Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Durham University
Top-five suppliers hold 100% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Durham University buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
3830Recent contracts
Latest Durham University contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Liquid Immersion Cooled HPC System
Vesper Technologies Ltd · 2025-02-11
£250K
6-off Broadband Ocean-Bottom Seismographs
Nanometrics Inc. · 2025-01-22
£511K
6-off Broadband Ocean-Bottom Seismographs
Nanometrics Inc · 2025-01-22
£511K
Lattice Lightsheet Microscope
Carl Zeiss Ltd · 2024-01-16
£848K
Lattice Light Sheet Microscope
Carl Zeiss Ltd · 2024-01-16
£848K
Solar PV Panels - DiRAC
Advanced Renewal Power Ltd · 2023-03-09
£413K
Dianthus Nano System
NanoTemper Technologies GmbH · 2023-01-03
£300K
Accurate Mass Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (Orbitrap)
Thermo Fisher Scientific · 2022-12-08
£392K
Mass Spectrometer
Bruker UK Ltd · 2022-10-26
£765K
Mass Spectrometer
BRUKER UK LIMITED · 2022-10-26
£765K
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Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
24%
Awards to SMEs
100%
Top-5 supplier share
16%
Framework call-offs
1
Awards to social enterprises
Around 24% of Durham University’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 1 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Durham University
How much does Durham University spend on procurement?
Durham University awarded 5 contracts totalling £3.0M between 2023-10-06 and 2026-10-06, working with 4 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £594K.
Who are Durham University's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Durham University by total award value are Carl Zeiss Ltd, Nanometrics Inc., Nanometrics Inc. The top five suppliers together hold 100% of contract value.
What does Durham University buy from suppliers?
Durham University's procurement is concentrated in laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-10-06
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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