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# New College Swindon · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/new-college-swindon-urn-130851). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** New College Swindon is a Education based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 28 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** New College Swindon
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PLQC-2725-XCGX` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 28
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £5.7m (median award: £32k) across 22 of 22 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** dfe-gias (New College Swindon)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/new-college-swindon-urn-130851

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 1 bids (median of 21 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 71% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 22% below the published estimate (median of 5 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 19 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 18 (95%), Route not published: 1 (5%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 5 notices, last 24 months (26% of this period)
2. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 5 notices, last 24 months (26% of this period)
3. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 4 notices, last 24 months (21% of this period)
4. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 4 notices, last 24 months (21% of this period)
5. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 4 notices, last 24 months (21% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Key Performance Training Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/key-performance-training-ltd-coh-11113755):** 3 procedures (5 awards)
2. **[Kiwi & Yuzu Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kiwi-yuzu-limited-coh-09143451):** 3 procedures
3. **[WIMBLEDON EXPERIENCE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wimbledon-experience-limited-wimx-learning-coh-05316897):** 3 procedures
4. **[THE BIG ACT LTD.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-big-act-ltd-coh-04793985):** 2 procedures (4 awards)
5. **[Value Group Training Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/value-group-training-services-ltd-coh-09569884):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Aramark Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aramark-ltd-coh-00983951):** £3.6m · [Catering Services Contract for New College Swindon](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/catering-services-contract-for-new-college-swindon-ocds-h6vhtk-05f443) · Awarded: 23 Apr 2026
2. **[Hewer FM Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hewer-fm-ltd-GB-FTS-148144):** £650k · [Tender for Mechanical and Electrical Service and Maintenance](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-mechanical-and-electrical-service-and-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-04d6dc)
3. **[THE BIG ACT LTD.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-big-act-ltd-coh-04793985):** £481k · [16-18 Provision](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/subcontract-delivery-for-2025-26-ocds-h6vhtk-051324) · Awarded: 10 Jul 2025
4. **[THE BIG ACT LTD.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-big-act-ltd-coh-04793985):** £386k · [Lot: (4) Lot 4](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/subcontract-delivery-for-2026-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-06a128) · Awarded: 16 Jul 2026
5. **[Rexel UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rexel-uk-limited-coh-00434724):** £115k · [Electrical Materials](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/electrical-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-0685a3)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 3
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## 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 New College Swindon intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/new-college-swindon-urn-130851#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/new-college-swindon-urn-130851
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt