# Nottingham: spending over £500 url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/councils/spending-over-500/nottingham/ updated: 29 September 2026 licence: Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Figures: each source's own licence, listed under Sources. publisher: [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk) # Nottingham: spending over £500 Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). Nottingham published **30,504 payments** of £500 or more between August 2025 and July 2026, worth **£645.2m** in all, to 3,268 suppliers. The largest total went to PUBLIC WORK F/FLOW: £89.8m across 1 payment. These are the council's own published records; the gaps in them are listed below. ## Key figures - £645.2mPaid in payments of £500 or more, latest year - 30,504Payments - 3,268Suppliers - 12 of 12Months with payments published ## What the council published - Augpublished - Septpublished - Octpublished - Novpublished - Decpublished - Janpublished - Febpublished - Marpublished - Aprpublished - Maypublished - Junpublished - Julpublished **Gaps and problems in the data, as published:** - 5.1% of payments (£4,043,230) have the supplier name withheld or redacted by the council, usually because the payee is an individual. - 382 credits and refunds (negative amounts, £15,277,300 in all) are included, so totals are net. ## Top 50 suppliers by value Search | Supplier | Paid | Payments | | --- | --- | --- | | PUBLIC WORK F/FLOWDetails | £89,805,243 | 1 | | Payments1 | | | | TRAMLINK NOTTINGHAMDetails | £34,997,052 | 79 | | Payments79 | | | | WOODLANDS SCHOOL T/A RALEIGH LEARNING TRUSTDetails | £22,980,565 | 46 | | Payments46 | | | | MATRIX SCM LTDDetails | £14,481,456 | 42 | | Payments42 | | | | UNITED LIVING SOUTH LIMITEDDetails | £13,601,815 | 650 | | Payments650 | | | | LOVELL PARTNERSHIPS LTDDetails | £13,570,819 | 118 | | Payments118 | | | | FRAMEWORK HOUSING ASSOCIATIONDetails | £12,067,369 | 162 | | Payments162 | | | | LINDUM GROUP LTDDetails | £9,680,761 | 86 | | Payments86 | | | | DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY & NET ZERODetails | £9,377,220 | 1 | | Payments1 | | | | WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LTDDetails | £9,157,740 | 14 | | Payments14 | | | | NOTTINGHAM CITY TRANSPORT LTDDetails | £8,669,186 | 103 | | Payments103 | | | | TOTAL ENERGIES GAS&POWER LTDDetails | £8,481,709 | 167 | | Payments167 | | | | WASTENOTTS (RECLAMATION) LTDDetails | £8,314,115 | 65 | | Payments65 | | | | PUBLIC WORKS LOANSDetails | £8,172,361 | 1 | | Payments1 | | | | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICEDetails | £7,747,359 | 25 | | Payments25 | | | | FORBES SOLICITORS LLPDetails | £7,624,678 | 55 | | Payments55 | | | | BALFOUR BEATTY CIVIL ENGINEERING LTDDetails | £6,551,059 | 10 | | Payments10 | | | | NOTTINGHAM CITYCARE PARTNERSHIP CICDetails | £6,181,396 | 20 | | Payments20 | | | | THOMAS BOW LTDDetails | £5,215,589 | 59 | | Payments59 | | | | NETHERGATE ACADEMYDetails | £5,174,550 | 11 | | Payments11 | | | | ENVA ENGLAND LTDDetails | £4,796,096 | 140 | | Payments140 | | | | FERNWOOD PRIMARY & NURSERY SCHOOLDetails | £4,572,618 | 10 | | Payments10 | | | | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCILDetails | £4,504,412 | 75 | | Payments75 | | | | OAK FIELD SCHOOLDetails | £4,361,053 | 8 | | Payments8 | | | | HOMES 2 INSPIREDetails | £4,328,797 | 18 | | Payments18 | | | | WARBURTON SERVICES LTDDetails | £4,162,545 | 131 | | Payments131 | | | | *Names withheld by the council*Details | £4,043,230 | 1,569 | | Payments1,569 | | | | TRUST UTILITY MANAGEMENT LTDDetails | £3,910,206 | 368 | | Payments368 | | | | WESTVILLE LTDDetails | £3,607,958 | 14 | | Payments14 | | | | HEATHFIELD PRIMARY & NURSERY SCHOOLDetails | £3,581,545 | 10 | | Payments10 | | | | NORTH KESTEVEN DISTRICT COUNCILDetails | £3,471,750 | 7 | | Payments7 | | | | MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTDetails | £3,173,488 | 10 | | Payments10 | | | | BERRIDGE PRIMARY & NURSERY SCHOOLDetails | £3,075,616 | 8 | | Payments8 | | | | UI SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE LTDDetails | £3,059,104 | 114 | | Payments114 | | | | FOREST FIELDS