Top suppliers
Top suppliers to CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Top-five suppliers hold 49% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What CARDIFF UNIVERSITY buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest CARDIFF UNIVERSITY contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Student Accommodation
Unite Students Limited · 2026-11-04
£9.2M
Structured Cabling Award
IKM Network Communications Limited · 2026-10-28
£190K
Institution content hub
IDP Connect Ltd · 2026-10-19
£55K
EMBED 3.0 – Improvement of Formulations
ProMed Pharma, LLC · 2026-10-19
£188K
MRI Solution for Zomba Central Hospital, Malawi
PACIFIC DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED · 2026-10-15
Masterplan Architect
BUILDING DESIGN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED · 2026-10-13
£130K
Grounds Maintenance
BIDVEST NOONAN (UK) LIMITED · 2026-09-30
£1.2M
MEG Maintenance Service
CTF MEG Neuro Innovations Inc. · 2026-09-30
£94K
LSEG cloud-based platform
LSEG · 2026-09-30
£117K
Campus Futures
EMU INTERIOR DESIGN · 2026-09-24
£137K
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planned procurements
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13
frameworks running
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1
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Market analysis
Bidding into CARDIFF UNIVERSITY — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
61%
Awards to SMEs
49%
Top-5 supplier share
1%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 61% of CARDIFF UNIVERSITY’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
How much does CARDIFF UNIVERSITY spend on procurement?
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY awarded 301 contracts totalling £191.8M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 224 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £868K.
Who are CARDIFF UNIVERSITY's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to CARDIFF UNIVERSITY by total award value are SOLO SERVICE GROUP LIMITED, Clarity Travel Limited, Ex Libris (UK) Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 49% of contract value.
What does CARDIFF UNIVERSITY buy from suppliers?
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, software package and information systems, sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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GUIDE
PQQ & Selection Questionnaire — Procurement Act 2023
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GUIDE
Cyber Essentials — for government contracts
Most central-government contracts handling personal data require this certification.
SECTOR
UK Government IT Services
G-Cloud, DOS, Crown Commercial frameworks. Software + consultancy is CARDIFF UNIVERSITY's largest spend area.
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Sources & methodology
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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