Top suppliers
Top suppliers to UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Top-five suppliers hold 42% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What UNIVERSITY OF EXETER buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest UNIVERSITY OF EXETER contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
eProcurement Cloud Marketplace
ONEADVANCED LIMITED · 2026-07-30
£113K
Advance HE Membership - Year 3 of 3
ADVANCE HE · 2026-07-14
£75K
EPA's for 29 Apprentices
ADVANCE HE · 2026-07-14
£52K
42x Gateway and EPA Payments
THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS · 2026-07-14
£56K
Advance HE Membership
ADVANCE HE · 2026-07-14
£79K
UOE_2026_124_MC - Fixed Wire Testing
H-LEC Ltd · 2026-07-06
£461K
Accelerate Database plan yr 1/3
CENGAGE LEARNING (EMEA) LIMITED · 2026-06-10
£95K
Proquest Central Subscription
ProQuest LLC · 2026-06-10
£63K
Products & Services Academic Staff Add-on
REFINITIV LIMITED · 2026-06-10
£82K
Gale Database
CENGAGE LEARNING (EMEA) LIMITED · 2026-06-10
£91K
Scientific equipment upgrade
HAMILTON SALES & SERVICE UK LTD · 2026-06-05
£90K
Digital student ID cards
DIGITAL ID LTD · 2026-05-27
£76K
Environmental research services
Forest Research · 2026-05-27
£54K
Air handling units
Scanbur A/S · 2026-05-27
£143K
Research Digital Facilities Management System
Innaxys Ltd · 2026-05-22
£72K
Microscopy data management solution
BRUKER UK LIMITED · 2026-05-21
£227K
Microscopy data management solution
BRUKER UK LIMITED · 2026-05-21
£227K
Contractor Godswill Arum
Tilo Consulting Limited · 2026-05-19
UE277963
Data Path Office Network Services Ltd · 2026-05-13
£46K
UOECS0557092026
Aecom Ltd · 2026-05-13
£30K
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Vehicle Maintenance Services
£170K
Outplacement Provider
£160K
Academic Workload Planning/Management System
Vehicle Maintenance
£127K
Insurance Brokerage
£70K
Digital Research Infrastructure
£8.3M
SAND-DRESSED ARTIFICIAL SPORTS PITCH
Provision of Employee Benefits
£1
Quality Management System Software
£120K
Telephony and Call Centre - Teams Front End
£500K
Estates CAFM Reimplementation
Manufacture and Installation of External Signage
Secondary side district heating works
£8.0M
International Student Enrolment Solution
£150K
Digital Facilities Management - Research
£250K
Supply of clinical and chemical waste collection
£407K
Student Skills Portfolio Software
£200K
Fire Damper Maintenance
£300K
Low Carbon Heat Supply
£75.0M
Board Management Software - Early Market Engagement
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, UNIVERSITY OF EXETER typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Protein Profiling Kits
Expires: 2026-07-31
Protein Profiling Kits
Expires: 2026-07-31
Kindred Project - Digital Product Agency
Expires: 2026-08-31
£259K
Medical Exam Software
Expires: 2026-08-31
£185K
Kindred Project - Digital Product Agency
Expires: 2026-08-31
£259K
eMarketplace
Expires: 2026-11-05
£91K
Provision of a Web Optimisation Platform
Expires: 2026-12-01
£220K
eTendering
Expires: 2026-12-31
£60K
Internal Audit for Grant Funded Projects
Expires: 2027-02-15
£88K
Provision of a Pyrolyser & Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer
Expires: 2027-04-01
£196K
ORE Repository
Expires: 2027-05-07
£200K
UOE_2026_124_MC - Fixed Wire Testing
Expires: 2027-07-16
£461K
Website Cloud hosting
Expires: 2027-07-31
£228K
Fire Damper Maintenance Services
Expires: 2027-07-31
£55K
UK and International Social Security, Tax and Payroll Advisory Services
Expires: 2027-07-31
£426K
Market analysis
Bidding into UNIVERSITY OF EXETER — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
42%
Top-5 supplier share
24d
Avg response window
26d
Median response window
29mo
Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
How much does UNIVERSITY OF EXETER spend on procurement?
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER awarded 382 contracts totalling £54.6M between 2023-07-31 and 2026-07-31, working with 259 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £325K.
Who are UNIVERSITY OF EXETER's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to UNIVERSITY OF EXETER by total award value are ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LIMITED, Intoheat Limited, Crow Creative Ltd.. The top five suppliers together hold 42% of contract value.
What does UNIVERSITY OF EXETER buy from suppliers?
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER's procurement is concentrated in various medicinal products, construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork, services related to printing, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for UNIVERSITY OF EXETER contracts?
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER 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 EXETER tenders?
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER typically gives suppliers a median of 26 days to respond (average 24 days). Standard contract duration is around 29 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
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- · Spend Network
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