PRIMARY & NURSERY SCHOOLDetails | £2,981,939 | 11 | | Payments11 | | | | ROSEHILL SCHOOLDetails | £2,874,351 | 8 | | Payments8 | | | | PLATFORM HOUSING LTDDetails | £2,774,005 | 7 | | Payments7 | | | | UK PLUMBING SUPPLIES LTD T/A MICHAEL PAVISDetails | £2,734,519 | 258 | | Payments258 | | | | MIDDLETON PRIMARY & NURSERY SCHOOLDetails | £2,705,308 | 8 | | Payments8 | | | | NCHA LTDDetails | £2,698,607 | 73 | | Payments73 | | | | GRT NOTTM LIFT PROJECT COMPANY (NO2) LTDDetails | £2,476,489 | 25 | | Payments25 | | | | MELLERS PRIMARY SCHOOLDetails | £2,470,493 | 8 | | Payments8 | | | | HANSON QUARRY PRODUCTS EUROPE LTD T/A HEIDELBERG MATERIALS CONTRACTINGDetails | £2,387,878 | 25 | | Payments25 | | | | SEELY PRIMARY AND NURSERY SCHOOLDetails | £2,385,253 | 8 | | Payments8 | | | | SOUTHGLADE PRIMARY SCHOOLDetails | £2,207,837 | 8 | | Payments8 | | | | GLADE HILL PRIMARY & NURSERY SCHOOLDetails | £2,201,394 | 9 | | Payments9 | | | | RUFFORD PRIMARY AND NURSERY SCHOOLDetails | £2,173,600 | 8 | | Payments8 | | | | ROBIN HOOD PRIMARY SCHOOLDetails | £2,132,411 | 14 | | Payments14 | | | | NOTTINGHAM & NOTTINGHAMSHIRE YOUTH SUPPORTDetails | £2,115,589 | 16 | | Payments16 | | | | YUNEX LTDDetails | £2,096,691 | 101 | | Payments101 | | | ## 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](/methodology/#spend-over-500). **Nottingham: payments by category (our classification)** - 1. Payments to other councils and public bodies £33,776,075 544 payments - 2. Consultancy and agency staff £29,712,169 1968 payments - 3. Large outsourcing and contracting firms £16,169,230 139 payments - 4. Legal fees £11,354,586 1032 payments - 5. IT and software £8,657,843 774 payments - 6. Communications and PR £584,207 402 payments - 7. Catering and hospitality £287,877 147 payments - 8. Conferences and events £120,182 58 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. Payments to other councils and public bodies | £33,776,075 | | 2. Consultancy and agency staff | £29,712,169 | | 3. Large outsourcing and contracting firms | £16,169,230 | | 4. Legal fees | £11,354,586 | | 5. IT and software | £8,657,843 | | 6. Communications and PR | £584,207 | | 7. Catering and hospitality | £287,877 | | 8. Conferences and events | £120,182 | **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. - DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY & NET ZERO: £9,377,220 (1 payment) - NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: £4,504,412 (75 payments) - NORTH KESTEVEN DISTRICT COUNCIL: £3,471,750 (7 payments) - NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST: £1,686,912 (15 payments) - NUNEATON & BEDWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL: £1,389,228 (9 payments) - NHS NOTTINGHAM & NOTTINGHAMSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD: £1,039,371 (10 payments) - DERBY CITY COUNCIL: £962,288 (35 payments) - STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: £786,451 (5 payments) - LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: £780,862 (11 payments) - STOKE-ON-TRENT CITY COUNCIL: £763,169 (9 payments) **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. - WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LTD: £9,157,740 (14 payments) - BALFOUR BEATTY CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD: £6,551,059 (10 payments) - VEOLIA ES LANDFILL LTD: £214,495 (21 payments) - VEOLIA WATER TECHNOLOGIES & SOLUTIONS UK LP: £108,390 (19 payments) - AMEY OW LTD: £66,230 (9 payments) - TARMAC TRADING LTD: £27,818 (31 payments) - VEOLIA ES NOTTINGHAMSHIRE LTD: £17,528 (12 payments) - SERCO LTD: £6,500 (1 payment) - ENGIE POWER LTD: £5,864 (9 payments) - CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED: £5,119 (2 payments) **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. - FORBES SOLICITORS LLP: £7,624,678 (55 payments) - FREETHS LLP: £744,555 (25 payments) - WEIGHTMANS LLP: £310,901 (73 payments) - BROWNE JACOBSON LLP: £284,156 (111 payments) - HER MAJESTYS COURTS SERVICE: £280,002 (7 payments) - BEVAN BRITTAN LLP: £204,339 (38 payments) - BUCKLES SOLICITORS LLP: £150,000 (1 payment) - VERITAS SOLICITORS LLP: £147,126 (32 payments) - GELDARDS LLP: £115,465 (39 