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# Colchester Institute · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/colchester-institute-urn-130674). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Colchester Institute is a Education based in East of England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 5 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Colchester Institute
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** East of England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-UKPRN-10001535` (Registry ID)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 5
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £148k (median award: £148k) across 1 of 1 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** dfe-gias (Colchester Institute)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/colchester-institute-urn-130674

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 2 (67%), Framework: 1 (33%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 2 (67%), Open: 1 (33%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Petroleum, coal, oil and gas](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/petroleum-products-fuel-electricity-and-other-sources-of-ene-09000000) (CPV 09):** 1 notices, last 24 months (33% of this period)
2. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 1 notices, last 24 months (33% of this period)
3. **[Collected and purified water](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/collected-and-purified-water-41000000) (CPV 41):** 1 notices, last 24 months (33% of this period)
4. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 1 notices, last 24 months (33% of this period)
5. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 1 notices, last 24 months (33% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Tribal Education Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tribal-education-limited-coh-04163300):** 1 procedures
2. **[Aramark Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aramark-ltd-coh-00983951):** 1 procedures
3. **[MHA Macintyre Hudson](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mha-macintyre-hudson-GB-FTS-66597):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Tribal Education Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tribal-education-limited-coh-04163300):** £148k · [EBS Level 3 Support and Subscription Renewal 2026-2027](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ebs-level-3-support-and-subscription-renewal-2026-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-06eec2)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 2
- **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 Institute intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/colchester-institute-urn-130674#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-institute-urn-130674
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt