Top suppliers
Top suppliers to UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH
Top-five suppliers hold 65% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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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
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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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Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
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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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PQQ & Selection Questionnaire — Procurement Act 2023
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SECTOR
UK Government IT Services
G-Cloud, DOS, Crown Commercial frameworks. Software + consultancy is UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH's largest spend area.
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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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