Buyer · UK public sector
Tenders awarded by Colchester Borough Council
Live data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 4 awards we have tracked from Colchester Borough Council, with the suppliers winning the work and how their procurement is shifting.
4
awards tracked
£964k
total contract value
£241k
average award size
100%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Colchester Borough Council
GB-Colchester: 0457 - PA - Monkwick Open Space Refurbishments
Awarded to HAGS-SMP on 9 Feb 2026 · Park and playground equipment
£87k
GB-Colchester: 0445 - Clear Plastic Refuse Sacks - Annual Order 2026
Awarded to IMPERIAL POLYTHENE PRODUCTS LTD on 14 Jan 2026 · Polythene waste and refuse sacks and bags
£163k
GB-Colchester: 0390 Uniforms and PPE
Awarded to Chelmsford Safety Supplies Ltd on 31 Aug 2025 · Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories and Protective gear and Special workwear and Protective and safety clothing
£115k
GB-Colchester: 0417 - Castle Park Playground
Awarded to Kompan Ltd on 9 Jul 2025 · Park and playground equipment
£600k
Spend pattern
What Colchester Borough Council buys, and how the spend behaves
Colchester Borough Council has issued 4 tracked awards worth £964k across the period we monitor. The average award sits at £241k. Spend skews towards Park and playground equipment, Polythene waste and refuse sacks and bags and Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories and Protective gear and Special workwear and Protective and safety clothing. The largest single award we have on record went to Kompan Ltd for £600k, on a GB-Colchester: 0417 - Castle Park Playground notice. SMBs hold 100% of recorded awards, well above the public-sector average, so smaller bidders genuinely win here. Activity is broadly flat versus the prior month.
Where Colchester Borough Council actually spends
Park and playground equipment
2 awards · £687k
Polythene waste and refuse sacks and bags
1 award · £163k
Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories and Protective gear and Special workwear and Protective and safety clothing
1 award · £115k
Biggest single award
£600k
GB-Colchester: 0417 - Castle Park Playground
Won by Kompan Ltd on 9 Jul 2025
Busiest month
Aug 25
1 award published, totalling £115k.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: roughly flat.
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Kompan Ltd
1 award · £600k total
IMPERIAL POLYTHENE PRODUCTS LTD
1 award · £163k total
Chelmsford Safety Supplies Ltd
1 award · £115k total
HAGS-SMP
1 award · £87k total
Related sectors
The categories where Colchester Borough Council concentrates its spend.
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