Top suppliers
Top suppliers to UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
Top-five suppliers hold 71% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
5073/EFM/RH - Bar One Students Union, Glossop Rd Entrance and Façade Refurbishment
TH Michaels (Construction) Ltd · 2026-07-13
£69K
5043.EFM.SW Teaching & Learning Spaces Refurbishment 2026
NRC Services Ltd · 2026-05-25
£308K
5013.EFM.JR.25 - Fire Stopping Works - Phase 5
G&N Passive Fire Protection Ltd · 2026-04-29
£315K
4916.EFM.BM.25 - Projector Safety Remediation
NRC Services Ltd · 2026-01-19
£52K
4850.EFM.SW.25 - Solly Street Interior Fit Out and Refurbishment
Assix Ltd · 2025-11-28
£1.2M
Dual-growth chamber Molecular Beam Epitaxy System (2 Lots)
DCA Instruments Oy · 2025-09-03
£4.9M
4434/AMRC/GM/25 - Two Component Resin Transfer Moulding Machine - AWARD
Composite Integration · 2025-08-20
£135K
Similarity Detection Software
Turnitin, LLC · 2025-07-23
4403.PS.LWM.24 Print Services Framework Agreement for High Quality Litho Sheet Fed & Digital Printing (non Wide Format)
B. AND B. Press (Parkgate) Limited · 2025-07-20
4405/AMRC/CK/25 AMRC Uniform Contract - AWARD
Direct Print and Promotions Limited t/a We Do Workwear · 2025-07-09
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5085.SH.JN - Advanced Nano-Mechanical Characterisation System with Integrated Fluorescence
Deadline: 2026-09-09
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
5043.EFM.SW Teaching & Learning Spaces Refurbishment 2026
Expires: 2026-09-18
£308K
3785/COMPASS/PRESS/JS/23-Press for COMPASS (Composites at Speed and Scale) Facility - AWARD
Expires: 2026-10-19
£3.3M
Provision of Total Facilities Management Services for The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre North West (AMRC NW)
Expires: 2026-10-27
£1.5M
3058/LM - Legal Services framework agreement
Expires: 2026-10-31
The Supply of Self Drive Vehicle Hire
Expires: 2026-11-30
The supply of self drive vehicle hire
Expires: 2026-11-30
Ateryx software licence
Expires: 2026-12-10
3074/MH HPC Cluster
Expires: 2026-12-20
3446.PS.LWM.22 - Print and Fulfilment of the Alumni Magazine Package for The University of Sheffield
Expires: 2026-12-31
£300K
Software Updates/Maintenance
Expires: 2026-12-31
£183K
Market analysis
Bidding into UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
32%
Awards to SMEs
71%
Top-5 supplier share
20%
Framework call-offs
27
Awards to social enterprises
Around 32% of UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 27 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
How much does UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD spend on procurement?
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD awarded 187 contracts totalling £83.6M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 159 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £796K.
Who are UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD by total award value are AtkinsRéalis PPS Holdings Limited, Clegg Construction Ltd, DCA Instruments Oy. The top five suppliers together hold 71% of contract value.
What does UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD buy from suppliers?
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD's procurement is concentrated in software package and information systems, industrial machinery, laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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SECTOR
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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.
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