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Oxford Brookes University

Oxford Brookes University is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£20.6M

Total spend

74

Contract awards

60

Unique suppliers

£333K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Oxford Brookes University has awarded 74 contracts worth £20.6M to 60 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £333K, with the top five suppliers holding 59% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Oxford Brookes University

Top-five suppliers hold 59% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd T/A Oxford Bus Company1£3.4M
University of Law Limited1£3.0M
Ellucian Global Limited1£2.5M
Corporate Travel Management1£2.0M
Sierra CP Engineering Ltd.1£1.2M
Access UK Limited1£960K
Grok Global Services Inc1£825K
Wilkin Chapman Rollits2£800K
Crystal Facilities Management1£521K
JISC Services Ltd1£513K
A1 Security Print1£480K
Limbs and Things1£350K
CLARIVATE ANALYTICS (UK) LIMITED2£329K
Twin Group1£290K
Kale Interiors Ltd3£270K
EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC.1£242K
Grahame Gardner Limited1£200K
Pentland Brands Limited1£180K
JEOL(U.K.)LIMITED1£179K
Bidwells1£155K

Procurement categories

What Oxford Brookes University buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Education and training services

80
13 awards£3.3M

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
12 awards£2.8M

Printed matter and related products

22
8 awards£286K

Software package and information systems

48
7 awards£4.2M

Construction work

45
4 awards£365K

Repair and maintenance services

50
4 awards£425K

Chemical products

24
3 awards£270K

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
3 awards£395K

Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

18
2 awards£380K

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
2 awards£417K

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
2 awards£144K

Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories

37
2 awards£71K

Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

44
2 awards£112K

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
2 awards£238K

Health and social work services

85
2 awards£83K

Mining, basic metals and related products

14
1 award£38K

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
1 award£31K

Industrial machinery

42
1 award£1.2M

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
1 award£3.4M

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
1 award£2.0M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
1 award£521K

Recent contracts

Latest Oxford Brookes University contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Light cast Data

Economic Modeling LLC t/a Lightcast · 2026-10-20

£41K

EBSCO Database Subscriptions (2026-2029)

EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC. · 2026-10-15

£242K

American Psychology Association (APA) resources - APA PsycInfo and APA PsycArticles (via Jisc-Chest)

JISC SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-10-10

£91K

JSTOR Archive Collections Full Access 2026-2029

JISC · 2026-10-01

OUP Online Products for HE 2026-2030

JISC · 2026-09-30

ProQuest Databases

CLARIVATE ANALYTICS (UK) LIMITED · 2026-09-29

£329K

MarketLine Advantage

Progressive Digital Media Ltd · 2026-09-14

£66K

Neonatal Medical Training Manikins

SIM & SKILLS LIMITED · 2026-09-10

£60K

Sport & Active Wellness Kit

Pentland Brands Limited · 2026-09-07

£180K

Wolters Kluwer - 10 individual journal titles (online)

WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH (MEDICAL RESEARCH) LIMITED · 2026-09-07

£44K

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What Oxford Brookes University has coming up

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Most of it is in clothing & textiles, construction works and chemicals.

9

contracts ending in 12 months

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4

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

3

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Market analysis

Bidding into Oxford Brookes University — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

35%

Awards to SMEs

59%

Top-5 supplier share

10%

Framework call-offs

1

Awards to social enterprises

Around 35% of Oxford Brookes 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 Oxford Brookes University

How much does Oxford Brookes University spend on procurement?

Oxford Brookes University awarded 74 contracts totalling £20.6M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 60 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £333K.

Who are Oxford Brookes University's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Oxford Brookes University by total award value are The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd T/A Oxford Bus Company, University of Law Limited, Ellucian Global Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 59% of contract value.

What does Oxford Brookes University buy from suppliers?

Oxford Brookes University's procurement is concentrated in education and training services, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, printed matter and related products, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for Oxford Brookes University contracts?

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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

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
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Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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