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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

University Of Edinburgh

University Of Edinburgh 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: 2023-07-31 to 2026-07-31Updated 2026-07-31

£573.3M

Total spend

545

Contract awards

277

Unique suppliers

£1.2M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, University Of Edinburgh has awarded 545 contracts worth £573.3M to 277 suppliers between 2023-07-31 and 2026-07-31, at an average contract value of £1.2M, with the top five suppliers holding 49% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to University Of Edinburgh

Top-five suppliers hold 49% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Key Travel2£188.5M
McLaughlin & Harvey1£34.2M
OCS Technical Services Limited1£21.3M
Schneider Electric2£20.0M
Spiritmedia Scotland2£17.0M
Siemens Healthcare Limited3£13.2M
John Graham Construction Ltd, t/a Graham2£12.0M
Oxford Nanopore Technologies4£11.7M
Blue Sky Catering Conference & Events Ltd2£10.0M
Cerebras Systems2£9.4M
FES Support Services2£8.3M
VMWARE UK LIMITED2£6.9M
VMware International Unlimited Company2£6.9M
Carl Zeiss Ltd12£6.9M
Vital Energi2£6.8M
Brodies LLP2£6.4M
Integrated Environmental Solutions Ltd.4£6.2M
Dell Corporation Limited3£5.9M
JEOL (UK) Ltd3£5.9M
Alba Facilities Services Ltd2£5.5M

Procurement categories

What University Of Edinburgh buys

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

Travel agency and similar services

63510000
2 awards£188.5M

Building construction work

45210000
7 awards£51.5M

Detection and analysis apparatus

38430000
104 awards£36.1M

Consultative engineering and construction services

71310000
18 awards£30.8M

Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations

50710000
3 awards£29.7M

Imaging equipment for medical, dental and veterinary use

33110000
23 awards£20.0M

Advertising and marketing services

79340000
9 awards£18.2M

Microscopes

38510000
36 awards£14.2M

Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery

42990000
5 awards£14.2M

System, storage and content management software package

48780000
3 awards£10.3M

Catering services

55520000
2 awards£10.0M

Data-processing machines (hardware)

30210000
5 awards£8.2M

Research services

73110000
15 awards£7.7M

Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork

45230000
2 awards£6.8M

Legal advisory and representation services

79110000
2 awards£6.4M

Electrical domestic appliances

39710000
6 awards£6.3M

Servers

48820000
4 awards£5.9M

Placement services of personnel

79610000
4 awards£5.8M

Networking software package

48210000
6 awards£5.4M

Educational software package

48190000
3 awards£4.8M

Recent contracts

Latest University Of Edinburgh contracts awarded

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

NCA31153 Incucyte SX5 (for IRR South)

Sartorius UK Limited · 2026-07-27

£221K

Hospitality and Events

Blue Arrow · 2026-07-21

£1.6M

Strategic Leadership in Research Training Programme

MY Consultants Ltd · 2026-07-20

£176K

Purchase of a Materials Tester

GDS Instruments · 2026-07-15

£64K

Oracle On Premise Database Support

¿Oracle Corporation UK Ltd. · 2026-06-24

£930K

Purchase of Class II Biosafety Cabinet

Erlab · 2026-06-18

£160K

Purchase of Magnafodipir Trisodium (x200 units)

IC Targets AS · 2026-05-25

UPS Battery Supply and Installation

Kohler Uninterruptible Power · 2026-05-25

£71K

Enterprise Infrastructure - Virtualisation Management Software

VMware International Unlimited Company · 2026-05-22

£3.4M

Enterprise Infrastructure - Virtualisation Management Software

VMware International Unlimited Company · 2026-05-22

£3.4M

Support Infrastructure Expansion

StackHPC Ltd · 2026-05-21

£77K

40 George Square LT Upgrades

GVAV Limited · 2026-05-21

£54K

Cassette-Based Synthesiser

TRASIS · 2026-05-20

£192K

Research Computing Infrastructure - High Speed Storage

Fsas Technologies · 2026-05-18

£740K

Purchase of Two Mobile Digital Radiographic X-Ray Systems

Xograph Healthcare Ltd · 2026-05-18

£208K

EC1068 Research Models, Re-derivation, Revitalisation & Related Services & Goods

Charles River · 2026-05-18

£2.6M

EC1068 Research Models, Re-derivation, Revitalisation & Related Services & Goods

Charles River · 2026-05-18

£2.6M

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Platform Licences

Computacenter · 2026-05-18

£96K

DataLoch Waveform (NHS Server)

nhslothian · 2026-05-15

£113K

Software update Siemens MRI scanner

Siemens healthineers · 2026-05-15

£114K

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VEAT for Sequencing Consumables and Servicing

Window Cleaning Services

£550K

Research Leadership Development Programme

£200K

Window Cleaning Services

Research Leadership Development Programme

Particle Size and Shape Analyser

Particle Size and Shape Analyser

King's Buildings Shuttle Bus Service

King's Buildings Shuttle Bus Service

Functional Ultrasound (fUS)

Functional Ultrasound (fUS)

Combined CT Scanner and Gantry System

£1.7M

Combined CT Scanner and Gantry System

Pest Control Services

Pest Control Services

ACE Contract Cleaning Services

ACE Contract Cleaning Services

Fire Alarms & Associated Services - General and Reactive Maintenance and Planned Works up the value of 150k GBP (excl. VAT)

Sequencing & Genotyping Services

Market analysis

Bidding into University Of Edinburgh — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

49%

Top-5 supplier share

25d

Avg response window

29d

Median response window

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to University Of Edinburgh

How much does University Of Edinburgh spend on procurement?

University Of Edinburgh awarded 545 contracts totalling £573.3M between 2023-07-31 and 2026-07-31, working with 277 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.2M.

Who are University Of Edinburgh's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to University Of Edinburgh by total award value are Key Travel, McLaughlin & Harvey, OCS Technical Services Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 49% of contract value.

What does University Of Edinburgh buy from suppliers?

University Of Edinburgh's procurement is concentrated in travel agency and similar services, building construction work, detection and analysis apparatus, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for University Of Edinburgh contracts?

University Of Edinburgh publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

What's the typical response window for University Of Edinburgh tenders?

University Of Edinburgh typically gives suppliers a median of 29 days to respond (average 25 days). Standard contract duration is around 0 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-07-31

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
  • · Spend Network
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

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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