payments) - ANTONY HODARI HOLDINGS LTD T/A ANTONY HODARI SOLICITORS: £91,748 (26 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. - MATRIX SCM LTD: £14,481,456 (42 payments) - LOVELL PARTNERSHIPS LTD: £3,118,610 (8 payments) - JUNO WOMENS AID: £1,225,322 (132 payments) - SAVILLS COMMERCIAL LTD: £691,994 (5 payments) - AMBERSIDE ADVISORS LTD: £595,785 (24 payments) - NOTTINGHAM & NOTTINGHAMSHIRE REFUGEE FORUM: £500,378 (42 payments) - BEYOND CONSULT LTD: £470,851 (120 payments) - MACILDOWIE ASSOCIATES LTD: £440,951 (192 payments) - WATERMAN ASPEN LTD: £416,062 (117 payments) - INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LTD: £402,297 (6 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. - LIQUIDLOGIC LTD: £740,560 (9 payments) - DELL CORPORATION LTD: £697,681 (55 payments) - TOTALMOBILE LTD: £612,259 (21 payments) - NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LTD: £368,780 (15 payments) - BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC: £277,304 (22 payments) - CDW LTD: £268,897 (9 payments) - VIRGIN MEDIA PAYMENTS LTD: £265,091 (78 payments) - PPL PRS LTD: £257,580 (12 payments) - TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP T/A DJANOGLY NORTHGATE ACADEMY: £249,860 (2 payments) - CIVICA UK LTD: £239,480 (4 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. - META PLATFORMS INC.: £152,176 (171 payments) - OUTDO TRANSPORT LTD: £59,411 (39 payments) - ONPOINT DISTRIBUTION LTD: £40,868 (8 payments) - ADVERTA: £30,364 (21 payments) - GLOBAL MEDIA GROUP SERVICES LTD: £25,531 (20 payments) - LATCHAM DIRECT LTD: £23,029 (2 payments) - FRAMEWORK WEB DEVELOPMENT LTD: £14,320 (8 payments) - POP, INC.: £14,309 (9 payments) - REACH PUBLISHING SERVICES LTD: £13,347 (9 payments) - PARKER WARD LTD: £12,219 (4 payments) **Conferences and events: largest suppliers** The council describes the payment as a conference, seminar, exhibition, event or venue hire. - GRIT BREAKTHROUGH PROGRAMMES: £23,000 (1 payment) - Names withheld by the council: £14,885 (12 payments) - LOUISE HAMILTON STANLEY: £11,409 (10 payments) - NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY: £11,000 (2 payments) - URBAN CANVAS: £10,380 (2 payments) - CONTEMPORARY ART SOCIETY: £5,900 (2 payments) - DAMIAN LEIGHTON BARR: £5,000 (1 payment) - MATTHEW LEWIS MILLER: £4,260 (3 payments) - SHELDON CHADWICK: £4,000 (1 payment) - JO METSON SCOTT LTD: £4,000 (1 payment) **Catering and hospitality: largest suppliers** The council describes the payment as catering, hospitality or refreshments. School meals are left out. - HATHERLEY COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD: £142,261 (47 payments) - ALL PURPOSE CLEANING & CATERING SUPPLIES LTD: £37,973 (28 payments) - BRAKE BROS LTD: £36,569 (32 payments) - CGC EVENTS LTD: £13,505 (11 payments) - ANDY THORNTON LTD: £9,121 (1 payment) - LEE & FLETCHER LTD: £8,940 (2 payments) - BARMANS LTD T/A DRINKSTUFF: £7,749 (2 payments) - REDWOOD PRODUCTS LTD: £6,480 (1 payment) - EDEN FARM LTD T/A EDEN FARM HULLEYS: £3,896 (3 payments) - PLANGLOW: £3,832 (3 payments) ## Spending by the council's own service areas **Nottingham: payments by service area, as the council labels them** - 1. Balance Sheet £185,649,140 3692 payments - 2. Unknown £89,805,243 1 payments - 3. Communities,Environment & Resident Services £86,245,429 7852 payments - 4. Schools (Forecast Exclusions) £53,963,689 1070 payments - 5. Growth & City Development £41,494,750 2567 payments - 6. Education £39,522,802 5760 payments - 7. Corporate £36,581,109 181 payments - 8. Housing Revenue Account £34,239,258 3813 payments - 9. Other Accounts - Forecasting Exclusions £25,911,468 263 payments - 10. Public Health £22,256,969 585 payments - 11. Childrens £11,616,339 1021 payments - 12. Finance & Resources £11,341,576 1784 payments - 13. Adults £4,798,341 1156 payments - 14. Schools Forecasting £860,149 292 payments - 15. Chief Executive £766,459 178 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. Balance Sheet | £185,649,140 | | 2. Unknown | £89,805,243 | | 3. Communities,Environment & Resident Services | £86,245,429 | | 4. Schools (Forecast Exclusions) | £53,963,689 | | 5. Growth & City Development | £41,494,750 | | 6. Education | £39,522,802 | | 7. Corporate | £36,581,109 | | 8. Housing Revenue Account | £34,239,258 | | 9. Other Accounts - Forecasting Exclusions | £25,911,468 | | 10. Public Health | £22,256,969 | | 11. Childrens | £11,616,339 | | 12. Finance & Resources | £11,341,576 | | 13. Adults | £4,798,341 | | 14. Schools Forecasting | £860,149 | | 15. Chief Executive | £766,459 | | 16. P-Royal Centre | £80,602 | | 17. HRA - (Forecast Exclusions) | £61,740 | | 18. C-Commercial & Operations | £45,283 | | 19. F-C & F - Central | £43,804 | | 20. H-Hra | £18,694 | | 21. N-Development & Growth | £11,702 | | 22. E-C & F - Schools | £9,007 | | 23. G-C & F - Over 18S | £3,488 | | 24. R-Strategy & Resources | £912 | | 25. Commissioning & Partnerships | −£139,871 | ## 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** - 1. THOMPSON TREE SERVICES (MIDLANDS) LTD £1,725,355 339 payments - 2. BEECHWOOD TREES & LANDSCAPES LTD £97,502 41 payments - 3. CROMWELL POLYTHENE LTD £44,010 15 payments - 4. TUDOR UK LTD T/A TUDOR ENVIRONMENTAL £36,550 22 payments - 5. J A KENT SERVICES (EAST MIDLANDS) LTD £26,555 4 payments - 6. BALL COLEGRAVE LTD £25,779 21 payments - 7. ASHTON BOND GIGG £25,306 4 payments - 8. OLD HALL NURSERIES LTD £22,331 7 payments **Show as a table** | Name | Paid | | --- | --- | | 1. THOMPSON TREE SERVICES (MIDLANDS) LTD | £1,725,355 | | 2. BEECHWOOD TREES & LANDSCAPES LTD | £97,502 | | 3. CROMWELL POLYTHENE LTD | £44,010 | | 4. TUDOR UK LTD T/A TUDOR ENVIRONMENTAL | £36,550 | | 5. J A KENT SERVICES (EAST MIDLANDS) LTD | £26,555 | | 6. BALL COLEGRAVE LTD | £25,779 | | 7. ASHTON BOND GIGG | £25,306 | | 8. OLD HALL NURSERIES LTD | £22,331 | | 9. CADEBY TREE TRUST | £21,104 | | 10. EAST RIDING HORTICULTURE | £19,527 | ## Consultancy and agency against the pay bill Payments we classify as consultancy and agency staff came to **8.7%** of Nottingham's own staff costs in its 2025-26 revenue return, against a median of 5.2% for the other unitary 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. ## Search every payment Searching needs JavaScript. Every payment is in [one JSON file](/data/spend500/tx/E06000018.json). Every payment, as the council published it, is in [one JSON file](/data/spend500/tx/E06000018.json); the search can download any selection as CSV. ## 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](/methodology/#spend-over-500). ## Sources Nottingham, spending over £500, [published here](https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/your-council/about-the-council/access-to-information/nottingham-data-hub/). Licence as the council states it: not stated. Checked 2026-09-24; files read 2026-09-29. **Every file read (3)** - [Payments to Suppliers 2026 - 2027](https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/media/5cbjn2nz/payments-to-suppliers-2026-2027-q1.xlsx) (2026-04), file dated 2026-08-11: 9,483 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [Payments to Suppliers 2025 - 2026](https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/media/eijpnt43/payments-to-suppliers-2025-2026-f.xlsx) (2025-04), file dated 2026-05-05: 31,523 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. - [Payments to Suppliers 2024 - 2025](https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/media/r4rio4hm/payments-to-suppliers-2024-2025.xlsx) (2024-04), file dated 2025-05-06: 37,045 payments of £500 or more. Read 2026-09-29. ## Related pages - [Back to Council spending over £500](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/councils/spending-over-500/) - [How much is council tax and what does it pay for?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/) - [Who is my MP, and what does their office cost?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/mps/) - [Where does my tax money actually go?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/for-every-100-pounds-of-tax/) ## More from this publisher - [UK tax calculators](https://howlongisit.co.uk) Published by [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). The figures belong to the publishers listed under Sources and are used under their licences. Figures last updated 29 September 2026.