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Buyer profile

ASTON UNIVERSITY

Find a Tender identifier: GB-COH-RC000904 · Birmingham, UKG31, GB

Procurement processes96
Open opportunities0
Awarded procurements89
Signed contracts86
Avg. awarded suppliers1
Avg. reported bids1.6
Highest reported bids5
Bid-count coverage18 of 96

Value and contract picture

Published value (GBP)£15,717,500
Average published value (GBP)£1,746,389
Signed contract value (GBP)£260,472,030

GBP totals only, so values in another currency are never silently mixed into the total.

Procurement methods

Below threshold - without competition
31
Below threshold - limited competition
24
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
17
Direct award
6
Not published
5
Competitive flexible procedure
5
Below threshold - unknown
4
Below threshold - open competition
2
Open procedure
2

Top categories

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
3
Refurbishment work
3
Building surveying services
1
Cleaning products
1
Higher education services
1
Journals
1
Library books
1
Mass spectrometer
1
Miscellaneous equipment
1
Quantity surveying services
1

Most competitive procurements

Ranked by the number of bids reported by the buyer; a multi-lot procurement can report one count per lot.

ProcurementBids reportedValueStatus
Waste Management - Lot 2 Hazardous and Chemical Waste (Laboratory)5£1,200,000complete
Cleaning and Janitorial Consumables4Value not publishedcomplete
Condition Survey3Value not publishedcomplete
Phase 1B - Refurbishment Works at 10 Woodcock Street2Value not publishedcomplete
PCSA - Water System Replacement Works (E & G Corners) - Pagabo Mechanical & Electrical Solutions Framework Call‑Off2Value not publishedcomplete
Energy Centre Cost Consultant1Value not publishedcomplete
MB2 PC LAB REFURBISHMENT1Value not publishedcomplete
Biosciences Lab Refurbishment - Main Contractor1Value not publishedcomplete
Orbitrap Ascend Tribrid Mass Spectrometer with ETD, UVPD1Value not publishedcomplete
Provision of Online Graduate and Postgraduate Educational Services1Value not publishedcomplete

Most frequent awarded suppliers

SupplierProcurements wonPublished award value (GBP)
LAMBDA PHOTOMETRICS LIMITED2Value not published
BMG LABTECH LIMITED2Value not published
Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)2Value not published
Evolve Shopfitting Ltd2Value not published
BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT ENERGY COMPANY LIMITED1£37,500,000
LABWASTE LTD1£350,000
Bloomberg Finance L P1£320,000
SCIMED LTD1Value not published
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED1Value not published
FEI UK LIMITED1Value not published

Recent and open procurements

ProcurementStatusDeadlineValue
Access ControlClosed15 Jan 2024£1,000,000
Borehole Works (New Energy Centre)complete19 Dec 2025£3,240,000
Research Grants Management Systemcomplete19 Dec 2025£596,000
Waste Management - Lot 2 Hazardous and Chemical Waste (Laboratory)complete14 Jan 2026£1,200,000
Postgraduate Research Management SystemClosed13 May 2026£439,000
Independent Accountant's Reports (IARs) & Grant Assurance ServicesplanningNot publishedValue not published
Plate ReadercompleteNot publishedValue not published
Energy Centre Cost ConsultantcompleteNot publishedValue not published
SOFIA Curriculum Mapping PlatformcompleteNot publishedValue not published
Cleaning and Janitorial ConsumablescompleteNot publishedValue not published
Multi study license for CPRDcompleteNot publishedValue not published
AIRDN+ Programme Evaluation and ConsultationcompleteNot publishedValue not published
NGED Energy Centre ConnectioncompleteNot publishedValue not published
Replacement Scientific Laser Equipment for AiPTcompleteNot publishedValue not published
Condition SurveycompleteNot publishedValue not published
MB2 PC LAB REFURBISHMENTcompleteNot publishedValue not published
Data Centre - Back Up Power System for Main BuildingcompleteNot publishedValue not published
CONFERENCE ASTON GROUND FLOOR TOILET REFURBISHMENTcompleteNot publishedValue not published
Trading Floor SoftwarecompleteNot publishedValue not published
Physisorption EquipmentcompleteNot publishedValue not published

How to read these figures

Supplier count means distinct suppliers named in awards, not all bidders. Bid counts are published aggregate statistics, not a list of submitted bids. Award and contract data currently comes from the latest retained OCDS record for each procurement process.