 payments)
2. First West of England Ltd: £167,665 (28 payments)
3. ETM Contractors Ltd: £155,948 (3 payments)
4. Lifecycle UK: £89,613 (20 payments)
5. Names withheld by the council: £63,956 (21 payments)
6. Centregreat Limited: £57,948 (2 payments)
7. Chroma Vision Limited: £43,639 (3 payments)
8. Constellia Public Limited: £39,817 (1 payment)
9. Yunex Limited: £24,544 (10 payments)
10. Cursive Cycling Ltd t/a Holy Spokes: £23,477 (9 payments)

The council describes the payment as catering, hospitality or refreshments. School meals are left out.

1. Apetito Ltd: £204,565 (12 payments)
2. Charles Saunders Limited: £63,648 (76 payments)
3. School Milk Services Ltd: £26,266 (34 payments)
4. RA Venues at MShed t/a Compass Services (UK) Limited: £3,703 (3 payments)
5. Pegasus Catering Ltd: £2,124 (3 payments)
6. Culligan (UK) Limited: £2,084 (3 payments)
7. Nisbets: £1,887 (2 payments)
8. Picnic Catering Limited: £1,700 (1 payment)
9. The Cookery School and Kitchen CIC t/a Square Food Foundation: £1,465 (1 payment)
10. Future Inns Bristol: £1,063 (1 payment)