Top suppliers
Top suppliers to St Helens College
Top-five suppliers hold 69% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What St Helens College buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest St Helens College contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Gaming Pc's
V.I.P Computer Centre Limited · 2026-07-20
£34K
Supply of Butchery / meat products for St Helens College
HARLECH FOODSERVICE LIMITED · 2026-06-28
£12.1M
IT Hardware
V.I.P Computer Centre Limited · 2026-06-14
£32K
Extreme Switches
CDW INTERNATIONAL LIMITED · 2026-06-02
£37K
Supply of Electricity
SSE Energy Supply Ltd · 2026-06-01
£2.5M
Branded Merchandise
Allwag promotions Limited · 2026-05-04
£53K
Legal Services
Ward Hadaway LLP · 2026-04-29
£56K
Provision of home to college public transport passes to college students
Merseytravel · 2026-03-26
£1.5M
Works Contract internal refurbishment
Greenmount Projects Ltd · 2026-03-26
£70K
Professional Services Contract
Atkins Realis UK Ltd · 2026-03-24
£70K
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Market analysis
Bidding into St Helens College — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
9%
Awards to SMEs
69%
Top-5 supplier share
43%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 9% of St Helens College’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises. Around 43%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 St Helens College
How much does St Helens College spend on procurement?
St Helens College awarded 50 contracts totalling £31.8M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 44 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £692K.
Who are St Helens College's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to St Helens College by total award value are HARLECH FOODSERVICE LIMITED, Reed Specialist Recruiting Ltd, SSE Energy Supply Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 69% of contract value.
What does St Helens College buy from suppliers?
St Helens College's procurement is concentrated in office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages, software package and information systems, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08
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