Milton Keynes College: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
DfE school register: Further education·Education·South East England·Milton Keynes
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Typical bids per lot2.533.3% single-bid · median of 6 lots
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Based on 6 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
Top-3 supplier share19%of 62 awarded procedures · 50 suppliers
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62 awarded tenders, 50 different suppliers.
What they buyi
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Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each
45 Construction work4 procedures · 27%50 Repair and maintenance services3 procedures · 20%72 IT services: consulting, software, internet3 procedures · 20%79 Business services: law, marketing, consulting3 procedures · 20%15 Food, drink, tobacco2 procedures · 13%39 Furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances2 procedures · 13%48 Software package and information systems2 procedures · 13%30 Office and computing machinery1 procedure · 7%How they buyi
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Last 24 months · 15 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
Commercial tool
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Contract100%(15 notices)
15 of 15 notices are Contract (100%).
Procedure route
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Open73%(11 notices)
11 of 15 notices are Open (73%).Route not published20%(3 notices)
3 of 15 notices are Route not published (20%).Direct award7%(1 notice)
1 of 15 notices is Direct award (7%).
Typical bids per lot
2.5robust · n=633.3% of lots drew a single bidi
Based on 6 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
Deadline → award
29 daysrobust · n=6i
Based on 6 decided tenders across all categories, last 24 months.
Notice amendments
18 of 15 notices amendedi
Based on 15 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
Award vs estimate
13.3% below estimatemoderate · n=3i
Based on 3 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months. Small sample.
Who wins herei
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All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records
| Supplier | Procedures | Share | Last 24m | Award records | Last activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Technologies Ltd t/a Converge Technology Solutions | 5 | 8.1% | 0 | 5 | 13 Aug 2024 |
| XMA Limited | 4 | 6.5% | 0 | 4 | 16 Jul 2024 |
| Borras Construction Ltd | 3 | 4.8% | 3 | 3 | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Macintyre Care | 2 | 3.2% | 2 | 2 | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Avoira | 2 | 3.2% | 0 | 2 | 13 Nov 2023 |
| Phoenix Software Ltd | 2 | 3.2% | 0 | 2 | 23 Sept 2024 |
| York Consulting LLP | 2 | 3.2% | 0 | 2 | 23 Sept 2024 |
| Lyreco Office Products | 1 | 1.6% | 1 | 1 | 30 Mar 2026 |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 19% of 62 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 50 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.
Published award value (24m)
£5.5mSum of published VAT-exclusive values on 7 of 7 published single-supplier values; the five largest make 99%; a further 4 published a VAT-inclusive amount only, kept apart.i
Typical single-supplier award (24m)
£670k middle valuerobust · n=7Middle half £94k–£1.4m.i
Largest published awards i | Supplier | Awarded | Term | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bletchley Campus; Salix Project | Borras Construction Ltd | 18 Mar 2026 | 6 mo | £1,876,017 |
| Bletchley Campus; Tariff and Carbon Offset Fund Project | Borras Construction Ltd | 29 May 2025 | 2 mo | £1,733,710 |
| Milton Keynes College Chaffron Way Campus; Tariff Fund Project | SMD Limited | 16 Jun 2025 | 2 mo | £1,048,980 |
| NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) | Borras Construction Ltd | 3 Jun 2026 | 2 mo | £670,190 |
| Milton Keynes College Tender for Supply of Confectionary Goods | SNACKLINE DIRECT LTD | 7 Jun 2026 | 2.6 yrs · up to 4.6 yrs | £150,000 ≈ £58k/yr |
Contracts endingi
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55 of 56 contracts carry an end date, 3 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA12939 - Milton Keynes College Group External Audit Services 2024-2027 | BUZZACOTT LLP | 31 Jan 2027 | Not published |
| CA15297 - Milton Keynes College RFQ For Mobile Phone Services | Southern Communications Corporate Solutions | 13 Apr 2027 | £18,434 |
