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# Forward Education Trust · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/forward-education-trust-coh-10680422). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Forward Education Trust is a Other public body based in West Midlands. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 6 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Forward Education Trust
- **Classification:** Other public body
- **Delivery Region:** West Midlands
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PNNM-5954-JTLZ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 6
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £1.3m (median award: £120k) across 6 of 6 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (FORWARD EDUCATION TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/forward-education-trust-coh-10680422

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Bids per Lot (fewer than 5 lots, not a typical figure):** 2 bids (median of 1 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 1 comparable awards). About a third of awards equal the estimate to the pound and count as close to it. Published values, not payments.

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 2 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 1 (50%), Selective: 1 (50%)

## 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)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[COLMORE EDUCATION RECRUITMENT LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/colmore-education-recruitment-ltd-coh-12535260):** 1 procedures
2. **[abm catering limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/abm-catering-limited-coh-04168334):** 1 procedures
3. **[Tradewind Recruitment Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tradewind-recruitment-limited-coh-04105705):** 1 procedures
4. **[Aspire People Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aspire-people-limited-coh-05276396):** 1 procedures
5. **[Teaching Personnel](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/teaching-personnel-coh-03225158):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Teaching Personnel](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/teaching-personnel-coh-03225158):** £850k · [Supply Staff Forward Education Trust](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-staff-forward-education-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-077f4b) · Awarded: 1 Sept 2026
2. **[COLMORE EDUCATION RECRUITMENT LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/colmore-education-recruitment-ltd-coh-12535260):** £152k · [Supply Staff Forward Education Trust](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-staff-forward-education-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-077f4b) · Awarded: 1 Sept 2026
3. **[Vision for Education](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/vision-for-education-coh-06433086):** £120k · [Supply Staff Forward Education Trust](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-staff-forward-education-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-077f4b) · Awarded: 1 Sept 2026
4. **[Tradewind Recruitment Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tradewind-recruitment-limited-coh-04105705):** £120k · [Supply Agency Forward Education Trust](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-staff-forward-education-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-077f4b) · Awarded: 1 Sept 2026
5. **[Aspire People Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aspire-people-limited-coh-05276396):** £20k · [Supply Agency Forward Education Trust](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-staff-forward-education-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-077f4b) · Awarded: 1 Sept 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 1
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

### Upcoming Contract End Dates
1. **Ends 15 Jul 2027 (est.):** [Forward Education Trust - Invitation to Tender for Building Cleaning Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/forward-education-trust-invitation-to-tender-for-building-cleaning-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0327a4) · £1.4m · Incumbent: Kindred

## 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 Forward Education Trust intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/forward-education-trust-coh-10680422#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/forward-education-trust-coh-10680422
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt