Top suppliers
Top suppliers to ASTON UNIVERSITY
Top-five suppliers hold 97% 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.
Plate Reader
BMG LABTECH LIMITED · 2026-08-19
£57K
Energy Centre Cost Consultant
MGAC LLP · 2026-08-05
SOFIA Curriculum Mapping Platform
ISOTOMA LIMITED · 2026-07-27
Cleaning and Janitorial Consumables
Knighton Janitorial Limited · 2026-07-15
Enterprise Data Centre Storage
Akhter Computers Limited · 2026-07-14
Multi study license for CPRD
Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) · 2026-07-09
AIRDN+ Programme Evaluation and Consultation
CAREERS RESEARCH AND ADVISORY CENTRE (CRAC) LIMITED(THE) · 2026-07-07
NGED Energy Centre Connection
NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION (WEST MIDLANDS) PLC · 2026-07-03
Waste Management
VEOLIA ES (UK) LIMITED · 2026-06-28
£250K
Books and E Books
Kortext Ltd · 2026-06-24
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Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
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Bruker LabScape Essential - NMR Maintenance Service Agreements
Expires: 2026-10-20
£66K
Continuous Flow Cell Disruptor
Expires: 2027-02-27
Acoustic Control Systems Equipment
Expires: 2027-02-27
Legal Services
Expires: 2027-08-31
Market analysis
Bidding into ASTON UNIVERSITY — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
69%
Awards to SMEs
97%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 69% 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 119 contracts totalling £304.1M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 106 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £9.5M.
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 97% of contract value.
What does ASTON UNIVERSITY buy from suppliers?
ASTON UNIVERSITY's procurement is concentrated in architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), printed matter and related products, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
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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- · Contracts Finder
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