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# Discovery Educational Trust · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/discovery-educational-trust-coh-07638800). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Discovery Educational Trust is a UK Contracting Authority based in East of England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 3 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Discovery Educational Trust
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** East of England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-167430` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 3
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £3.4m (median award: £3.4m) across 1 of 1 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (DISCOVERY EDUCATIONAL TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/discovery-educational-trust-coh-07638800

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 2 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Selective: 2 (100%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hotel-restaurant-and-retail-trade-services-55000000) (CPV 55):** 1 notices, last 24 months (50% of this period)
2. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 1 notices, last 24 months (50% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Purgo Supply Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/purgo-supply-services-limited-coh-08665358):** 1 procedures
2. **[CH&CO Catering Limited, Trading as Pabulum](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ch-co-catering-limited-trading-as-pabulum-coh-02613820):** 1 procedures
3. **[The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-newcastle-upon-tyne-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-186827):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Purgo Supply Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/purgo-supply-services-limited-coh-08665358):** £3.4m · [Discovery Educational Trust - Cleaning Tender](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/discovery-educational-trust-cleaning-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-04e64c)

## 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 Discovery Educational Trust intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/discovery-educational-trust-coh-07638800#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/discovery-educational-trust-coh-07638800
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt