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# The 3-18 Education Trust · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-3-18-education-trust-coh-08064698). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The 3-18 Education Trust is a Other public body based in West Midlands. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 4 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The 3-18 Education Trust
- **Classification:** Other public body
- **Delivery Region:** West Midlands
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PYGH-8488-MBRR` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 4
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £6.7m (median award: £6.7m) across 1 of 1 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (THE 3-18 EDUCATION TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-3-18-education-trust-coh-08064698

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 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:** 30% above the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

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

## 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 (100% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[OCS Group UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ocs-group-uk-limited-coh-03056469):** 1 procedures
2. **[Cleantec Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cleantec-services-limited-coh-04155336):** 1 procedures (3 awards)
3. **[OCS UK&I LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ocs-uk-i-limited-coh-06355228):** 1 procedures
4. **[Innovate Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/innovate-services-coh-06420662):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[OCS Group UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ocs-group-uk-limited-coh-03056469):** £6.7m · [3-18 Education Trust TEnder for Catering Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3-18-education-trust-tender-for-catering-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05d1d8) · Awarded: 1 May 2026

## 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 The 3-18 Education Trust intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-3-18-education-trust-coh-08064698#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-3-18-education-trust-coh-08064698
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt