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Norwich: spending over £500

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Norwich published 7,022 payments of £500 or more between February 2025 and January 2026, worth £83.5m in all, to 663 suppliers. The largest total went to NORWICH CITY SERVICES LTD: £22.5m across 377 payments. These are the council's own published records; the gaps in them are listed below.

Key figures

  • £83.5mPaid in payments of £500 or more, latest year
  • 7,022Payments
  • 663Suppliers
  • 12 of 12Months with payments published

What the council published

  1. Febpublished
  2. Marpublished
  3. Aprpublished
  4. Maypublished
  5. Junpublished
  6. Julpublished
  7. Augpublished
  8. Septpublished
  9. Octpublished
  10. Novpublished
  11. Decpublished
  12. Janpublished

Gaps and problems in the data, as published:

  • The newest payment published is from 2026-01, 8 months before this page was built.
  • 52.2% of payments (£7,229,449) have the supplier name withheld or redacted by the council, usually because the payee is an individual.

Top 50 suppliers by value

Norwich: the 50 suppliers paid most, February 2025 to January 2026
SupplierPaidPayments
NORWICH CITY SERVICES LTD
Details
£22,524,775377
Payments
377
Names withheld by the council
Details
£7,229,4493,665
Payments
3,665
ANGLIAN WATER BUSINESS (WAVE)
Details
£6,148,88128
Payments
28
GASWAY SERVICES LTD
Details
£5,686,942148
Payments
148
BIFFA MUNICIPAL LIMITED
Details
£3,739,03252
Payments
52
DSM DEMOLITION LTD
Details
£3,554,8036
Payments
6
E.ON UK GREEN FUNDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Details
£3,347,55611
Payments
11
BROADLAND HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD
Details
£1,663,05911
Payments
11
N D WILLAN BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD
Details
£1,341,68922
Payments
22
ASPECT GROUP SERVICES LTD
Details
£1,283,83946
Payments
46
NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
Details
£1,276,25844
Payments
44
ARTHUR J GALLAGHER INSURANCE BROKERS LTD
Details
£1,123,69413
Payments
13
DODD GROUP (EASTERN) LTD
Details
£1,077,1797
Payments
7
OVAMILL LTD
Details
£1,071,3703
Payments
3
IW GROUP SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
Details
£1,062,8256
Payments
6
ST MARTINS HOUSING TRUST
Details
£944,76915
Payments
15
ALPHATRACK SYSTEMS LTD
Details
£736,09434
Payments
34
MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Details
£646,4781
Payments
1
P J SPILLINGS (BUILDERS) LTD
Details
£544,8155
Payments
5
KARCHER UK LTD
Details
£543,8181
Payments
1
A & B GLASS COMPANY LTD T/A ASSET FINELINE
Details
£464,0084
Payments
4
ERNEST DOE & SONS LTD
Details
£425,5203
Payments
3
NORSE ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE SERVICES LTD
Details
£420,3786
Payments
6
INNER CIRCLE CONSULTING LIMITED
Details
£404,8889
Payments
9
NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LTD
Details
£385,93516
Payments
16
PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD
Details
£366,88626
Payments
26
SAVILLS (UK) LTD
Details
£366,84415
Payments
15
HAWKINS BROWN ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Details
£358,3456
Payments
6
MEANWHILE CREATIVE LIMITED
Details
£315,2734
Payments
4
Place Partners Ltd
Details
£309,0007
Payments
7
COOKES HEATING LTD
Details
£306,92440
Payments
40
CLC CONTRACTORS LTD
Details
£286,97322
Payments
22
BLOOM PROCUREMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Details
£255,18073
Payments
73
BELL GROUP LIMITED
Details
£230,1816
Payments
6
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Details
£221,6095
Payments
5
BOXXE LIMITED
Details
£207,3626
Payments
6
ORWELL HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD
Details
£193,5732
Payments
2
ZENITH CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED
Details
£187,9712
Payments
2
DOORS PLUS LTD
Details
£187,03013
Payments
13
NORFOLK COMMUNITY LAW SERVICE LTD
Details
£177,9414
Payments
4
RenEnergy Limited
Details
£172,8642
Payments
2
TRUETECH INTEGRATED LTD
Details
£168,22219
Payments
19
THE NR5 PROJECT
Details
£162,7503
Payments
3
UTILITY PLANNERS UK LIMITED
Details
£161,8803
Payments
3
EMBRIDGE CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED
Details
£161,3102
Payments
2
STANNAH LIFTS LTD
Details
£159,15434
Payments
34
IDOX SOFTWARE LIMITED
Details
£156,60310
Payments
10
UNIQUE ADAPTATIONS LIMITED
Details
£155,17726
Payments
26
ADARE SEC LIMITED
Details
£155,00722
Payments
22
REWARD GATEWAY (UK) LTD
Details
£150,0002
Payments
2

Spending by category (our classification)

Payments this site classifies into each category from the supplier and the council's description; most payments fall into none. The rules are on the methodology page.

Norwich: payments by category (our classification)
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Norwich: payments by category (our classification)
NamePaid
1. Large outsourcing and contracting firms£3,902,650
2. IT and software£1,762,567
3. Payments to other councils and public bodies£1,727,805
4. Legal fees£1,454,486
5. Consultancy and agency staff£656,818
6. Communications and PR£23,769
7. Travel and accommodation£643
Payments to other councils and public bodies: largest suppliers

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

  1. NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL: £1,276,258 (44 payments)
  2. NORWICH CITY COUNCIL-1: £112,621 (4 payments)
  3. GREAT YARMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL: £81,109 (20 payments)
  4. BRECKLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL: £72,210 (10 payments)
  5. CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: £71,210 (2 payments)
  6. SOUTH NORFOLK DISTRICT COUNCIL: £44,107 (3 payments)
  7. BROADLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL: £42,415 (4 payments)
  8. NORTH NORFOLK COUNCIL: £16,330 (2 payments)
  9. SALFORD CITY COUNCIL: £10,000 (1 payment)
  10. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: £1,545 (1 payment)
Large outsourcing and contracting firms: largest suppliers

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. BIFFA MUNICIPAL LIMITED: £3,739,032 (52 payments)
  2. CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD: £147,457 (7 payments)
  3. LIBERATA UK LTD: £14,689 (3 payments)
  4. AMEY LG LTD: £1,472 (1 payment)
Legal fees: largest suppliers

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

  1. Names withheld by the council: £1,081,331 (17 payments)
  2. TROWERS & HAMLINS LLP: £139,945 (16 payments)
  3. VERITAS SOLICITORS: £77,042 (12 payments)
  4. SATCHELL MORAN SOLICITORS: £43,374 (11 payments)
  5. TRUE SOLICITORS LLP CLIENT ACCOUNT: £25,345 (7 payments)
  6. FIRST LEGAL SOLICITORS LIMITED: £21,499 (2 payments)
  7. CLAIMSMITHS LAW LLP: £19,940 (5 payments)
  8. DEVONSHIRES SOLICITORS: £14,845 (5 payments)
  9. MJV AND CO SOLICITORS LIMITED: £11,322 (3 payments)
  10. ABRAHAM BARON SOLICITORS LIMITED: £8,086 (2 payments)
Consultancy and agency staff: largest suppliers

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. ERNST & YOUNG LLP: £221,609 (5 payments)
  2. GRANT THORNTON UK LLP: £119,147 (4 payments)
  3. BDO LLP: £93,382 (1 payment)
  4. MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT: £65,522 (27 payments)
  5. PENNA PLC: £59,340 (9 payments)
  6. KPMG LLP: £34,700 (1 payment)
  7. HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT: £23,615 (17 payments)
  8. REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LTD: £18,773 (7 payments)
  9. TILE HILL INTERIM & EXECUTIVE LTD: £17,280 (1 payment)
  10. VENN GROUP LIMITED: £3,450 (2 payments)
IT and software: largest suppliers

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. NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LTD: £384,960 (15 payments)
  2. PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD: £366,886 (26 payments)
  3. EMBRIDGE CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED: £161,310 (2 payments)
  4. IDOX SOFTWARE LIMITED: £156,603 (10 payments)
  5. CIVICA UK LTD: £131,271 (5 payments)
  6. MOBYSOFT LTD: £93,787 (1 payment)
  7. GRAVITAS RECRUITMENT GROUP LTD: £46,250 (15 payments)
  8. FLOWBIRD SMART CITY UK LTD: £43,056 (23 payments)
  9. BOXXE LIMITED: £38,794 (1 payment)
  10. MILLGATE COMPUTER SYSTEMS LTD: £31,500 (3 payments)
Communications and PR: largest suppliers

