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name: "Association of Colleges"
supplier_id: "GB-FTS-9701"
organisation_scale: "sme"
total_awards: 8
total_spend_gbp: 22607768.17
median_contract_gbp: 1670648
lots_bid: 1
lots_won: 1
win_rate_pct: 100
median_discount_pct: 1
url: "https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/association-of-colleges-coh-03216271"
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# Association of Colleges · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/association-of-colleges-coh-03216271) — Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from Find a Tender notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** Association of Colleges is a SME public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 8 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** Association of Colleges
- **Organisation Scale:** SME
- **Company Registration (CRN):** `GB-FTS-9701` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 8
- **Primary Sector:** [Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/association-of-colleges-coh-03216271

## Bidding & Win Rate Record
- **Contested Win Rate:** 100% (1 lots won, 0 lost, 0 pending decision)
- **Total Bid Activity:** 1 lots bid across 1 procurement procedures

- **Buyer Relationships:** Bid with 1 distinct contracting authorities

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** 1% below published budget estimate (median of 1 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Total Published Contract Spend:** £23m
- **Median Contract Value:** £1.7m

## Delivery Geography
- **Active Delivery Regions:** Nationwide (UK), [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west), [North East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-east), [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
2. **[Education Traning Foundation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/education-traning-foundation-GB-FTS-51117):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
3. **[College of West Anglia](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/college-of-west-anglia-GB-UKPRN-10007916):** 1 procedures
4. **[Weston College](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/weston-college-urn-130564):** 1 procedures
5. **[The Education and Training Foundation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-education-and-training-foundation-GB-PPON-PTPV-9936-RPRN):** 1 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6):** £19m · [Technical and vocational subject teaching professional development](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/technical-vocational-subject-teaching-professional-development-ocds-h6vhtk-052361) · Awarded: 14 May 2026
2. **[Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6):** £1.8m · [Lot 3: T Level Transition Programme Provider Support](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/planning-and-delivery-support-for-providers-of-t-levels-including-the-t-level-transition-p-ocds-h6vhtk-039382)
3. **[Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6):** £1.6m · [Lot 1: T Level Provider Support](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/planning-and-delivery-support-for-providers-of-t-levels-including-the-t-level-transition-p-ocds-h6vhtk-039382)
4. **[College of West Anglia](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/college-of-west-anglia-GB-UKPRN-10007916):** £32k · [AOC Membership](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/aoc-membership-ocds-h6vhtk-05ab3d) · Awarded: 8 Oct 2025

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 0

## Competitive Supplier Intelligence
> **Full Win-Loss & Award Analysis:** Complete historical contract timelines, pricing movement benchmarks, buyer relationship networks, and competitor analysis are available on Tenderline:
> [View complete Association of Colleges public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/association-of-colleges-coh-03216271#contract-history)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official award notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0 on Find a Tender Service.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/association-of-colleges-coh-03216271
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt