Top suppliers
Top suppliers to ASTON UNIVERSITY
Top-five suppliers hold 80% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What ASTON UNIVERSITY buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest ASTON UNIVERSITY contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
3 Year Warranty Quotation 24606131
WATERS LIMITED · 2026-10-05
£39K
Instron accessories
ITW Limited · 2026-09-17
£178K
SEC-MALS and DSC
Waters Limited · 2026-09-17
£271K
Trading Floor Software
BLOOMBERG FINANCE L.P. · 2026-08-31
£320K
Plate Reader
BMG LABTECH LIMITED · 2026-08-19
£57K
SOFIA Curriculum Mapping Platform
ISOTOMA LIMITED · 2026-07-21
£53K
Energy Centre Cost Consultant
MGAC LLP · 2026-07-19
£104K
Cleaning and Janitorial Consumables
Knighton Janitorial Limited · 2026-07-14
£50K
NGED Energy Centre Connection
NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION (WEST MIDLANDS) PLC · 2026-07-02
£90K
Waste Management - Lot 2 Hazardous and Chemical Waste (Laboratory)
LABWASTE LTD · 2026-06-28
£350K
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Most of it is in lab & precision, IT services and software & IT systems.
31
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5
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4
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Market analysis
Bidding into ASTON UNIVERSITY — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
58%
Awards to SMEs
80%
Top-5 supplier share
15%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 58% of ASTON UNIVERSITY’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to ASTON UNIVERSITY
How much does ASTON UNIVERSITY spend on procurement?
ASTON UNIVERSITY awarded 214 contracts totalling £375.6M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 178 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £2.0M.
Who are ASTON UNIVERSITY's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to ASTON UNIVERSITY by total award value are Online Education Services Limited, BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT ENERGY COMPANY LIMITED, proAV Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 80% of contract value.
What does ASTON UNIVERSITY buy from suppliers?
ASTON UNIVERSITY's procurement is concentrated in laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, software package and information systems, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
Source portals
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