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GRANTMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local… · Common Ground Award 2026-2027·£250k·England
TENDEREduco · DMAT - Catering Tender·£2.8M·East Midlands
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TENDERLondon Borough of Croydon · Best Start In Life Family Hubs Services·Value TBC·London
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TENDERPost Office Limited · Post Office Branch - Dunnock Way·Value TBC·London
GRANTInnovate UK on behalf of the Department for… · Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3·£500k·National
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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE) 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: 2023-09-15 to 2026-09-15Updated 2026-09-15

£23.8M

Total spend

162

Contract awards

132

Unique suppliers

£262K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE) has awarded 162 contracts worth £23.8M to 132 suppliers between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, at an average contract value of £262K, with the top five suppliers holding 66% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)

Top-five suppliers hold 66% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Capita Business Services Ltd1£7.5M
LANDBUILD LIMITED3£3.1M
U.M.Association Ltd1£2.2M
I4 PROJECTS LIMITED4£1.4M
Bruker UK Ltd2£1.4M
J. CHEESMUR & SONS (LEWES) LIMITED1£1.1M
FUTURE-TECH S.C.I. LIMITED1£498K
MITIE GROUP PLC1£338K
Bluefors Cryocooler Technologies, Inc.1£280K
GLOBAL PAYMENT SYSTEMS L L C1£236K
MACCONVILLES LIMITED1£200K
Sheppard Robson Architects LLP1£189K
Attocube Systems AG1£175K
Ragstone Limited2£168K
Lagos Consulting1£163K
Cytek Biosciences BV1£163K
THE BRILLIANT CLUB1£161K
ILLUMINA CAMBRIDGE LTD1£156K
Cradle of Success Corporation Limited1£146K
The Brighton Centre2£136K

Procurement categories

What UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE) buys

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

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

79
33 awards£1.2M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
28 awards£1.0M

Software package and information systems

48
16 awards£692K

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
13 awards£2.2M

Construction work

45
13 awards£14.0M

Printed matter and related products

22
12 awards£43K

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
12 awards£324K

Real estate services

70
4 awards£261K

Education and training services

80
4 awards£303K

Financial and insurance services

66
3 awards£2.4M

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
3 awards£55K

Public utilities

65
2 awards£0

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
2 awards£56K

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
2 awards£337K

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

39
2 awards£182K

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
2 awards£0

Installation services (except software)

51
2 awards£31K

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
2 awards£410K

Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

18
1 award£0

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
1 award£112K

Industrial machinery

42
1 award£92K

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
1 award£0

Chemical products

24
1 award£0

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

44
1 award£26K

Repair and maintenance services

50
1 award£40K

Recent contracts

Latest UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE) contracts awarded

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

Utilities - Water Retail

ADVANCED DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT LIMITED · 2025-11-01

West Ring Main - Electrical Cable Installation

Enerveo Ltd · 2025-08-17

Panopto Licences

Academia Limited · 2025-06-03

DSEAR RIBA Stage 3/4 Consultancy

Gleeds LLP · 2025-05-31

BSMS Strategy and Ops Review

Huron Consulting Services UK Ltd · 2025-05-29

£30K

Managed Service Provider (MSP) Staffing

ADECCO UK LIMITED · 2025-05-05

Off Campus Commercial Sale

Savills UK Limited · 2025-05-01

Genome Building Bollards Works

LANDBUILD LIMITED · 2025-02-17

£26K

Sciences - Supply of Cryostat

Bluefors Cryocooler Technologies, Inc. · 2025-01-31

£280K

HR Resource Renewal

LNRS Data Services Limited · 2025-01-29

£47K

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Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

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TASK Certification

Expires: 2026-09-30

£92K

US_22278 HR System Renewal

Expires: 2026-09-30

£995K

Supply of Gas and Electricity to the University of Sussex

Expires: 2026-10-16

Supply of Gas and Electricity to the University of Sussex

Expires: 2026-10-16

Library Refurb - Accessibility Project - Lead Architect and Lead Designer

Expires: 2026-10-31

Executive Recruitment

Expires: 2026-11-12

£55K

Make Your Mark

Expires: 2026-11-13

£161K

The Provision of External Legal Resource

Expires: 2026-12-07

American Chemical Society Journals 2025-2026

Expires: 2026-12-31

AU Facility Tool

Expires: 2027-01-04

£60K

Market analysis

Bidding into UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE) — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

44%

Awards to SMEs

66%

Top-5 supplier share

39%

Framework call-offs

1

Awards to social enterprises

Around 44% of UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 1 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 39%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 SUSSEX(THE)

How much does UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE) spend on procurement?

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE) awarded 162 contracts totalling £23.8M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 132 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £262K.

Who are UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)'s top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE) by total award value are Capita Business Services Ltd, LANDBUILD LIMITED, U.M.Association Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 66% of contract value.

What does UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE) buy from suppliers?

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)'s procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, software package and information systems, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15

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

  • · 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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