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THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA

THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA 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

£32.2M

Total spend

148

Contract awards

125

Unique suppliers

£239K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA has awarded 148 contracts worth £32.2M to 125 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £239K, with the top five suppliers holding 40% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA

Top-five suppliers hold 40% of contract value — a moderately competitive market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Caddick Construction Limited1£8.9M
Malvern House International Ltd1£1.5M
Northern Security Ltd2£990K
EDF Energy1£973K
Woods Building Services Limited t/a AA Woods (Asbestos Abatement1£887K
TRIBAL EDUCATION LIMITED2£792K
ZELLIS UK LTD3£774K
Education Cubed Ltd2£750K
Aptem Ltd1£741K
CORONA1£712K
Aptem Limited1£675K
Herbert Kasozi2£601K
TET Limited1£599K
Phoenix Software Ltd1£522K
Havas People Ltd1£500K
Boxxe Limited1£438K
TRULINE CONSTRUCTION & INTERIOR SERVICES LIMITED1£434K
EX LIBRIS UK1£430K
Integrated Water Services Ltd1£367K
HLA Services Ltd.2£362K

Procurement categories

What THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA buys

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

Software package and information systems

48
42 awards£6.9M

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

79
16 awards£3.5M

Construction work

45
11 awards£11.2M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
10 awards£1.6M

Financial and insurance services

66
8 awards£843K

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
6 awards£400K

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

39
6 awards£458K

Repair and maintenance services

50
6 awards£376K

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
6 awards£387K

Postal and telecommunications services

64
5 awards£372K

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
5 awards£405K

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

44
4 awards£315K

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
3 awards£324K

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
3 awards£402K

Education and training services

80
3 awards£1.7M

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
2 awards£1.7M

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
2 awards£171K

Industrial machinery

42
2 awards£408K

Health and social work services

85
2 awards£310K

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
1 award£30K

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
1 award£58K

Public utilities

65
1 award£338K

Real estate services

70
1 award£65K

Administration, defence and social security services

75
1 award£503K

Other community, social and personal services

98
1 award£343K

Recent contracts

Latest THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA contracts awarded

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

DA27-12

THE NETWORKING PEOPLE (TNP) LIMITED · 2026-10-22

£124K

Occupational Health Services (Staff)

PEOPLE ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD · 2026-10-19

£125K

Water and Waste Water Services

Anglian Water Business(National)Limited Trading as Wave · 2026-10-06

£338K

Provision of a new boiler system in the Skiddaw Building at Fusehill Street Campus,Carlisle

HLA Services Ltd. · 2026-09-07

£241K

Fire Doors Betterment-Replacement Programme

T&M Fire Solutions Ltd · 2026-08-23

£220K

Fire Damper, Inspection, Testing and Maintenance

Premier Compliance UK LTD · 2026-08-10

£28K

27-SSJ-04

SALESFORCE UK LIMITED · 2026-07-29

£149K

Postage Services

ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED · 2026-07-27

£30K

Refurbishment of Campus Gyms

Johnson Health Tech t/a Matrix Fitness · 2026-07-23

£159K

Library Management System

EX LIBRIS UK · 2026-07-23

£430K

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Most of it is in business services, financial & insurance and software & IT systems.

34

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Market analysis

Bidding into THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

27%

Awards to SMEs

40%

Top-5 supplier share

14%

Framework call-offs

1

Awards to social enterprises

Around 27% of THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA’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 THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA

How much does THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA spend on procurement?

THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA awarded 148 contracts totalling £32.2M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 125 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £239K.

Who are THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA by total award value are Caddick Construction Limited, Malvern House International Ltd, Northern Security Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 40% of contract value.

What does THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA buy from suppliers?

THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA's procurement is concentrated in software package and information systems, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, construction work, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08

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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