Top suppliers
Top suppliers to UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
Top-five suppliers hold 93% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
4579903944808533387231184892712298643443Recent contracts
Latest UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
T1146 - Print and Overflow Design mini competition
Continuous Data Print (UK) Ltd · 2026-08-18
£58K
Effectiveness Review of Council
Huron Consulting Services Ltd · 2026-06-15
£29K
T1170 - Advertising and Marketing
Hybrid News Limited · 2026-06-01
T1167 - General Waste and Recycling (Mini Competition - LUPC)
BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LTD · 2026-05-19
£121K
T1187 Usability Testing
National Centre for Social Research · 2026-03-23
£60K
T1186 Cognitive Testing_Employment
Verian Group UK Ltd · 2026-03-23
£70K
T1185 Square 1 Bridge Works
Amicus Civil Engineering Ltd · 2026-03-03
£58K
T1164 Morocco Social Survey In Rural Communities
Social Laboratory-SOLAB · 2026-02-17
£365K
T1176 Post Room Courier
RedHead Couriers · 2026-01-19
£40K
T1155 Essex Sport_Gym Equipment
Technogym UK Ltd · 2025-12-23
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Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
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Library Management System
Expires: 2026-09-23
T1044 - Blood Storage
Expires: 2026-10-23
T964 Sports Staff Uniform and Club Kits
Expires: 2027-01-15
T1176 Post Room Courier
Expires: 2027-01-26
£40K
T961 - PV Panel Maintenance and Repair Works
Expires: 2027-03-26
£281K
T954 - Periodic Contract Cleaning Framework
Expires: 2027-04-13
T957 - Legal Services
Expires: 2027-07-17
T1120 Student Placement Uniforms
Expires: 2027-09-01
£1
Market analysis
Bidding into UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
6%
Awards to SMEs
93%
Top-5 supplier share
12%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 6% of UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
How much does UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX spend on procurement?
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX awarded 73 contracts totalling £57.4M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 49 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.4M.
Who are UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX by total award value are Kantar Public UK Limited, Ipsos MORI, Health Assured Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 93% of contract value.
What does UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX buy from suppliers?
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX's procurement is concentrated in construction work, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental 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 2026-09-15
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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- · Contracts Finder
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