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# Colchester City Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/colchester-city-council-ons-e07000071). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Colchester City Council is a Local authority based in East of England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 22 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Colchester City Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** East of England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PCVM-1775-YNRP` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 22
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £37m (median award: £791k) across 9 of 9 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (COLCHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL), ons-geography (Colchester), rsh-social-housing (Colchester City Council), nhs-ods (COLCHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/colchester-city-council-ons-e07000071

## 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:** 12% below the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 9 (82%), Framework: 2 (18%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 5 (45%), Selective: 3 (27%), Limited / restricted: 2 (18%), Route not published: 1 (9%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 4 notices, last 24 months (36% of this period)
2. **[Construction structures and materials](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-materials-prefab-44000000) (CPV 44):** 2 notices, last 24 months (18% of this period)
3. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 2 notices, last 24 months (18% of this period)
4. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 2 notices, last 24 months (18% of this period)
5. **[Financial and insurance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/financial-and-insurance-services-66000000) (CPV 66):** 2 notices, last 24 months (18% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[The Compost Bag Company Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-compost-bag-company-ltd-coh-04151564):** 1 procedures (7 awards)
2. **[IPL PLASTICS (UK) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ipl-plastics-uk-limited-coh-06094735):** 1 procedures (6 awards)
3. **[SAI-PAC UK LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sai-pac-uk-ltd-coh-02881725):** 1 procedures (4 awards)
4. **[Ridley Recycling Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ridley-recycling-limited-coh-05921293):** 1 procedures (4 awards)
5. **[Storm Environmental Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/storm-environmental-limited-coh-06684647):** 1 procedures (4 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Beyond the Box Student Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/beyond-the-box-student-limited-coh-10894447):** £16m · [Temporary Accommodation at Avon Way House, Colchester](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/temporary-accommodation-at-avon-way-house-colchester-ocds-h6vhtk-04bd3a)
2. **[Seager Heating Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/seager-heating-ltd-GB-FTS-142009):** £10m · [Kitchen Refurbishments](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kitchen-refurbishments-ocds-h6vhtk-04c647)
3. **[Rose Builders Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rose-builders-ltd-coh-03106982):** £6.8m · [0415 - Design and Build at 72-86 Military Road](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-build-at-72-86-military-road-ocds-h6vhtk-04c0f3)
4. **[Pinnacle FM Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pinnacle-fm-ltd-coh-01040529):** £1.5m · [Corporate Building Cleaning and Sheltered Scheme Cleaning for Colchester City Council](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/building-cleaning-services-ocds-h6vhtk-060487)
5. **[Juniper Pursuits Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/juniper-pursuits-ltd-coh-11227559):** £791k · [Corporate Building Cleaning for Braintree District Council](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/building-cleaning-services-ocds-h6vhtk-060487)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 16
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## 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 Colchester City Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/colchester-city-council-ons-e07000071#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/colchester-city-council-ons-e07000071
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt