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Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust: public contracts, suppliers and opportunities
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust has published 30 contract awards on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender since 10 Nov 2023, worth £30.9m in total as published. Most of its spending is on office & it equipment, cleaning, waste & environmental, software. Below: what it buys, who wins, what ends soon and what is coming up.
What Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust buys
Contract awards by CPV category (Common Procurement Vocabulary division), from 10 Nov 2023 to 6 Jul 2026.
| Category | CPV | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office & IT equipment | 30000000 | 5 | £3.7m |
| Cleaning, waste & environmental | 90000000 | 4 | £14m |
| Software | 48000000 | 3 | £500k |
| Grounds, landscaping & farming services | 77000000 | 3 | £1.4m |
| Printing & publications | 22000000 | 2 | £165k |
| Telecoms equipment | 32000000 | 2 | £1.3m |
| Transport services | 60000000 | 2 | £2.7m |
| Business services (HR, legal, marketing, admin) | 79000000 | 2 | £2.6m |
| Food & drink | 15000000 | 1 | £2.6m |
| Security & safety equipment | 35000000 | 1 | £817k |
| Most used CPV codes | Notices |
|---|---|
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support | 6 |
30000000 Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages | 5 |
48000000 Software package and information systems | 3 |
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services | 3 |
45000000 Construction work | 2 |
60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport) | 2 |
80000000 Education and training services | 2 |
90000000 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services | 2 |
15000000 Food, beverages, tobacco and related products | 1 |
22000000 Printed matter and related products | 1 |
Recent contract awards
The latest awards with a company or organisation named as supplier. Values are as published and may be framework or multi-year totals.
| Awarded | Contract | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 2026 | Outsourced Cleaning | Nic Services Group Limited | £990k |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Clerking Services | South Tyneside Council | £450k |
| 16 Feb 2026 | GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES | Batson Groundcare LTD | £981k |
| 23 Dec 2025 | GLF0009 - Provision of HR System & Payroll Services - GLF Schools | Access UK LTD | £392k |
| 30 Sept 2025 | VMREF0025 - BCCET Connectivity and Telephony Tender | Durham County Council | £1.1m |
| 8 Aug 2025 | IT Managed Service - Kingsmeadow | Stone Technologies Limited | £82k |
| 22 Jul 2025 | Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust - DPSFC -078 - The Provision of Catering & Cleaning Consumables | R&R Packaging Limited | £309k |
| 23 Jun 2025 | Cleaning Services | Kgb Cleaning Services (Southern) LTD | £6.7m |
| 18 Jun 2025 | IT Hardware (Lot 2 - Refurb) | Pure IT Recycling Ltd | £332k |
| 18 Jun 2025 | IT Hardware (Lot 1 - New) | Misco Technologies Limited | £852k |
| 12 Jun 2025 | Swimming Pool Refurb - Hummersknott Academy | H2O Servicing Limited | £204k |
| 15 May 2025 | Home to School Transport | Jacks Coaches Limited | £2.3m |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Office & Educational Supplies | Lyreco UK Limited | £1.6m |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Structural Surveys | BGP Consulting Limited | £100k |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Grounds Maintenance | Grounds Maintenance Specialists Limited | £182k |
Top suppliers to Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Companies and organisations named most often in its award notices since 10 Nov 2023. 53% of awards went to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
| Supplier | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| NIC Services Group Ltd | 2 | £3.7m |
| Bulloughs Cleaning Services Limited | 2 | £3.6m |
| Lyreco UK Limited | 2 | £2.4m |
| Durham County Council | 2 | £1.3m |
| Kgb Cleaning Services (Southern) LTD | 1 | £6.7m |
| Mellors Catering Services Limited | 1 | £2.6m |
| Schools Mutual Services Limited | 1 | £2.5m |
| Jacks Coaches Limited | 1 | £2.3m |
| Batson Groundcare LTD | 1 | £981k |
| Misco Technologies Limited | 1 | £852k |
Contracts ending in the next 12 months
6 contracts end by 23 Oct 2027. Buyers usually re-tender 6 to 12 months before the end date, so these are the next opportunities to prepare for. End dates are as published and exclude optional extensions.
| Ends | Contract | Current supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2026 | Fencing | Brian Noble Fencing Contractors Limited, Peart Fencing Limited | £100k |
| 28 Feb 2027 | Telephony & Broadband | Incom Business Systems Limited | £164k |
| 31 Mar 2027 | Grounds Maintenance | Grounds Maintenance Specialists Limited | £182k |
| 31 Aug 2027 | Office 365 Backup | Pmd Data Solutions Limited | £17k |
| 31 Aug 2027 | Firewall - Content and Filtering Protection | Rm Education LTD | £91k |
| 31 Aug 2027 | Supply Staff Provision | Schools Mutual Services Limited | £2.5m |
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Source: Contracts Finder (Crown Commercial Service) notices published 23 Oct 2023 to 23 Oct 2026, and Find a Tender (Cabinet Office) notices published 16 Sept 2026 to 22 Oct 2026. Figures are our own summary of those notices. Award counts include notices with a named organisation as supplier; notices naming individuals are left out and no individual's name is shown.
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Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only; check the official notices before acting. Brightbench is not connected to Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust.