Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Southern Universities Purchasing Consort…
Top-five suppliers hold 65% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Southern Universities Purchasing Consort… buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
332422796330Recent contracts
Latest Southern Universities Purchasing Consort… contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Solid Carbon Dioxide (CO2, ‘Dry Ice’)
BOC Limited · 2025-11-01
£11.0M
Gas Safety Training Courses
BOC Limited · 2025-11-01
£500K
Liquid Nitrogen and other Cryo Liquids in Small vessels
BOC Limited · 2025-11-01
£32.0M
Dispensing Gases and Associated Systems
BOC Limited · 2025-11-01
£500K
Compressed Industrial Gases
BOC Ltd · 2025-11-01
£16.0M
Compressed Medical Gases
BOC Ltd · 2025-11-01
£2.0M
Gas Regulators and Handling Equipment
BOC Limited · 2025-11-01
£1.0M
Compressed Research/Special Gases and Gas Mixtures
BOC Ltd · 2025-11-01
£24.0M
Liquid Helium
BOC Limited · 2025-11-01
£10.0M
Assorted Fixtures and Fittings including Inspection and Maintenance
Medical and Industrial Gas Services Ltd · 2025-11-01
£1.0M
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Market analysis
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Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
91%
Awards to SMEs
65%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 91% of Southern Universities Purchasing Consort…’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Southern Universities Purchasing Consort…
How much does Southern Universities Purchasing Consort… spend on procurement?
Southern Universities Purchasing Consort… awarded 43 contracts totalling £2.0bn between 2023-10-17 and 2026-10-17, working with 19 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £46.0M.
Who are Southern Universities Purchasing Consort…'s top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Southern Universities Purchasing Consort… by total award value are DIVERSITY TRAVEL LIMITED, BibliU Ltd, APPLETON WOODS LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 65% of contract value.
What does Southern Universities Purchasing Consort… buy from suppliers?
Southern Universities Purchasing Consort…'s procurement is concentrated in medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, chemical products, printed matter and related products, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-10-17
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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