Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Nottingham College
Top-five suppliers hold 82% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Nottingham College buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest Nottingham College contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Refurbishment and Improvements works at Adams Building
Thomas & Sons · 2026-07-17
£733K
Cisco Switches for Data Centre
Softcat PlC · 2026-07-10
£120K
PPE and Uniform
Arden Winch · 2026-06-03
£488K
Permanent Curriculum
Dovetail and Slate · 2026-05-21
£750K
Audio Visual Technology
GVAV Ltd · 2026-05-18
£1.0M
Apprenticeship Hotel Management
Servace Solutions Limited · 2026-05-12
£2.8M
ICT Hardware & Peripherals
Dell Corporation Ltd · 2026-04-28
FE Membership
JISC SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-04-14
Waste Management
Biffa Waste Services Ltd · 2026-03-27
£261K
Modular Buildings Consultancy
Pulse Associated Ltd T/A Pulse Consult · 2026-01-08
£50K
WiFi
Softcat Plc · 2026-01-05
£230K
Microsoft EES Agreement
Phoenix Software Limited · 2026-01-02
£580K
Plumbed in Water Dispensers
Eden Springs UK Ltd · 2025-12-18
£43K
Employer Engagement Survey
Best Companies · 2025-08-26
Lapsafe equipment and accessories
Stone Technologies t/a Converge Technology Solutions · 2025-07-24
£100K
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Workshop Machines
Expires: 2026-09-11
£100K
WiFi
Expires: 2026-12-14
£230K
Utilities
Expires: 2027-03-31
£1.4M
HOT BEVEREGES AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES - AWARD
Expires: 2027-04-30
£70
Market analysis
Bidding into Nottingham College — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
82%
Top-5 supplier share
26d
Avg response window
27d
Median response window
27mo
Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Nottingham College
How much does Nottingham College spend on procurement?
Nottingham College awarded 20 contracts totalling £7.1M between 2023-07-23 and 2026-07-23, working with 20 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £510K.
Who are Nottingham College's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Nottingham College by total award value are Servace Solutions Limited, GVAV Ltd, Dovetail and Slate. The top five suppliers together hold 82% of contract value.
What does Nottingham College buy from suppliers?
Nottingham College's procurement is concentrated in hotel accommodation services, television and audio-visual equipment, supply services of personnel including temporary staff, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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What's the typical response window for Nottingham College tenders?
Nottingham College typically gives suppliers a median of 27 days to respond (average 26 days). Standard contract duration is around 27 months.
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How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-07-23
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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