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# Academies for Character & Excellence · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/academies-for-character-excellence-coh-10098444). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Academies for Character & Excellence is a Central government based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 9 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Academies for Character & Excellence
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PYNM-4868-XBBN` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 9
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £3.0m (median award: £380k) across 6 of 6 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/academies-for-character-excellence-coh-10098444

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (median of 8 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 5 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 6 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 5 (83%), Route not published: 1 (17%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 2 notices, last 24 months (33% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 2 notices, last 24 months (33% of this period)
3. **[Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/agricultural-farming-fishing-forestry-and-related-products-03000000) (CPV 03):** 1 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
4. **[Food, drink, tobacco](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/food-beverages-tobacco-and-related-products-15000000) (CPV 15):** 1 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 1 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Savona Foodservice](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/savona-foodservice-coh-04764681):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
2. **[Teaching Personnel](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/teaching-personnel-coh-03225158):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
3. **[EDUCATED RECRUITMENT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/educated-recruitment-limited-coh-08567845):** 1 procedures
4. **[Somerset Education Alliance Ltd (Trading as Supply Education Alliance)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/somerset-education-alliance-ltd-trading-as-supply-education--coh-14006182):** 1 procedures
5. **[IPLICIT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/iplicit-limited-coh-07194134):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Savona Foodservice](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/savona-foodservice-coh-04764681):** £1.3m · [Lot 2 Frozen, Dry, Ambient and Dairy](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-food-supply-ocds-h6vhtk-051884) · Awarded: 15 Aug 2025
2. **[Juniper Education Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/juniper-education-services-ltd-coh-12004688):** £450k · [ACE - Provision of Integrated HR and Payroll System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ace-provision-of-integrated-hr-and-payroll-system-ocds-h6vhtk-060bed) · Awarded: 7 May 2026
3. **[Savona Foodservice](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/savona-foodservice-coh-04764681):** £380k · [Lot 1 Fresh Meat](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-food-supply-ocds-h6vhtk-051884) · Awarded: 15 Aug 2025
4. **[Redbridge Produce & Flowers Ltd T/A Total Produce](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/redbridge-produce-flowers-ltd-t-a-total-produce-coh-03034745):** £380k · [Lot 3 - Fresh Fruit and Vegetables](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-food-supply-ocds-h6vhtk-051884) · Awarded: 15 Aug 2025
5. **[I J Cannings & Son Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/i-j-cannings-son-ltd-coh-01889679):** £250k · [Lot 3 All Schools](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-mechanical-plant-servicing-repairs-ocds-h6vhtk-050fd7) · Awarded: 8 Jul 2025

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Academies for Character & Excellence intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/academies-for-character-excellence-coh-10098444#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/academies-for-character-excellence-coh-10098444
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt