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GRANTMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local… · Common Ground Award 2026-2027·£250k·England
TENDEREduco · DMAT - Catering Tender·£2.8M·East Midlands
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Sir James Knott Fund·Value TBC·North East
TENDERLondon Borough of Croydon · Best Start In Life Family Hubs Services·Value TBC·London
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PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Peer Networks - Redbridge Council·Value TBC·London
TENDERRedcar and Cleveland Borough Council · South Tees All Age Carers Support Serviced·£7.1M·North East
GRANTMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local… · Common Ground Award 2026-2027·£250k·England
TENDEREduco · DMAT - Catering Tender·£2.8M·East Midlands
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Sir James Knott Fund·Value TBC·North East
TENDERLondon Borough of Croydon · Best Start In Life Family Hubs Services·Value TBC·London
GRANTInnovate UK, part of UK Research and… · Battery Innovation: Concept Development Rd 3·£4.0M·National
TENDERStotfold Town Council · Stotfold Cemetery - Toilet and Storage·£168k·East of England
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · START - West of England·Value TBC·South West
TENDERPost Office Limited · Post Office Branch - Dunnock Way·Value TBC·London
GRANTInnovate UK on behalf of the Department for… · Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3·£500k·National
TENDERPost Office Limited · Post Office Branch - Southall·Value TBC·London
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Peer Networks - Redbridge Council·Value TBC·London
UOL

UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

University of Leicester

University of Leicester 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: 2023-09-15 to 2026-09-15Updated 2026-09-15

£14.8M

Total spend

36

Contract awards

30

Unique suppliers

£707K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, University of Leicester has awarded 36 contracts worth £14.8M to 30 suppliers between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, at an average contract value of £707K, with the top five suppliers holding 73% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to University of Leicester

Top-five suppliers hold 73% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Education Cubed Ltd2£7.0M
CVL Systems Ltd2£1.2M
Lumicks B.V.1£989K
Earth-i1£917K
Aviva Insurance Limited3£753K
Zengenti Limited1£734K
ASK4 Limited1£402K
City Plumbing Supplies Holdings Ltd1£400K
Nivart Ltd1£400K
Dalriada Trustees Limited1£370K
Spectrum Wellness UK Ltd trading as Spectrum.Life1£350K
Arthur J. Gallagher (UK) Limited1£332K
IPG Photonics (UK)Limited1£318K
Allianz Engineering Inspection Services Limited1£288K
Zurich Municipal1£188K
Life Technologies Ltd1£105K
Chubb European Group SE1£98K
KPMG LLP3£0
Complete Detection Systems Limited1£0
MICROSOFT LIMITED1£0

Procurement categories

What University of Leicester buys

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

Financial and insurance services

66
8 awards£2.0M

Repair and maintenance services

50
2 awards£560K

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

79
2 awards£7.0M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
2 awards£917K

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
1 award£0

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
1 award£105K

Health and social work services

85
1 award£350K

Industrial machinery

42
1 award£318K

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

44
1 award£400K

Recent contracts

Latest University of Leicester contracts awarded

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

LUV01495 Procurement of Quad Systems C4 NMR Spectrometer and associated peripherals

Quad Systems AG · 2026-09-13

LUV01228 - UoL Shuttle Bus Service

Roberts Coaches Ltd · 2026-07-30

Provision of Microsoft Unified Support Services

MICROSOFT LIMITED · 2026-07-28

CSE Projects and Supervision May 2026 - Dec 2028

Uniworx Ltd · 2026-07-03

Residential Managed Internet

ASK4 Limited · 2026-06-30

£402K

Lot 1 UK Value Added Tax advice

KPMG LLP · 2026-05-27

Lot 3 International Tax advice (Inc but not limited to compliance and advisory services, Corporation tax, overseas VAT/GST relating to the consequences of overseas operations) (Non-UK, EU and Outside EU)

KPMG LLP · 2026-05-27

Lot 2 Other UK Tax advice (Inc but not limited to Corporation tax review and compliance, Customs Duties, Employment Related and other UK tax advisory services)

KPMG LLP · 2026-05-27

For the Provision of a CCTV Storage Solution

CVL Systems Ltd · 2026-04-19

£645K

LUV01377- Website and Content Management System

Zengenti Limited · 2026-03-20

£734K

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LUV01473 - The provision of managed temporary event infrastructure and support services

Deadline: 2026-09-25

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, University of Leicester typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

LUV01495 Procurement of Quad Systems C4 NMR Spectrometer and associated peripherals

Expires: 2027-08-02

LUV01228 - UoL Shuttle Bus Service

Expires: 2027-08-31

Market analysis

Bidding into University of Leicester — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

53%

Awards to SMEs

73%

Top-5 supplier share

0%

Framework call-offs

Awards to social enterprises

Around 53% of University of Leicester’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to University of Leicester

How much does University of Leicester spend on procurement?

University of Leicester awarded 36 contracts totalling £14.8M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 30 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £707K.

Who are University of Leicester's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to University of Leicester by total award value are Education Cubed Ltd, CVL Systems Ltd, Lumicks B.V.. The top five suppliers together hold 73% of contract value.

What does University of Leicester buy from suppliers?

University of Leicester's procurement is concentrated in financial and insurance services, repair and maintenance services, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for University of Leicester contracts?

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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

  • · 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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