Spend profile
Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.
Contract pipeline
Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.
Planned
3
Open (bidding)
0
Awarded (90d)
5
Frameworks open
0
Procurement mix
How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.
Contract type
Instrument type
Awarded contracts · 52 live
All contracts with a published award notice where Colchester City Council is the contracting authority.
| Title | Supplier | CPV | Value | Awarded | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N D Smith (Contracts) ltd | 45261910 | £83k | 06 Jul 2026 | active | |
| Capricorn Ventis Ltd (Capventis) | 48100000 | £35k | 29 May 2026 | active | |
| Abacus Playgrounds Ltd | 50870000 | £185k | 09 Jun 2026 | active | |
| Ingleton Wood LLP | 71000000 | £91k | 10 May 2026 | active | |
| IPL PLASTICS (UK) LTD | 34928480 | £2.5m | 17 Apr 2026 | active | |
| IPL PLASTICS (UK) LTD | — | — | active | ||
| — | 45421131 | £1.0mest. | — | open | |
| Bakers of Danbury Ltd | 45000000 | £565k | 11 Feb 2026 | active | |
| HAGS-SMP | 43325000 | £87k | 09 Feb 2026 | active | |
| Nationwide Windows & Doors | 44221220 | £1.0m | 09 Feb 2026 | active |
Top suppliers · by total award value
Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.
Category spend breakdown
By CPV division · lifetime awards
Activity heatmap
Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.
Commercial & procurement leadership
Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.
Curated leadership roster
Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.
Modifications · 1 in 90 d
Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.
Per-modification s.74 classification + tolerance flagging
We see 1 notice tagged with a modification flag in the last 90 d. Next phase parses each one against PA 2023 s.74 limbs and surfaces above-tolerance flags.
Compliance & transparency
FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.
FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion
Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.
SME & social value
Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.
target 33%
Peer benchmark
vs other buyers in the same type. Highlighted row = this buyer.
Compare against the peer group
£149 / seat / month. Configurable peer groups, rolling trendlines, and CSV / PDF exports for board packs.
News mentions
Major UK press & trade publications.
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Statutory & accountability
Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.
Identifiers & contact
- Type
- Contracting authority
- Region
- UKH3
- Contact
- Matt Howe
- matthew.howe@colchester.gov.uk
Board & accountable officers
Accountable officer + board roster
Pulled from gov.uk for arm's-length bodies and from Companies House for company-form buyers — chair, CEO, SRO and sign-off authority per contract band.
Resources
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