New College Durham: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
DfE school register: Further education·Education·North East England·Durham
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Top-3 supplier share11%of 94 awarded procedures · 140 suppliers
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94 awarded tenders, 140 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
32 Radio, television, communication4 procedures · 33%45 Construction work4 procedures · 33%79 Business services: law, marketing, consulting4 procedures · 33%48 Software package and information systems3 procedures · 25%09 Petroleum, coal, oil and gas2 procedures · 17%72 IT services: consulting, software, internet2 procedures · 17%98 Other community, social and personal services2 procedures · 17%24 Chemical products1 procedure · 8%How they buyi
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Last 24 months · 12 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
Commercial tool
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Contract67%(8 notices)
8 of 12 notices are Contract (67%).Framework33%(4 notices)
4 of 12 notices are Framework (33%).
Procedure route
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Limited / restricted58%(7 notices)
7 of 12 notices are Limited / restricted (58%).Direct award25%(3 notices)
3 of 12 notices are Direct award (25%).Open8%(1 notice)
1 of 12 notices is Open (8%).Route not published8%(1 notice)
1 of 12 notices is Route not published (8%).
Bids per lot, few lots
17indicative · n=10% of lots drew a single bidi
Based on 1 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months. Fewer than 5 lots: a median, not a typical figure.
Notice amendments
02 of 12 notices amendedi
Based on 12 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
Award vs estimate
0% at estimateindicative · n=1i
Based on 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial & Industrial Interiors Ltd | 4 | 4.3% | 0 | 4 | 15 May 2024 |
| Meldrum Construction Services Ltd | 3 | 3.2% | 3 | 3 | 26 Mar 2026 |
| CORONA ENERGY LIMITED | 3 | 3.2% | 1 | 3 | 16 Aug 2024 |
| GO NORTH EAST | 2 | 2.1% | 2 | 2 | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Steve Davidson Advertising | 2 | 2.1% | 1 | 2 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Aramark Ltd | 2 | 2.1% | 1 | 2 | 30 Jun 2021 |
| Stanley Travel (North East) Ltd | 2 | 2.1% | 1 | 2 | 16 Dec 2025 |
| W Hughes & Son Ltd | 2 | 2.1% | 0 | 2 | 19 Jul 2024 |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 11% of 94 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 140 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.
Published award value (24m)
£3.5mSum of published VAT-exclusive values on 9 of 9 published single-supplier values; the five largest make 97%; a further 1 published a VAT-inclusive amount only, kept apart.i
Typical single-supplier award (24m)
£129k middle valuerobust · n=9Middle half £47k–£650k.i
Largest published awards i | Supplier | Awarded | Term | Published value |
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| Construction Centre of Excellence - Learning Space 2 | Meldrum Construction Services Ltd | — | — | £1,628,099 † |
| Provision of Local Bus Transport for Students to New College Durham | GO NORTH EAST | 15 Oct 2026 | 9 mo | £711,845 |
| Provision of Local Bus Transport for Students to New College Durham | Arriva Durham County | 15 Oct 2026 | 9 mo | £650,000 |
| Lot 2 - Media Advertising | Steve Davidson Advertising | 1 Oct 2026 | 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs | £258,000 ≈ £86k/yr |
| Janitorial Supplies | Fulli's Paperware Limited | 19 Dec 2025 | 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs | £129,000 ≈ £65k/yr |
Contracts endingi
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81 of 104 contracts carry an end date · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Equipment | GBM Digital Technologies Limited T/A Sync | 31 Dec 2026 | £75,902 |
| Provision of Wall Graphics and Signage | ALLSIGNS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | 31 Dec 2026 | £60,000 |
| Gas Supply | CORONA ENERGY LIMITED | 31 Mar 2027 | £169,500 |
| AMTEC Future Skills Building - Project Management & Quantity Surveying | Dome Project Management Limited | 31 Mar 2027 | £47,500 |
| Printing Contract | DS Repro Limited, Harlow Printing Limited, Potts Print (UK) Limited +2 | 31 Mar 2027 | £32,000 |
| Electricity Supply | Brook Green Supply | 31 Mar 2027 | £1,060,818 |
| Architectural Services & Lead Consultant | Ryder Architecture Limited | 31 Mar 2027 | £225,000 |
| Microsoft Licence | Phoenix Software Ltd | 15 Apr 2027 | £267,219 |
| Photocopier Contract | Agilico Workplace Technologies | 31 Jul 2027 | £63,006 |
| Building Energy Management System | Astral Control Services Limited | 31 Jul 2027 | £107,611 |
Soonest 10 of 20 contracts ending within 18 months.
Recent procedures
Latest 21 of 21 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
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| Provision of Local Bus Transport for Students to New College Durham Supplier | Awarded / complete | 4 Nov 2026 | — |
| Media AdvertisingAdvertising and marketing services | Awarded / complete | 30 Oct 2026 | — |
| Temporary & Permanent StaffingSupply services of personnel including temporary staff | Awarded / complete | 6 Jul 2026 | — |
| NCD521 - Outsourced Catering ServicesCanteen and catering services | Awarded / complete | 13 Apr 2026 | — |
| Provision of Gas SupplyMains gas | Awarded / complete | 10 Apr 2026 | — |
| Provision of Electricity SupplyElectricity | Awarded / complete | 10 Apr 2026 | — |
| Network Switches and SoftwareNetworks | Awarded / complete | 10 Apr 2026 | — |
| Construction Centre of Excellence: Learning Space 2Construction work | Awarded / complete | 11 Feb 2026 | — |
| ND437 - Waste Management Services | Awarded / complete | 19 Dec 2025 | — |
| NCD511 - Provision of Janitorial SuppliesCleaning and polishing products | Awarded / complete | 19 Dec 2025 | £129,000 |
| NCD546 - Extreme Platform Network Hardware and SoftwareNetworks | Awarded / complete | 4 Dec 2025 | — |
| Provision of Local Bus Transport for Students to New College Durham | Awarded / complete | 21 Nov 2025 | — |
| NCD291 - New Artificial Grass Pitch and Car ParkingCar park building construction work | Open | 25 Jul 2023 | — |
| NCD250 - Redesign Boardroom & Management OfficesOverhaul and refurbishment work | Awarded / complete | 30 Jun 2023 | — |
| NCD255 - Training Restaurant RelocationOverhaul and refurbishment work | Awarded / complete | 30 Jun 2023 | — |
| NCD229 - Portable Appliance TestingElectrical services | Awarded / complete | 13 Mar 2023 | — |
| NCD227 - Provision of MerchandiseBespoke printed matter | Open | 8 Feb 2023 | — |
| New College Durham – Replacement of Domestic Hot Water Heater and BoilersBoiler installation work | Awarded / complete | 14 Dec 2022 | — |
| NCD189 - Adult TrainingEducation and training services | Awarded / complete | 9 Nov 2022 | — |
| NCD132 - Training & Education Delivery PartnershipEducation and training services | Awarded / complete | 8 Nov 2022 | — |
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Contracts Finder adds 123 more procedures by this authority, mostly below the Find a Tender threshold or from before 2025. Each is counted once beside any Find a Tender copy; they are in the totals, not in this list or in search.
About this data
- One profile per authority. Different spellings and registration numbers of the same body are merged into this profile. It includes tenders the authority ran for other bodies and tenders run on its behalf; spend is credited to the body that pays.
- 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. 81 of 104 published contracts have an end date; 0 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.
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.