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Truro & Penwith Academy Trust tenders and contracts

South WestThreemilestone, TruroWebsite

Official name on notices: TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST

Tenders published
1
In the last 12 months
Contracts awarded
7
To 6 different suppliers
Value awarded
£4.59m
4 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£1.03m
Median value awarded
Open now
1
0 coming up

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. Website design, build and hosting services

    South WestIT services and software

    Open13 days leftExpress interest

    £300kestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 1 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. IT services and software4
  2. Computer hardware3
  3. Recruitment and staffing1
  4. Office supplies and equipment1
  5. Financial services and insurance1
  6. Uniforms, clothing and PPE1

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. Stone Technologies Limited trading as Converge Technology Solutions£2.11m
    1 contract
  2. Banner Limited£1.12m
    1 contract
  3. Academia Ltd£943k
    2 contracts
  4. Bromcom Computers PLCSME£419k
    1 contract
  5. Long-term TeachersSMENot stated
    1 contract
  6. Phoenix Software LimitedNot stated
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)30%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)10%
  • Direct award (no competition)60%
Based on 10 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Truro & Penwith Academy Trust has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Advertised openly
30%
Lower than 65% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 10 procurements
Won by small firms
29%
Lower than 92% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 7 winning suppliers
Direct awards
60%
Higher than 76% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 10 procurements

Compared with other schools, colleges and universities

Advertised openly, 141 schools, colleges and universities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%24
10–20%12
20–30%13
30–40%4
40–50%10
50–60%4
60–70%9
70–80%12
80–90%11
90–100%42
Won by small firms, 132 schools, colleges and universities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%1
10–20%2
20–30%9
30–40%9
40–50%26
50–60%35
60–70%23
70–80%9
80–90%12
90–100%6

Each column is a group of schools, colleges and universities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Truro & Penwith Academy Trust.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

No contracts we hold from Truro & Penwith Academy Trust end in the next 90 days.

1 more contract ends in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Windows devices & ancillariesStone Technologies Limited trading as Converge Technology Solutions—23 Oct 2026
CA18100 - CPC/JE/01/2022: Software Licenses & Associated Services for Academies and SchoolsPhoenix Software Limited£253k13 Oct 2026
CA18094 - CPC /JE/01/2023: ICT Hardware & Peripherals Equipment Framework AgreementAcademia Ltd£943k13 Oct 2026
Apple devices 2026+Academia Ltd—25 Sept 2026
Supply agency servicesLong-term Teachers—21 Sept 2026
Supply of school uniformsBanner Limited—16 Sept 2026
Managed Information Services (MIS)Bromcom Computers PLC—13 Jul 2026
Staff Absence CoverSas Mutual CIC—21 Jul 2025
Provision of Multi Functional DevicesVision Group (Holdings) PLC—22 Jan 2025