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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

The Coal Authority

The Coal Authority 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: 2023-09-15 to 2026-09-15Updated 2026-09-15

£2.3M

Total spend

20

Contract awards

17

Unique suppliers

£208K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, The Coal Authority has awarded 20 contracts worth £2.3M to 17 suppliers between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, at an average contract value of £208K, with the top five suppliers holding 84% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to The Coal Authority

Top-five suppliers hold 84% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Soil Engineering Geoservices Limited1£850K
TYNE RIVERS TRUST1£400K
Marvellous Security Services Ltd1£291K
ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL UK LIMITED1£250K
4r Group1£139K
Corporate Project Solutions Limited1£99K
P R Marriott Drilling Ltd1£69K
Japanese Knotweed Ltd1£57K
Briggs & Forrester Building Services Maintenance Ltd1£54K
3vGEOMATICS Inc.1£39K
Specialist Computer Centres PLC1£38K
Soil Engineering Geoservices Ltd1£0

Procurement categories

What The Coal Authority buys

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

Software package and information systems

48
4 awards£99K

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
3 awards£250K

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
2 awards£0

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

79
2 awards£291K

Construction work

45
2 awards£989K

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
2 awards£457K

Chemical products

24
1 award£0

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

30
1 award£38K

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
1 award£54K

Industrial machinery

42
1 award£69K

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
1 award£39K

Recent contracts

Latest The Coal Authority contracts awarded

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

Cisco Umbrella Insights & Secure Endpoint

FourNet via WCL (UK) LIMITED (Everything ICT Framework) · 2025-12-31

Corporate Branded Materials

Allied Publicity Services (Manchester) Ltd · 2024-11-29

Atlassian Cloud Provision

AUTOMATION CONSULTANTS LIMITED · 2024-11-26

Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) & Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Maintenance, Including Remedial and Emergency Works

Briggs & Forrester Building Services Maintenance Ltd · 2024-11-15

£54K

Provision of Mine Water Pumping Test at Langwith

P R Marriott Drilling Ltd · 2024-11-15

£69K

Sediment Removal at Langwith Colliery

4r Group · 2024-10-31

£139K

Laptop & Peripheral Purchase

Specialist Computer Centres PLC · 2024-10-16

£38K

VEEAM Backup and Replication Enterprise

SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC · 2024-09-25

VMWare vSphere Licensing and Support

SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC · 2024-09-11

Hydrometry Framework

Hydro International Data, Insight and Analysis Ltd · 2024-07-28

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Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, The Coal Authority typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

VEEAM Backup and Replication Enterprise

Expires: 2026-09-22

Tyne Diffuse Investigation and Mitigation Methods

Expires: 2026-11-12

£400K

Atlassian Cloud Provision

Expires: 2026-12-18

Provision of Landscaping Services

Expires: 2027-01-03

£69K

Replacement Project Management System

Expires: 2027-01-23

£99K

SHE Online Toolkit

Expires: 2027-06-26

£105K

HO - Manned Security Services

Expires: 2027-06-30

£291K

VMWare vSphere Licensing and Support

Expires: 2027-09-11

Market analysis

Bidding into The Coal Authority — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

38%

Awards to SMEs

84%

Top-5 supplier share

10%

Framework call-offs

2

Awards to social enterprises

Around 38% of The Coal Authority’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 2 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to The Coal Authority

How much does The Coal Authority spend on procurement?

The Coal Authority awarded 20 contracts totalling £2.3M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 17 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £208K.

Who are The Coal Authority's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to The Coal Authority by total award value are Soil Engineering Geoservices Limited, TYNE RIVERS TRUST, Marvellous Security Services Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 84% of contract value.

What does The Coal Authority buy from suppliers?

The Coal Authority's procurement is concentrated in software package and information systems, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for The Coal Authority contracts?

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15

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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