GIS & Mapping
Geographic information systems, asset mapping, and spatial data tools (ESRI, Cadcorp). 250 UK councils have discussed gis & mapping in monitored meetings — track who, where and how the conversation is moving.
What councils are saying about gis & mapping
GIS & Mapping is one of the procurement themes QuorumInsight tracks across UK local government, detected in 1,862 meeting mentions spanning 250 councils. Every mention comes from an analysed council meeting — a cabinet decision, a committee discussion or a budget report — so this is a picture of what councils are actually planning and debating, not a directory of published tenders.
Discussion has held steady quarter-on-quarter: there were 150 mentions in the last three months, against 131 in the three months before. For suppliers, that matters because activity in a council meeting typically precedes any formal procurement by months. Reading it early is the difference between shaping a requirement and responding to one. GIS & Mapping sits within the broader it & digital category.
Mentions over the last 12 months
Monthly gis & mapping mentions across all monitored UK councils, by meeting date. The current month is excluded while it is still in progress.
Most active councils
Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) in Scotland is the most active authority on gis & mapping, with 115 mentions across 115 monitored meetings — around 6% of all gis & mapping discussion QuorumInsight has tracked. The council returned to the subject as recently as its “Wind Farm Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment” meeting on 19 Nov 2025.
Glasgow City Council (53 mentions) and Leeds City Council (48) are also notably active. The full list of leading councils is below — each links to its live intelligence profile.
| Council | Region | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) | Scotland | 115 |
| Glasgow City Council | Scotland | 53 |
| Leeds City Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 48 |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | South East | 38 |
| Dorset Council | South West | 35 |
| Flintshire County Council | Wales | 34 |
| Braintree District Council | East of England | 33 |
| Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council | East of England | 32 |
| City of York Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 29 |
| Swale Borough Council | South East | 29 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | East of England | 28 |
| Swansea Council | Wales | 28 |
In councils’ own words
Recent meetings where gis & mapping came up, with the relevant passage from the discussion. Each meeting links to the council’s intelligence profile.
Hertsmere Borough Council · Planning Delay & Grid Works · 20 Aug 2026
“"location plan"”
North Northamptonshire Council · Thrapston Warehouse Approval · 19 Aug 2026
“I have just outlined it there on Google for everyone's reference”
South Cambridgeshire District Council · Cambridge North housing · 19 Aug 2026
““the maps as we've all seen””
Edinburgh City Council · Heat, Equality & Advocacy · 18 Aug 2026
““the ongoing development of the Edinburgh's Gaelic footsteps Google map””
Glasgow City Council · Renfield Street Redevelopment · 18 Aug 2026
“This wide aerial view shows the site in its city centre context”
Tandridge District Council · Mount Avenue Transport · 13 Aug 2026
“"we've undertaken qualitative and quantitative assessments of walking routes, cycling routes"”
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Track gis & mapping across every council
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