Colchester City Council: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
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Official UK PPONPCVM-1775-YNRP
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 8 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
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How much of this buyer’s work goes to its three most frequent suppliers.
Share of its awarded tenders that name at least one of the top three. Each tender is counted once.
19 awarded tenders, 49 different suppliers.
Describes the record. It is not a sign of favouritism.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of published VAT-exclusive awards to single suppliers, last 24 months. Left out: concession revenue, framework ceilings, repeated notices, equal-value duplicates.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
What they buyi
What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
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What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each
45 Construction work4 procedures · 36%44 Construction structures and materials2 procedures · 18%48 Software package and information systems2 procedures · 18%50 Repair and maintenance services2 procedures · 18%66 Financial and insurance services2 procedures · 18%71 Architectural, construction, engineering2 procedures · 18%90 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental2 procedures · 18%19 Leather and textile fabrics1 procedure · 9%How they buyi
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Last 24 months · 11 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract82%(9 notices)
9 of 11 notices are Contract (82%).Framework18%(2 notices)
2 of 11 notices are Framework (18%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open45%(5 notices)
5 of 11 notices are Open (45%).Selective27%(3 notices)
3 of 11 notices are Selective (27%).Limited / restricted18%(2 notices)
2 of 11 notices are Limited / restricted (18%).Route not published9%(1 notice)
1 of 11 notices is Route not published (9%).
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 8 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
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How long this buyer takes to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on this buyer’s own tenders.
Based on 4 decided tenders across all categories, last 24 months.
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How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.
Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.
Based on 11 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
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Do this buyer’s awards land above or below its own estimates.
Each lot’s published estimate against its award, on this buyer’s competitions, like for like.
Based on 2 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months. Small sample.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
Who wins herei
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records
| Supplier | Procedures | Share | Last 24m | Award records | Last activity |
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| The Compost Bag Company Ltd | 1 | 5.3% | 1 | 7 | 8 Jan 2026 |
| IPL PLASTICS (UK) LIMITED | 1 | 5.3% | 1 | 6 | 13 Jan 2026 |
| SAI-PAC UK LTD | 1 | 5.3% | 1 | 4 | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Ridley Recycling Limited | 1 | 5.3% | 1 | 4 | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Storm Environmental Limited | 1 | 5.3% | 1 | 4 | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Contenur UK Limited | 1 | 5.3% | 1 | 3 | 8 Jan 2026 |
| CRAEMER UK LIMITED | 1 | 5.3% | 1 | 3 | 8 Jan 2026 |
| SSI Schaefer Plastics UK Ltd | 1 | 5.3% | 1 | 3 | 8 Jan 2026 |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 5% of 19 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 49 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of published VAT-exclusive awards to single suppliers, last 24 months. Left out: concession revenue, framework ceilings, repeated notices, equal-value duplicates.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
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The middle published award value for this buyer.
Middle value of the same awards as the total above.
Largest published awards iThe biggest published awards. Awards to a single supplier with a published value, largest first, so you can check the totals against the notice. A repeated framework total can appear here. Open the notice to check. | Supplier | Awarded | Term | Published value |
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| Temporary Accommodation at Avon Way House, Colchester | Beyond the Box Student Limited | — | — | £15,907,244 † |
| Kitchen Refurbishments | Seager Heating Ltd | — | — | £10,108,000 † |
| 0415 - Design and Build at 72-86 Military Road | Rose Builders Ltd | — | — | £6,790,573 † |
| Corporate Building Cleaning and Sheltered Scheme Cleaning for Colchester City Council | Pinnacle FM Ltd | — | — | £1,539,452 † |
| Corporate Building Cleaning for Braintree District Council | Juniper Pursuits Ltd | — | — | £790,530 † |
Contracts endingi
Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
23 of 36 contracts carry an end date, 4 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast
Soonest 10 of 16 contracts ending within 18 months.
Recent procedures
Latest 22 of 22 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
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| Finance System SolutionFinancial analysis and accounting software package | Awarded / complete | 1 Oct 2026 | — |
| Finance SolutionFinancial analysis and accounting software package | Planning | 29 Jun 2026 | £576,000 |
| Handling of Recyclable MaterialsRefuse recycling services | Awarded / complete | 25 Jun 2026 | £1,000,000 |
| Procurement of Wheeled Bins for the new Recycling and Waste ServiceBins | Awarded / complete | 29 Apr 2026 | £250,000,000 |
| Building Cleaning ServicesBuilding-cleaning services | Awarded / complete | 13 Jan 2026 | — |
| Colchester Castle Roofing Refurbishment WorksCastle construction work | Awarded / complete | 16 Dec 2025 | £1,600,000 |
| 0455 - PA - Exhibition Design Consultancy ServicesDesign consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 3 Dec 2025 | £220,000 |
| 0452 - PA Asbestos SurveyingAsbestos removal services | Awarded / complete | 20 Nov 2025 | £2,880,000 |
| Utility Metering & Associated Services FrameworkData collection and collation services | Awarded / complete | 17 Jul 2025 | £5,000,000 |
| Design & Build at 72-86 Military RoadArchitectural design services | Awarded / complete | 7 Jul 2025 | £7,500,000 |
| Kitchen RefurbishmentsInstallation of fitted kitchens | Awarded / complete | 26 Mar 2025 | £9,000,000 |
| Temporary Accommodation at Avon Way House, ColchesterAccommodation management services | Awarded / complete | 20 Nov 2024 | — |
| Colchester 5G Enabled Connected TourismInstallation of telecommunications equipment | Awarded / complete | 19 Sept 2024 | £500,000 |
| New Property Compliance Management IT SystemCompliance software package | Awarded / complete | 29 Aug 2024 | £400,000 |
| Construction Consultancy ServicesConstruction consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 28 Feb 2024 | £300,000 |
| Gas Servicing & Repairs for Housing StockBoiler installation work | Awarded / complete | 28 Feb 2024 | £360,000 |
| Communal Area Building Cleaning Services of 2 and 3 Storey FlatsBuilding-cleaning services | Awarded / complete | 7 Feb 2024 | £560,000 |
| Heart of Greenstead - Full Spectrum Design Consultancy ServicesArchitectural and related services | Awarded / complete | 18 Jul 2023 | £1,000,000 |
| Asbestos SurveyingSurveying services | Open | 15 Dec 2021 | £900,000 |
| Elfreda House RedevelopmentBuilding construction work | Awarded / complete | 11 Jun 2021 | — |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- One profile per authority. Different spellings and registration numbers of the same body are merged into this profile. It includes tenders the authority ran for other bodies and tenders run on its behalf; spend is credited to the body that pays.
- Values are published values. Award values are what the authority published, excluding VAT and framework ceilings. They are not a budget or total spend.
- Contract end dates. 23 of 36 published contracts have an end date; 4 of those are estimated as the signature (or publication) date plus the published duration and are marked “estimated”. They feed “Contracts ending”, the same rule as the retender radar.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.