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

  1. LINKEDIN IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY: £7,575 (1 payment)
  2. KEEP BRITAIN TIDY: £4,090 (2 payments)
  3. RIGHTMOVE GROUP LIMITED: £4,050 (6 payments)
  4. NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP: £2,598 (4 payments)
  5. HAYMARKET MEDIA GROUP: £1,695 (1 payment)
  6. THE PRINT CO (WEST) LIMITED: £1,528 (1 payment)
  7. WENSUM PRINT LTD: £1,150 (1 payment)
  8. FRANCIS DARRAH SURVEYORS LIMITED: £1,083 (2 payments)
Travel and accommodation: largest suppliers

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. IRRV SERVICES LTD: £643 (1 payment)

Spending by the council's own service areas

Norwich: payments by service area, as the council labels them
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Norwich: payments by service area, as the council labels them
NamePaid
1. New Constructn/Convrsn/Renovtn£10,673,315
2. General Repairs£7,393,181
3. Shared Services Norse (NNE)£6,500,535
4. Water Services£6,132,798
5. Void Repairs£5,229,684
6. Cleansing Contracts£3,567,770
7. Exp on Grants£3,340,686
8. Energy efficiency measures£3,071,835
9. Building Rents£2,465,365
10. Agency Supply Staff£2,178,816
11. Professional Advice/Fees£2,043,438
12. Gas Cent Heating Repairs C Wks£1,992,880
13. Major & Minor Repairs£1,972,432
14. IT Services - Contract Charge£1,639,964
15. Projects£1,598,595
16. Legal Expenses£1,499,703
17. Vehicles/Plant Eqpmt/Machinery£1,442,224
18. Other Hired & Contracting Services£1,329,094
19. Electrical£1,226,058
20. Disabled Adaptations£1,183,423
21. Insurance - Premiums£1,139,622
22. Heating/Boilers Domestic£1,073,235
23. Kitchens£966,602
24. Bathrooms£740,793
25. Re-Roofing£676,169

Who is paid for grounds, street cleaning, roads and bins?

The suppliers paid most for each kind of work, where the council's own labels say what the payment was for (our matching). A council that does the work with its own staff pays mostly wages, which are not in this data, so a short list here can mean the work is done in-house.

Parks and open spaces (including play areas): largest suppliers
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Parks and open spaces (including play areas): largest suppliers
NamePaid
1. NORWICH CITY SERVICES LTD£177,000
2. PREMIER PLAYGROUNDS LTD£79,687
3. Names withheld by the council£63,611
4. AGA GROUP ENVIRO-FIX LTD£27,315
5. THREE SCORE OPEN SPACE MANAGEMENT LTD£26,320
6. ACTIVEXCHANGE LTD£9,995
7. BEN WILLIS COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPING LTD£8,000
8. TCV£7,820
9. CITY COLLEGE NORWICH£6,675
10. KOMPAN LTD£5,106
Street cleaning: largest suppliers
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Street cleaning: largest suppliers
NamePaid
1. BIFFA MUNICIPAL LIMITED£3,495,406
2. NORWICH CITY SERVICES LTD£152,456
3. IGENIX LTD T/A ANIMAL WARDEN SERVICES£25,745
4. BEN WILLIS COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPING LTD£20,455
5. T & B BLASTING SERVICES LIMITED£3,800
6. ESE DIRECT LIMITED£2,897
7. WYBONE£1,150
8. BROXAP LIMITED£902
9. GLASDON UK LTD£592
10. MIDLAND SIGNS LEICS LTD T/A G & G SIGNS£515
Waste collection: largest suppliers
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Waste collection: largest suppliers
NamePaid
1. M W WHITE LTD£23,569
2. NORWICH CITY SERVICES LTD£581

Consultancy and agency against the pay bill

Payments we classify as consultancy and agency staff came to 1.8% of Norwich's own staff costs in its 2025-26 revenue return, against a median of 18.1% for the other district councils in England read so far. The payments and the staff costs come from different sources and periods, so this is a guide to scale.

What this data does and doesn't show

  • It is the council's own record of payments of £500 or more. It leaves out salaries, most staff costs and many internal costs, so it is not the council's whole spending.
  • Descriptions are the council's own and vary in quality; some are codes, some are blank, and some supplier names are withheld to protect individuals.
  • A large payment to one supplier is often a routine instalment on a long contract that was tendered openly.
  • The categories and the matching to services are this site's classification from keywords, not the council's. The rules are on the methodology page.

Sources

Norwich, spending over £500, published here. Licence as the council states it: not stated. Checked 2026-09-24; files read 2026-09-29.

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