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New College Durham

New College Durham is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£40.7M

Total spend

58

Contract awards

52

Unique suppliers

£754K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, New College Durham has awarded 58 contracts worth £40.7M to 52 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £754K, with the top five suppliers holding 66% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to New College Durham

Top-five suppliers hold 66% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Academia1£8.9M
Meldrum Construction Services Limited2£7.3M
CLEVELAND LAND SERVICES (GUISBOROUGH) LIMITED1£5.6M
GROFAR LTD1£3.0M
EDF Energy1£2.2M
Go North East Limited2£1.8M
The Wind Academy1£1.7M
Meldrum Construction Services Ltd1£1.6M
Dell Corporation1£1.6M
Phoenix Software Ltd2£1.3M
Brook Green Supply1£1.1M
OneAdvanced Limited3£1.0M
ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LIMITED1£650K
Steve Davidson1£258K
STEVE DAVIDSON ADVERTISING LIMITED1£258K
Muckle LLP1£250K
CORONA ENERGY LIMITED1£170K
W Hughes & Son Ltd1£164K
Azets Holdings Limited1£158K
Aspire Technology Solutions Ltd2£143K

Procurement categories

What New College Durham buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Construction work

45
8 awards£14.9M

Software package and information systems

48
6 awards£5.3M

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
5 awards£232K

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
5 awards£895K

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
4 awards£1.8M

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
4 awards£160K

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
4 awards£2.5M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
4 awards£1.3M

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
2 awards£2.3M

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
2 awards£97K

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
2 awards£55K

Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

44
2 awards£9.0M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
2 awards£33K

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
1 award£72K

Printed matter and related products

22
1 award£32K

Chemical products

24
1 award£129K

Repair and maintenance services

50
1 award£7K

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
1 award£0

Financial and insurance services

66
1 award£158K

Education and training services

80
1 award£1.7M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
1 award£3K

Recent contracts

Latest New College Durham contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Provision of Local Bus Transport for Students to New College Durham Supplier

ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LIMITED · 2026-11-02

£650K

Provision of Local Bus Transport for Students to New College Durham Supplier

Go North East Limited · 2026-11-02

£712K

Media Advertising

STEVE DAVIDSON ADVERTISING LIMITED · 2026-10-30

£258K

Lot 2 - Media Advertising

Steve Davidson · 2026-09-30

£258K

Architectural Services & Lead Consultant

Ryder Architecture Limited · 2026-09-29

CA18417 - NCD576 - Fire Door Quarterly Checks

Gladstone Fire Ltd · 2026-09-29

£11K

AMTEC Future Skills Building - Project Management & Quantity Surveying

Dome Project Management Limited · 2026-09-29

Apple Equipment

GBM Digital Technologies Limited T/A Sync · 2026-09-02

£76K

General Legal Services

Muckle LLP · 2026-08-23

£250K

Temporary & Permanent Staffing

The Supply Register Limited · 2026-06-23

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Market analysis

Bidding into New College Durham — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

58%

Awards to SMEs

66%

Top-5 supplier share

22%

Framework call-offs

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Awards to social enterprises

Around 58% of New College Durham’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises. Around 22%of awards are call-offs from framework agreements — getting onto the right framework matters as much as the bid itself here.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to New College Durham

How much does New College Durham spend on procurement?

New College Durham awarded 58 contracts totalling £40.7M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 52 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £754K.

Who are New College Durham's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to New College Durham by total award value are Academia, Meldrum Construction Services Limited, CLEVELAND LAND SERVICES (GUISBOROUGH) LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 66% of contract value.

What does New College Durham buy from suppliers?

New College Durham's procurement is concentrated in construction work, software package and information systems, radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08

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

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
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Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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