Top suppliers
Top suppliers to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
Top-five suppliers hold 60% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Firefighting Equipment and Services
Firemark Ltd · 2026-05-22
£303K
English Language Print Books for Library Stock
EBSCO International Inc · 2026-03-23
£1.0M
Qlik Licences
Cybit Limited · 2026-03-20
£391K
Provision of Cognos Licences
Academia Limited · 2026-02-24
£83K
Valley Graphics Van Lease
Lex Autolease Ltd · 2026-02-20
£17K
Provision of Apple Products
Academia Limited · 2026-02-02
£2.0M
Provision of Valley Graphics Print Machines
Konica Minolta Business Solutions UK Limited · 2026-01-22
£260K
VMware Server Storage
DELL CORPORATION LIMITED · 2026-01-09
£275K
Provision of Hexagon Actran Licences
Academia Limited · 2025-12-23
£51K
Filestore Storage
DELL CORPORATION LIMITED · 2025-12-12
£171K
Academic Appeals Software
SYMPLICITY UK LTD (Corporation) · 2025-12-12
£135K
Provision of Alteryx Designer Licences
Academia Ltd · 2025-12-12
£59K
Adobe ETLA
Academia Ltd · 2025-12-01
£245K
Provision of Laboratory Gases
BOC Limited · 2025-11-26
£6.0M
Building 42 Long Term Maintenance and Refresh Works - Civil and Structural Engineering
AKSWARD LIMITED · 2025-10-27
£51K
Building 42 Long Term Maintenance and Refresh Works - Project Management
STACE LLP · 2025-10-27
£110K
Cleaning Consignment Stock Management Services
Bunzl UK Ltd · 2025-10-03
£2.5M
Renewal of Researchfish
Elsevier Limited · 2025-09-16
£212K
L5 Data Engineering Apprenticeship
Cambridge Spark · 2025-09-12
£19K
Tenable IO Software
Academia Limited · 2025-08-28
£71K
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Soft Market Testing Exercise for Scholarship Management Software
Cell Sorter for Biological Sciences
Ultrapure Water System
Infrared Femtosecond Laser System
Telephone & Data Transmission Services ("Moves, Adds and Changes")
Provision of an Ultraprecision CNC Machining System
Provision of an Ultraprecision CNC Machining System
Provision of an Ultraprecision CNC Machining System
£450K
Provision of an Ultraprecision CNC Machining System
Tunable Broadband QC Laser System
Tunable Broadband QC Laser System
Soft Market Testing Exercise for an Internal Training Management System
Soft Market Testing Exercise for the Provision of Merchant Services
2023UoS-1089-SMT
Soft Market Testing Exercise for the Provision of Merchant Services
Soft Market Testing Exercise for the Provision of Merchant Services
North East Quadrant (NEQ) Development - Design and Build Contractor
North East Quadrant (NEQ) Development - Design and Build Contractor
Ultra-Pure Water System - Soft Market Testing
Titanium Sapphire Femtosecond Laser System
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Residences Student Survey
Expires: 2026-08-01
£70K
Cryogenic Holder
Expires: 2026-08-23
£65K
Air Free Transfer Holders
Expires: 2026-08-23
£129K
3D Stylus Profiler
Expires: 2026-09-09
£80K
Tenable IO Software
Expires: 2026-09-16
£71K
NETSCC Apprenticeship (ST0585)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£19K
Renewal of Researchfish
Expires: 2026-09-30
£212K
E-textbooks
Expires: 2026-09-30
£1.5M
Real-time Oscilloscope & Optical Modulation Analyser
Expires: 2026-10-08
£1.2M
In-Tend Licences
Expires: 2026-10-30
£42K
Halls of Residence Summer Works Programme - LTM Refurbishment Consultancy
Expires: 2026-10-31
£550K
Virtual Events Platform
Expires: 2026-10-31
£210K
Electrical Vehicle Charging Points
Expires: 2026-10-31
£86K
ICT Integrator for Lloyds Register Building
Expires: 2026-11-30
£102K
Adobe ETLA
Expires: 2026-12-03
£245K
Lightwave Vector Network Analyser
Expires: 2026-12-03
£733K
Provision of Hexagon Actran Licences
Expires: 2026-12-31
£51K
Multi-Channel Potentiostat
Expires: 2027-01-02
£30K
Provision of Alteryx Designer Licences
Expires: 2027-01-06
£59K
Benchtop Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer
Expires: 2027-01-22
£52K
Provision of CRM design, development, implementation and ongoing support
Expires: 2027-01-31
£10.0M
Provision of Legal Advisory Services to support the Design, Build, Finance and Operate Partner Procurement
Expires: 2027-02-27
£424K
Financial Advisory Services to support the Design, Build, Finance and Operate Partner Procurement
Expires: 2027-02-28
£250K
Provision of Cognos Licences
Expires: 2027-02-28
£83K
The Supply of Exam Papers
Expires: 2027-02-28
£73K
Building 42 Long Term Maintenance and Refresh Works - Civil and Structural Engineering
Expires: 2027-03-01
£51K
University of Southampton Building 42 Long Term Maintenance and Refresh Works - Architect Services
Expires: 2027-03-01
£275K
Building 42 Long Term Maintenance and Refresh Works - Project Management
Expires: 2027-03-01
£110K
Tunable Narrow linewidth E-band continuous wave laser
Expires: 2027-03-06
£35K
Renewal of Materialise Magics Licenses
Expires: 2027-03-22
£23K
L5 Data Engineering Apprenticeship
Expires: 2027-03-25
£19K
Qlik Licences
Expires: 2027-03-31
£391K
Renewal of VMware licenses
Expires: 2027-04-28
£656K
Managed Services Provider for Temporary Recruitment
Expires: 2027-04-30
£17.0M
Further Competition for the Provision of Microsoft Licences (M354 and D365) under the Software Licence Resellers (SLRA) Framework, Lot 1: Microsoft and associated services
Expires: 2027-04-30
£10.0M
Labs Consumables ePunchout 3
Expires: 2027-05-30
£1.5M
Labs Consumables ePunchout 1
Expires: 2027-05-31
£1.5M
Labs Consumables ePunchout 2
Expires: 2027-05-31
£1.5M
Parking Permit Management & ANPR Enforcement Services
Expires: 2027-05-31
£80K
Legal Support Services for North East Quadrant (NEQ) projects
Expires: 2027-06-03
£100K
Secure Award Document
Expires: 2027-06-12
£30K
Compact Road Sweeper
Expires: 2027-06-29
£77K
Internal Audit
Expires: 2027-07-30
£520K
Staff Recruitement Advertising
Expires: 2027-07-31
£1.0M
Market analysis
Bidding into UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
60%
Top-5 supplier share
31d
Avg response window
30d
Median response window
30mo
Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
How much does UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON spend on procurement?
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON awarded 232 contracts totalling £248.0M between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, working with 149 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.1M.
Who are UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON by total award value are CAE Technology Services Limited, Tate Recruitment Limited, Durabilis Electrical & Maintenance Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 60% of contract value.
What does UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON buy from suppliers?
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON's procurement is concentrated in network equipment, local area network, miscellaneous health services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON contracts?
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What's the typical response window for UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON tenders?
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON typically gives suppliers a median of 30 days to respond (average 31 days). Standard contract duration is around 30 months.
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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 SOUTHAMPTON's largest spend area.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-08-01
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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