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# CORE Education Trust · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/core-education-trust-coh-07949154). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** CORE Education Trust is a Other public body based in West Midlands. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 12 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** CORE Education Trust
- **Classification:** Other public body
- **Delivery Region:** West Midlands
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PPQT-4737-ZZYX` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 12
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £6.4m (median award: £1.5m) across 4 of 4 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (CORE EDUCATION TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/core-education-trust-coh-07949154

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5.5 bids (median of 18 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 16 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 6 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 6 (100%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 3 notices, last 24 months (50% of this period)
2. **[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 (17% of this period)
3. **[Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hotel-restaurant-and-retail-trade-services-55000000) (CPV 55):** 1 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
4. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 1 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 1 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Mellors Catering Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mellors-catering-services-coh-07717083):** 2 procedures
2. **[SEFE Energy Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sefe-energy-limited-coh-03904624):** 1 procedures
3. **[Cleantec Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cleantec-services-limited-coh-04155336):** 1 procedures
4. **[Drax (UK) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/drax-uk-limited-coh-04164079):** 1 procedures
5. **[Gazprom Energy](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gazprom-energy-GB-FTS-63420):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Mellors Catering Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mellors-catering-services-coh-07717083):** £2.5m · [CORE Education Trust - Catering Services Tender](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/core-education-trust-catering-services-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-05aa64) · Awarded: 19 May 2026
2. **[Drax (UK) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/drax-uk-limited-coh-04164079):** £2.1m · [CORE Education Trust – Electricity Fixed Supply Products 2026](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/core-education-trust-electricity-gas-fixed-supply-products-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-06dba3) · Awarded: 13 Oct 2026
3. **[SEFE Energy Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sefe-energy-limited-coh-03904624):** £933k · [CORE Education Trust – Gas Fixed Supply Products 2026](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/core-education-trust-electricity-gas-fixed-supply-products-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-06dba3) · Awarded: 13 Oct 2026
4. **[Cleantec Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cleantec-services-limited-coh-04155336):** £909k · [CORE Education Trust - Cleaning Services Tender](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/core-education-trust-cleaning-services-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-05d43d) · Awarded: 18 May 2026

## 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 CORE Education Trust intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/core-education-trust-coh-07949154#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/core-education-trust-coh-07949154
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt