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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH

UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH 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

£28.5M

Total spend

159

Contract awards

135

Unique suppliers

£261K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH has awarded 159 contracts worth £28.5M to 135 suppliers between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, at an average contract value of £261K, with the top five suppliers holding 65% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH

Top-five suppliers hold 65% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Escentral1£7.6M
Obedair Ltd1£4.6M
Totus Engineering Ltd1£3.3M
Schneider Electric1£1.7M
Drew & Co2£1.4M
SF Contracts Ltd1£812K
MDU SERVICES LIMITED2£737K
Arc Technology Ltd1£559K
Mercury Construction SW Ltd2£516K
Cormac1£388K
Arque Construction Limited1£369K
IQSA Westbourne Ltd1£354K
Swift Dental Laboratory Ltd1£335K
Medical Air Technology Ltd1£307K
sales force uk1£300K
RJ Lifts group Ltd1£286K
STRATEGIC PEOPLE LTD2£230K
TARC SOLUTIONS LIMITED4£200K
Didactic Services Ltd1£199K
STHREE STAFFING UK LIMITED1£199K

Procurement categories

What UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH buys

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

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

79
37 awards£983K

Software package and information systems

48
15 awards£1.5M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
14 awards£7.9M

Construction work

45
13 awards£6.5M

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
8 awards£1.5M

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
8 awards£355K

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
7 awards£219K

Education and training services

80
5 awards£173K

Financial and insurance services

66
5 awards£830K

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
4 awards£432K

Industrial machinery

42
4 awards£5.1M

Repair and maintenance services

50
4 awards£570K

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
4 awards£903K

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
4 awards£141K

Health and social work services

85
3 awards£0

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
3 awards£0

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

44
3 awards£94K

Other community, social and personal services

98
2 awards£85K

Printed matter and related products

22
2 awards£0

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
2 awards£32K

Real estate services

70
1 award£354K

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
1 award£36K

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
1 award£40K

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
1 award£26K

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
1 award£48K

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
1 award£30K

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
1 award£76K

Administration, defence and social security services

75
1 award£50K

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
1 award£115K

Chemical products

24
1 award£35K

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
1 award£388K

Postal and telecommunications services

64
1 award£33K

Recent contracts

Latest UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH contracts awarded

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

Temporary Staff and Employment Agencies

Morgan Hunt UK Ltd · 2025-09-30

Professional Services SITS Developer

QUBA SOLUTIONS LIMITED (FACTORING CO.FOR BURMAN RECRUITMENT LIMI · 2025-09-30

Supply E Books

EBSCO SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES · 2025-08-31

Professional Services

Cadence Resourcing Limited · 2025-08-27

LinkedIn Learning.

LINKEDIN IRELAND LIMITED · 2025-07-31

IT Services

PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD · 2025-07-31

Occupational Health

MEDIGOLD HEALTH CONSULTANCY LIMITED · 2025-07-31

Supply E Books

PROQUEST LLC (Coutts) · 2025-07-31

Subscriptions

EBSCO SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES · 2025-07-31

Professional Services

LA INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER CONSULTANTS LIMITED · 2025-07-21

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Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

Upgrade to Building Environment Management Systems

Expires: 2026-10-30

£1.7M

Management Software

Expires: 2026-12-16

£47K

IT Services

Expires: 2026-12-31

£38K

Legal Services Panel

Expires: 2027-01-24

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Market analysis

Bidding into UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

47%

Awards to SMEs

65%

Top-5 supplier share

24%

Framework call-offs

2

Awards to social enterprises

Around 47% of UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 2 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 24%of awards are call-offs from framework agreements — getting onto the right framework matters as much as the bid itself here.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH

How much does UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH spend on procurement?

UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH awarded 159 contracts totalling £28.5M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 135 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £261K.

Who are UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH by total award value are Escentral, Obedair Ltd, Totus Engineering Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 65% of contract value.

What does UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH buy from suppliers?

UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, software package and information systems, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection 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

  • · 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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