Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Derby College
Top-five suppliers hold 85% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Derby College buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
4579397148Recent contracts
Latest Derby College contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Firedoor planned preventative maintenance, remedial repairs and installation works - AWARD
Compartment Fire Ltd · 2026-01-12
£187K
Condition Surveys for Derby College Group - AWARD
Hartnell Taylor Cook LLP · 2025-12-19
£83K
Further Competition for EDR and MTR - AWARD
Softcat · 2025-11-28
£479K
Recruitment Agency Framework - AWARD
Axis Recruitment Ltd · 2025-08-07
CPC Further Competition for Internal Audit services - AWARD
Wbg Services LLP · 2025-07-18
£20K
Mechanical and Electrical refurbishment works - Lathkilldale and Kirtley - AWARD
RSProjects · 2025-07-10
£837K
Internal and external decorating Summer 2025 - AWARD
Bell Decorating Group Limited · 2025-07-10
£214K
Animal Care Minor Building, Roofing and Refurbishment works - AWARD
Davlyn Construction Ltd · 2025-07-10
£261K
Further Competition for the provision of Mechanical & Electrical Services - AWARD
Dalkia Facilities Limited · 2025-03-31
£500K
Grounds Maintenance (Grass Cutting) services - AWARD
Countrywide Grounds Maintenance Ltd · 2024-10-23
£45K
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Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
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Grounds Maintenance (Grass Cutting) services - AWARD
Expires: 2026-10-31
£45K
Further Competition for the provision of Mechanical & Electrical Services - AWARD
Expires: 2027-04-30
£500K
Recruitment Agency Framework - AWARD
Expires: 2027-07-31
Market analysis
Bidding into Derby College — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
9%
Awards to SMEs
85%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 9% of Derby College’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Derby College
How much does Derby College spend on procurement?
Derby College awarded 11 contracts totalling £3.6M between 2023-09-01 and 2026-09-01, working with 11 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £364K.
Who are Derby College's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Derby College by total award value are T & C Williams (Builders) Ltd, RSProjects, Dalkia Facilities Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 85% of contract value.
What does Derby College buy from suppliers?
Derby College's procurement is concentrated in construction work, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-01
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
Source portals
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- · Contracts Finder
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