GIS & Mapping
Geographic information systems, asset mapping, and spatial data tools (ESRI, Cadcorp). 192 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 1,609 meeting mentions spanning 192 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 cooled quarter-on-quarter: there were 76 mentions in the last three months, against 140 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
Dundee City Council or similar (DPEA is a Scottish government planning body) in Scotland is the most active authority on gis & mapping, with 115 mentions across 115 monitored meetings — around 7% 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 (51 mentions) and Leeds City Council (47) are also notably active. The full list of leading councils is below — each links to its live intelligence profile.
| Council | Region | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Dundee City Council or similar (DPEA is a Scottish government planning body) | Scotland | 115 |
| Glasgow City Council | Scotland | 51 |
| Leeds City Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 47 |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | South East | 37 |
| Dorset Council | South West | 34 |
| Flintshire County Council | Wales | 33 |
| Braintree District Council | East of England | 33 |
| Swale Borough Council | South East | 29 |
| City of York Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 29 |
| Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council | East of England | 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.
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · ICT Capital & Debt · 6 Jul 2026
“the ARC GIS Enterprise system ... our mapping platform”
Lewisham London Borough Council · Climate, Streets and EVs · 2 Jul 2026
“a map around dangerous road crossings”
Cherwell District Council · Rail Freight and Eco-town · 2 Jul 2026
“"I just zoomed in a little bit here on the top side"”
New Forest District Council · Assets, Housing & Finance · 1 Jul 2026
“"land gazetteers, mapping, UPRNs"”
Tewkesbury Borough Council · Council Plan and Flooding · 30 Jun 2026
““mapping around Flooding” and “use of Lidor to map where water levels get to against post codes””
Cotswold District Council · Neighbourhood Plans Progress · 30 Jun 2026
““a very good GIS officer””
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Track gis & mapping across every council
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