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UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND

UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND 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

£146.0M

Total spend

1,047

Contract awards

545

Unique suppliers

£140K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND has awarded 1,047 contracts worth £146.0M to 545 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £140K, with the top five suppliers holding 51% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND

Top-five suppliers hold 51% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Lancer Scott Facilities Management Limited1£60.0M
ACTIAN EUROPE LIMITED2£5.6M
E W Beard Limited2£4.9M
Desk Top Publishing (DTP)11£2.3M
SOFTCAT PLC5£1.6M
Ebsco Information Services12£1.6M
M Square Business Solutions Inc (MSM)8£1.5M
JISC SERVICES LIMITED16£1.3M
Lancer Scott Construction Limited6£1.0M
21St Century Building Services Ltd.5£993K
Guangzhou Meiyu Education Consulting Co Ltd5£892K
OXFORD INNOVATION LIMITED1£816K
ATLAS FM LIMITED4£773K
M/S Higher Educational Consultancy5£735K
Bristol Zoo Gardens3£714K
Stellar (Bristol Tower) Ltd5£713K
Studiosity PTY Limited2£707K
IDP Education Pty Limited7£677K
BMT Enterprises Limited5£654K
Delter Business Institute Limited4£647K

Procurement categories

What UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND buys

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

Education and training services

80
217 awards£16.6M

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

79
211 awards£12.9M

Software package and information systems

48
130 awards£16.3M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
97 awards£7.0M

Construction work

45
48 awards£8.4M

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

30
41 awards£3.7M

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

39
32 awards£1.8M

Printed matter and related products

22
31 awards£2.0M

Repair and maintenance services

50
24 awards£61.3M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
21 awards£1.0M

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
19 awards£893K

Other community, social and personal services

98
17 awards£1.7M

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
16 awards£1.5M

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
16 awards£1.3M

Industrial machinery

42
16 awards£791K

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
15 awards£786K

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
14 awards£457K

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
14 awards£1.5M

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
12 awards£1.0M

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
11 awards£1.8M

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
7 awards£380K

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

44
6 awards£498K

Postal and telecommunications services

64
5 awards£161K

Financial and insurance services

66
5 awards£344K

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
5 awards£634K

Health and social work services

85
4 awards£369K

Real estate services

70
3 awards£164K

Administration, defence and social security services

75
3 awards£325K

Installation services (except software)

51
2 awards£110K

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
2 awards£386K

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
1 award£38K

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35
1 award£44K

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
1 award£26K

Recent contracts

Latest UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND contracts awarded

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

Hazardous Laboratory Waste Collection

SRCL LIMITED · 2026-09-07

£24K

Legal fees in relation to litigation

BEVAN BRITTAN LLP · 2026-09-06

£25K

Jisc Databases Subscription & IT Services

JISC SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-09-01

£63K

Sanitary services

Initial Washroom Hygiene · 2026-09-01

£59K

Portable Force Plate

KISTLER INSTRUMENTS LIMITED · 2026-08-31

£37K

Metaverse project payment

Morning Star Games Development Limited · 2026-08-31

£23K

BT Circuit SHUK613360

BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED · 2026-08-26

£29K

SIS Test Lead

SThree Partnership LLP T/A Real Staffing · 2026-08-26

£58K

Sports Centre booking system

GLADSTONE MRM LIMITED · 2026-08-23

£46K

Gas PRV replacement

Shield Mechanical & Electrical Services Limited · 2026-08-23

£76K

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94

contracts ending in 12 months

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1

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Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

3

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Market analysis

Bidding into UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

52%

Awards to SMEs

51%

Top-5 supplier share

21%

Framework call-offs

2

Awards to social enterprises

Around 52% of UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 2 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 21%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 THE WEST OF ENGLAND

How much does UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND spend on procurement?

UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND awarded 1,047 contracts totalling £146.0M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 545 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £140K.

Who are UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND by total award value are Lancer Scott Facilities Management Limited, ACTIAN EUROPE LIMITED, E W Beard Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 51% of contract value.

What does UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND buy from suppliers?

UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND's procurement is concentrated in education and training services, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, 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 2026-11-08

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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