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Tenders awarded by Derby College

Live data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 10 awards we have tracked from Derby College, with the suppliers winning the work and how their procurement is shifting.

10

awards tracked

£2.2m

total contract value

£277k

average award size

0%

awarded to SMEs

Recent awards

Latest tenders awarded by Derby College

  • Provision of Catering Services - AWARD

    Awarded to Aramark Limited on 7 Apr 2026 · Canteen and catering services and Catering supplies and Canteen services and Catering services and School catering services and Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions and Vending machines and Canteen and other restricted-clientele cafeteria services and Canteen management services

    Undisclosed

  • Firedoor planned preventative maintenance, remedial repairs and installation works - AWARD

    Awarded to Compartment Fire Ltd on 12 Jan 2026 · Fire-prevention installation works and Fire doors and Preventive maintenance services and Repair and maintenance services

    £187k

  • Condition Surveys for Derby College Group - AWARD

    Awarded to Hartnell Taylor Cook LLP on 19 Dec 2025 · Building-fabric consultancy services and Architectural, engineering and surveying services and Building-inspection services and Building surveying services and Architectural and building-surveying services and Survey services

    £83k

  • Shower block at Joseph Wright Centre - AWARD

    Awarded to Davlyn Construction Ltd on 9 Dec 2025 · Overhaul and refurbishment work and Refurbishment work and Refurbishment of run-down buildings and Water plumbing work and Plumbing materials and Plumbing and drain-laying work and Plumbing and sanitary works

    £137k

  • Further Competition for EDR and MTR - AWARD

    Awarded to Softcat on 28 Nov 2025 · Software package and information systems

    £479k

  • Recruitment Agency Framework - AWARD

    Awarded to Axis Recruitment Ltd,Blue Arrow Ltd,Dovetail and Slate Limited,Exede Ltd (T/A Xede Recruitment),FE Partners,Morgan Hunt UK LTD,Operam Education Group,REED on 7 Aug 2025 · Recruitment services and Supply services of personnel including temporary staff and Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

    Undisclosed

  • CPC Further Competition for Internal Audit services - AWARD

    Awarded to Wbg Services LLP on 18 Jul 2025 · Internal audit services

    £20k

  • Mechanical and Electrical refurbishment works - Lathkilldale and Kirtley - AWARD

    Awarded to RSProjects on 10 Jul 2025 · Heating equipment and Electrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipment and Installation of pipe system and Plumbing equipment and Commissioning of heating installations and Plumbing materials and Central-heating installation work and Central-heating boilers and Parts of central-heating boilers and Heating works and Drainage pipes and Central-heating radiator valves and Ventilation and air-conditioning installation work and Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work and Heating-plant repair and maintenance work and Heating engineering services for buildings and Parts of central-heating radiators and Heating pipes and Central-heating radiators and Central-heating equipment and Heating-system design services and Drain pipes and Ventilation equipment and Plumbing and heating materials and Heating materials and Sewer pipes and Cooling and ventilation equipment and Water plumbing work and Ventilation installation work and Plumbing and sanitary works and Repair and maintenance services of central heating and Central-heating radiators and boilers and parts and Water heaters and heating for buildings; plumbing equipment

    £837k

  • Animal Care Minor Building, Roofing and Refurbishment works - AWARD

    Awarded to Davlyn Construction Ltd on 10 Jul 2025 · Refurbishment work and Construction work for college buildings and Other building completion work and Building services and Training facilities building and Agricultural buildings construction work and Refurbishment of run-down buildings and Building construction work and Overhaul and refurbishment work and Building completion work and Building alteration work

    £261k

  • Internal and external decorating Summer 2025 - AWARD

    Awarded to Bell Decorating Group Limited on 10 Jul 2025 · Painting work and Repainting work and Interior decorating services and Painting and protective-coating work of structures and Decorating supplies and Painting work of buildings

    £214k

Spend pattern

What Derby College buys, and how the spend behaves

Derby College has issued 10 tracked awards worth £2.2m across the period we monitor. The average award sits at £277k. Spend skews towards Heating equipment and Electrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipment and Installation of pipe system and Plumbing equipment and Commissioning of heating installations and Plumbing materials and Central-heating installation work and Central-heating boilers and Parts of central-heating boilers and Heating works and Drainage pipes and Central-heating radiator valves and Ventilation and air-conditioning installation work and Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work and Heating-plant repair and maintenance work and Heating engineering services for buildings and Parts of central-heating radiators and Heating pipes and Central-heating radiators and Central-heating equipment and Heating-system design services and Drain pipes and Ventilation equipment and Plumbing and heating materials and Heating materials and Sewer pipes and Cooling and ventilation equipment and Water plumbing work and Ventilation installation work and Plumbing and sanitary works and Repair and maintenance services of central heating and Central-heating radiators and boilers and parts and Water heaters and heating for buildings; plumbing equipment, Software package and information systems and Refurbishment work and Construction work for college buildings and Other building completion work and Building services and Training facilities building and Agricultural buildings construction work and Refurbishment of run-down buildings and Building construction work and Overhaul and refurbishment work and Building completion work and Building alteration work. The largest single award we have on record went to RSProjects for £837k, on a Mechanical and Electrical refurbishment works - Lathkilldale and Kirtley - AWARD notice. Only 0% of awards have gone to SMBs, so smaller suppliers are under-represented relative to the wider market. Activity is broadly flat versus the prior month.

Where Derby College actually spends

  • Heating equipment and Electrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipment and Installation of pipe system and Plumbing equipment and Commissioning of heating installations and Plumbing materials and Central-heating installation work and Central-heating boilers and Parts of central-heating boilers and Heating works and Drainage pipes and Central-heating radiator valves and Ventilation and air-conditioning installation work and Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work and Heating-plant repair and maintenance work and Heating engineering services for buildings and Parts of central-heating radiators and Heating pipes and Central-heating radiators and Central-heating equipment and Heating-system design services and Drain pipes and Ventilation equipment and Plumbing and heating materials and Heating materials and Sewer pipes and Cooling and ventilation equipment and Water plumbing work and Ventilation installation work and Plumbing and sanitary works and Repair and maintenance services of central heating and Central-heating radiators and boilers and parts and Water heaters and heating for buildings; plumbing equipment

    1 award · £837k

  • Software package and information systems

    1 award · £479k

  • Refurbishment work and Construction work for college buildings and Other building completion work and Building services and Training facilities building and Agricultural buildings construction work and Refurbishment of run-down buildings and Building construction work and Overhaul and refurbishment work and Building completion work and Building alteration work

    1 award · £261k

  • Painting work and Repainting work and Interior decorating services and Painting and protective-coating work of structures and Decorating supplies and Painting work of buildings

    1 award · £214k

  • Fire-prevention installation works and Fire doors and Preventive maintenance services and Repair and maintenance services

    1 award · £187k

Biggest single award

£837k

Mechanical and Electrical refurbishment works - Lathkilldale and Kirtley - AWARD

Won by RSProjects on 10 Jul 2025

Busiest month

Jul 25

4 awards published, totalling £1.3m.

Last 30 days vs the prior 30: roughly flat.

Top suppliers

Who is winning the work

Davlyn Construction Ltd

2 awards · £398k total

RSProjects

1 award · £837k total

Softcat

1 award · £479k total

Bell Decorating Group Limited

1 award · £214k total

Compartment Fire Ltd

1 award · £187k total

Hartnell Taylor Cook LLP

1 award · £83k total

Wbg Services LLP

1 award · £20k total

Aramark Limited

1 award · Undisclosed total

Related sectors

The categories where Derby College concentrates its spend.

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