Top suppliers
Top suppliers to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
Top-five suppliers hold 47% 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.
Maths Private GPU Node
CDW Limited · 2026-05-23
£38K
Firefighting Equipment and Services
Firemark Ltd · 2026-04-28
£303K
Qlik Licences
Cybit Limited · 2026-03-20
£391K
English Language Print Books for Library Stock
EBSCO International Inc · 2026-03-19
£1.0M
Provision of Cognos Licences
Academia Limited · 2026-02-23
£83K
Valley Graphics Van Lease
Lex Autolease Ltd · 2026-02-18
£17K
Provision of Apple Products
Academia Limited · 2026-01-30
£6.0M
Provision of Valley Graphics Print Machines
Konica Minolta Business Solutions UK Limited · 2026-01-21
£260K
VMware Server Storage
DELL CORPORATION LIMITED · 2026-01-08
£275K
Provision of Hexagon Actran Licences
Academia Limited · 2025-12-22
£51K
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Most of it is in software & IT systems, business services and architecture & engineering.
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Market analysis
Bidding into UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
37%
Awards to SMEs
47%
Top-5 supplier share
40%
Framework call-offs
6
Awards to social enterprises
Around 37% of UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 6 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 40%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 SOUTHAMPTON
How much does UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON spend on procurement?
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON awarded 242 contracts totalling £221.1M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 174 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £953K.
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, TP HEALTH LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 47% of contract value.
What does UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON buy from suppliers?
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON's procurement is concentrated in software package and information systems, laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, 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 2026-11-08
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.
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