Top suppliers
Top suppliers to University of Bristol
Top-five suppliers hold 50% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What University of Bristol buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest University of Bristol contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Chemical Structure Drawing Software (SaaD) (2026-2029)
Academia Ltd · 2026-10-11
£36K
Object Structural Clinical Exam (OSCE) and assessment software 2026- 2030
Fry-IT Limited trading as risr/ · 2026-09-16
£321K
University of Bristol - Purview, Copilot Guardrails and Power Platform Ecosystem Programme
ANS Group Limited · 2026-09-08
£72K
Isambard AI – Purchase Power Agreement
Bristol Energy Network · 2026-08-06
£201K
Cameras and Accessories (2026)
Creative Video Productions Ltd · 2026-08-02
£73K
Procurement eMarketplace, eInvoicing and eServices (2026-2029)
OneAdvanced Limited · 2026-07-31
£140K
Isambard AI Data Facility
Oakland Construction Ltd · 2026-06-19
£1.3M
Purchase of High Throughput Powder X-Ray Diffractometer
Bruker UK Limited · 2026-04-29
£333K
Microsoft Support (2026-2029)
Softcat PLC · 2026-04-27
£333K
Student Services Contact Cloud Centre (2026- 2029)
8x8 UK Limited · 2026-03-30
£565K
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Most of it is in lab & precision, business services and office & IT equipment.
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frameworks running
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Market analysis
Bidding into University of Bristol — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
21%
Awards to SMEs
50%
Top-5 supplier share
37%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 21% of University of Bristol’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises. Around 37%of awards are call-offs from framework agreements — getting onto the right framework matters as much as the bid itself here.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to University of Bristol
How much does University of Bristol spend on procurement?
University of Bristol awarded 153 contracts totalling £131.3M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 112 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £899K.
Who are University of Bristol's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to University of Bristol by total award value are VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LTD, Key Travel, Dell Corporation Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 50% of contract value.
What does University of Bristol buy from suppliers?
University of Bristol's procurement is concentrated in laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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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.
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