| CA14047 - Milton Keynes College (MKC) ITT for Lead Designer/Architect & Planning Retained Service | Bond Bryan Architects, DEVONSHIRE ARCHITECTS LIMITED | 3 Jul 2027 | £50,000 |
| CA10717 - Milton Keynes College, Mini Competition for Audio Visual Equipment and Installation | Avoira | 1 Aug 2027 | £113,047 |
| CA14192 - Milton Keynes College (MKC) Request for Quote (RFQ) for PR Services | VirtuBrands Media Ltd | 31 Aug 2027 | Not published |
| CA14451 - Milton Keynes College RFQ for Servicing & Maintenance of Air Conditioning | Constant Cooling Ltd | 22 Sept 2027 | Not published |
| CA14620 - Milton Keynes College RFQ for Mental Health Support Services | Arthur Ellis MHS | 6 Oct 2027 | Not published |
| CA14399 - Milton Keynes College Open Tender for HR and Payroll Services | MHR INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED | 24 Nov 2027 | £312,805 |
| CA15020 - Milton Keynes College RFQ for Quantity Surveying Services | CB3 Consulting Ltd | 2 Feb 2028 | £133,000 |
| CA14946 - Milton Keyne College RFQ for Lead Project Management Services | Ridge and Partners LLP | 2 Feb 2028 | Not published |
Recent procedures
Latest 26 of 26 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes College Tender for Supply of Confectionary GoodsFast-food products | Awarded / complete | 12 Oct 2026 | £450,000 |
| Milton Keynes College Lift Maintenance ServicesLift-maintenance services | Awarded / complete | 6 Oct 2026 | £85,000 |
| Milton Keynes College Marketing and Advertising ServicesAdvertising and marketing services | Awarded / complete | 23 Sept 2026 | £800,000 |
| Subcontracting | Awarded / complete | 24 Jul 2026 | — |
| Subcontracting | Awarded / complete | 22 Jul 2026 | — |
| Subcontracting | Awarded / complete | 22 Jul 2026 | — |
| Subcontracting | Awarded / complete | 22 Jul 2026 | — |
| NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training)Construction work for buildings of further education | Awarded / complete | 4 Jun 2026 | £400,000 |
| Bletchley Campus; Salix ProjectConstruction work for college buildings | Awarded / complete | 19 Mar 2026 | £1,400,000 |
| Milton Keynes College The Provision of Ground MaintenanceGrounds maintenance services | Open | 25 Feb 2026 | £200,000 |
| Milton Keynes College Supply of New and Refurbishment or Repair of FurnitureFurniture | Open | 9 Feb 2026 | £200,000 |
| Milton Keynes College Tender for an Approved Supplier List for Mechanical, Electrical & Water Reactive Repair and Maintenance ServicesRepair and maintenance services | Open | 19 Dec 2025 | £450,000 |
| Milton Keynes College Chaffron Way Campus; Tariff Fund ProjectConstruction work for buildings of further education | Awarded / complete | 20 Jun 2025 | £2,500,000 |
| Bletchley Campus; Tariff and Carbon Offset Fund ProjectConstruction work for buildings of further education | Awarded / complete | 29 May 2025 | £2,000,000 |
| MKC - Finance system 3 years with option to extend x2 12 month periodsAccounting software package | Open | 12 May 2025 | £500,000 |
| Milton Keynes College (MKC) ITT for Lead Designer/Architect & Planning Retained ServiceArchitectural and related services | Awarded / complete | 23 Sept 2024 | — |
| Milton Keynes College Open Tender for HR and Payroll ServicesPayroll management services | Awarded / complete | 23 Sept 2024 | — |
| Milton Keynes College (MKC) ITT for Mechanical & Electrical Consultant Retained ServiceEngineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings | Open | 8 May 2024 | — |
| Milton Keynes College (MKC) ITT for Structural and Civil Engineering Consultant Retained ServiceCivil engineering consultancy services | Open | 8 May 2024 | — |
| MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE GROUP MANNED GUARDS SECURITY SERVICEGuard services | Awarded / complete | 14 Aug 2023 | — |
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- Values are published values. Award values are what the authority published, excluding VAT and framework ceilings. They are not a budget or total spend.
- Contract end dates. 55 of 56 published contracts have an end date; 3 of those are estimated as the signature (or publication) date plus the published duration and are marked “estimated”. They feed “Contracts ending”, the same rule as the retender radar. Published values in that list come from either source; Contracts Finder figures are shown as published and stay out of this profile’s money totals.
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