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University of Salford

University of Salford 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: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£43.3M

Total spend

229

Contract awards

193

Unique suppliers

£193K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, University of Salford has awarded 229 contracts worth £43.3M to 193 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £193K, with the top five suppliers holding 26% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to University of Salford

Top-five suppliers hold 26% of contract value — a moderately competitive market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Softcat5£4.4M
Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust1£1.9M
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation1£1.9M
POWER SUPPLY PROJECTS LTD2£1.6M
JISC1£1.3M
PLANIT I.E. LIMITED2£1.3M
Roche Audio Visual4£1.2M
NAMOS SOLUTIONS LTD1£1.2M
Graduation Attire Ltd2£1.2M
Vita Health Wellness Ltd1£1.2M
UNIT4 BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITED1£1.2M
Ductclean (UK) Ltd t/a DCUK FM2£1.1M
Transport for Greater Manchester2£1.0M
Sureserve Energy Services Public Buildings1£781K
SOFTCAT PLC6£780K
WORKTRIBE LTD1£737K
Softcat Limited2£607K
EX LIBRIS (UK) LIMITED1£605K
Ex Libris (UK) Ltd1£605K
XMA Ltd1£543K

Procurement categories

What University of Salford buys

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

Software package and information systems

48
57 awards£12.4M

Construction work

45
32 awards£8.0M

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

79
20 awards£3.2M

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
15 awards£1.9M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
14 awards£2.2M

Education and training services

80
14 awards£1.3M

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
10 awards£1.6M

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
9 awards£2.9M

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
8 awards£748K

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
7 awards£421K

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

39
5 awards£144K

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

30
4 awards£227K

Health and social work services

85
4 awards£5.1M

Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories

37
3 awards£213K

Industrial machinery

42
3 awards£108K

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
3 awards£577K

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
3 awards£339K

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

44
2 awards£636K

Financial and insurance services

66
2 awards£188K

Administration, defence and social security services

75
2 awards£166K

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
2 awards£203K

Mining, basic metals and related products

14
1 award£136K

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15
1 award£60K

Printed matter and related products

22
1 award£25K

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35
1 award£46K

Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

43
1 award£149K

Repair and maintenance services

50
1 award£34K

Installation services (except software)

51
1 award£70K

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
1 award£36K

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
1 award£77K

Recent contracts

Latest University of Salford contracts awarded

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

Movement Analysis Equipment

Qualisys AB · 2026-10-22

£423K

Software-as-a-Service-based solution for research and knowledge exchange administration

WORKTRIBE LTD · 2026-10-18

£737K

South Asia ICRs

White Bridge Education · 2026-10-18

£120K

Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning renewal

UNIT4 BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITED · 2026-09-28

£1.2M

Sports Rehabilitation Equipment (Thrive Building)

KEISER UK LIMITED · 2026-09-27

£65K

Student Capability Measuring and Reporting Product

Cappfinity Limited · 2026-09-27

£59K

Online assessment for measuring students' understanding of sustainability

Sulitest Impact · 2026-09-23

£46K

Clifford Whitworth extract fan replacement

ENVIRONMENT & POWER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED · 2026-09-02

Allerton Building AHU Replacement

Environment & Power Technology Ltd · 2026-09-02

Sanitary Waste Provision

PERSONNEL HYGIENE SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-08-25

£70K

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2

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37

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14

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Market analysis

Bidding into University of Salford — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

23%

Awards to SMEs

26%

Top-5 supplier share

10%

Framework call-offs

2

Awards to social enterprises

Around 23% of University of Salford’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 2 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to University of Salford

How much does University of Salford spend on procurement?

University of Salford awarded 229 contracts totalling £43.3M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 193 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £193K.

Who are University of Salford's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to University of Salford by total award value are Softcat, Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation. The top five suppliers together hold 26% of contract value.

What does University of Salford buy from suppliers?

University of Salford's procurement is concentrated in software package and information systems, construction work, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08

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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