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# St Helens College · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/st-helens-college-urn-130488). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** St Helens College is a Education based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 20 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** St Helens College
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PPLZ-2597-YGWD` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 20
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £14m (median award: £89k) across 10 of 10 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** dfe-gias (St Helens College)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/st-helens-college-urn-130488

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 12 (92%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (8%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 3 (23%), Limited / restricted: 3 (23%), Open: 3 (23%), Route not published: 3 (23%), Selective: 1 (8%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 2 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
2. **[Food, drink, tobacco](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/food-beverages-tobacco-and-related-products-15000000) (CPV 15):** 1 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
3. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 1 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
4. **[Furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/furniture-incl-office-furniture-furnishings-domestic-applian-39000000) (CPV 39):** 1 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[BJF Group](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bjf-group-coh-09687256):** 3 procedures
2. **[Merseytravel](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/merseytravel-coh-02027686):** 2 procedures
3. **[THINK PACIFIC LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/think-pacific-limited-coh-05990751):** 1 procedures
4. **[Schoolwatch Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/schoolwatch-ltd-coh-08894068):** 1 procedures
5. **[College Kits Direct LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/college-kits-direct-ltd-coh-06854627):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Harlech Foodservice Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/harlech-foodservice-limited-coh-01413059):** £12m · [Supply of Butchery / meat products for St Helens College](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-butchery-meat-products-for-st-helens-college-ocds-h6vhtk-05ff6b)
2. **[Merseytravel](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/merseytravel-coh-02027686):** £1.5m · [Provision of home to college public transport passes to college students](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-home-to-college-public-transport-passes-to-college-students-ocds-h6vhtk-065e24) · Awarded: 12 Mar 2026
3. **[Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/merseyside-fire-and-rescue-authority-GB-UKPRN-10034301):** £233k · [Learning provision](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/learning-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-065d46)
4. **[Merseytravel](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/merseytravel-coh-02027686):** £150k · [Provision of home to school public transport](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-home-to-school-public-transport-ocds-h6vhtk-04ff73)
5. **[THINK PACIFIC LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/think-pacific-limited-coh-05990751):** £104k · [International Travel services via Turing/Erasmus](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/international-travel-services-via-turing-erasmus-ocds-h6vhtk-0667a1)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 4
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 5
- **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 St Helens College intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/st-helens-college-urn-130488#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/st-helens-college-urn-130488
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt