Top suppliers
Top suppliers to University of Leicester
Top-five suppliers hold 70% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What University of Leicester buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
66797238503442485573851833394475Recent contracts
Latest University of Leicester contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
LUV01473 - The provision of managed temporary event infrastructure and support services
Simon Florey & Son Marquee Hire Limited · 2026-11-02
£650K
Supply, Installation and Commissioning of a Thermal Vacuum Cycling Chamber
Weiss Tecknik UK Ltd · 2026-10-29
£248K
LUV01495 Procurement of Quad Systems C4 NMR Spectrometer and associated peripherals
Quad Systems AG · 2026-09-30
£990K
LUV01228 - UoL Shuttle Bus Service
Roberts Coaches Ltd · 2026-07-30
£2.8M
Provision of Microsoft Unified Support Services
MICROSOFT LIMITED · 2026-07-28
£1.1M
Residential Managed Internet
ASK4 Limited · 2026-07-09
£402K
CSE Projects and Supervision May 2026 - Dec 2028
Uniworx Ltd · 2026-06-28
£677K
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
£200K
Lot 1 UK Value Added Tax advice
KPMG LLP · 2026-05-27
£1.2M
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
£600K
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Market analysis
Bidding into University of Leicester — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
44%
Awards to SMEs
70%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 44% 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 48 contracts totalling £55.7M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 34 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.3M.
Who are University of Leicester's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to University of Leicester by total award value are CO-OPERATIVE GROUP LIMITED, Education Cubed Ltd, Roberts Coaches Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 70% of contract value.
What does University of Leicester buy from suppliers?
University of Leicester's procurement is concentrated in financial and insurance services, 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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Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08
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