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University of Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen 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

£37.9M

Total spend

148

Contract awards

135

Unique suppliers

£277K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, University of Aberdeen has awarded 148 contracts worth £37.9M to 135 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £277K, with the top five suppliers holding 21% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to University of Aberdeen

Top-five suppliers hold 21% of contract value — a moderately competitive market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Mercer1£2.1M
Phoenix Software Ltd1£1.8M
Dell Corporation Limited2£1.6M
Bunzl CHS1£1.3M
thermo fisher scientific3£1.2M
EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC1£1.2M
Jisc2£1.1M
Insight Direct (UK) Ltd2£1.0M
HP Inc UK Limited4£841K
Carl Zeiss1£834K
Score Europe Limited1£829K
Carl Zeiss Ltd1£712K
Randstad HR Solutions Ltd (trading as Randstad Student & Worker Support)1£700K
TET Limited1£685K
BOC1£600K
LM Prenax1£600K
Michigan Publishing Services1£600K
First Bus Scotland1£587K
HP Inc UK Ltd.1£576K
Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd1£550K

Procurement categories

What University of Aberdeen buys

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

Software package and information systems

48
24 awards£6.9M

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

79
20 awards£5.5M

Repair and maintenance services

50
18 awards£1.3M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
16 awards£3.0M

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

30
10 awards£3.2M

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
10 awards£3.2M

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15
5 awards£905K

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

39
5 awards£2.3M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
5 awards£745K

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
4 awards£919K

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
3 awards£177K

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

44
3 awards£941K

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
3 awards£812K

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
3 awards£573K

Other community, social and personal services

98
3 awards£1.0M

Chemical products

24
2 awards£688K

Financial and insurance services

66
2 awards£2.2M

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
2 awards£0

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
1 award£46K

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
1 award£58K

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35
1 award£110K

Industrial machinery

42
1 award£360K

Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

43
1 award£829K

Construction work

45
1 award£0

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
1 award£400K

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
1 award£90K

Health and social work services

85
1 award£443K

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
1 award£1.2M

Recent contracts

Latest University of Aberdeen contracts awarded

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

Load Balancers - University of Aberdeen

Insight Direct (UK) Ltd · 2026-10-19

£982K

Provision of Wine Supplies - University of Aberdeen

united supplies limited · 2026-10-15

£160K

PROGRAMME DIRECTOR SERVICES - UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN

SWG Consultancy Ltd · 2026-10-13

£98K

Ad Hoc Removals Services - University of Aberdeen

Commercial Moves Group Ltd · 2026-10-07

£240K

Award of contract for specialised high pressure freezer - University of Aberdeen

Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd · 2026-10-07

£550K

Award of Contract for Desktops Classroom Refresh 26_27

HP Inc UK Limited · 2026-09-02

£210K

Window Cleaning - University of Aberdee

Perfectshine Window Cleaning · 2026-08-19

£180K

Award of HP Laptops - PGR 26-27

HP Inc UK Limited · 2026-08-13

£156K

HP ZBooks August 2026

HP Inc UK Limited · 2026-08-13

£146K

Award of HP Laptops - Staff Devices TRP 26-27

HP Inc UK Limited · 2026-08-13

£330K

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3

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Inviting bids today

4

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

28

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Market analysis

Bidding into University of Aberdeen — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

56%

Awards to SMEs

21%

Top-5 supplier share

7%

Framework call-offs

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Awards to social enterprises

Around 56% of University of Aberdeen’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to University of Aberdeen

How much does University of Aberdeen spend on procurement?

University of Aberdeen awarded 148 contracts totalling £37.9M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 135 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £277K.

Who are University of Aberdeen's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to University of Aberdeen by total award value are Mercer, Phoenix Software Ltd, Dell Corporation Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 21% of contract value.

What does University of Aberdeen buy from suppliers?

University of Aberdeen's procurement is concentrated in software package and information systems, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, repair and maintenance services, 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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