Aston University: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
Education·West Midlands·Birmingham
Official UK PPONPTLB-7496-TPTR
i
Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed.
i
Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
i
How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 8 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
i
How much of this buyer’s work goes to its three most frequent suppliers.
Share of its awarded tenders that name at least one of the top three. Each tender is counted once.
117 awarded tenders, 134 different suppliers.
Describes the record. It is not a sign of favouritism.
i
Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Published contracts with an end date in that window. No end date, not counted.
A likely retender, not a certain one.
i
How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of award values to single suppliers, VAT excluded, on notices from the last 24 months. Framework ceilings and repeated totals are left out.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
What they buyi
What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
i
What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each
79 Business services: law, marketing, consulting8 procedures · 8%45 Construction work5 procedures · 5%72 IT services: consulting, software, internet5 procedures · 5%71 Architectural, construction, engineering3 procedures · 3%90 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental3 procedures · 3%48 Software package and information systems2 procedures · 2%50 Repair and maintenance services2 procedures · 2%22 Printed matter and related products1 procedures · 1%How they buyi
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
i
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Last 24 months · 99 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
i
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
- Contract 96% (95 notices)
- Framework 4% (4 notices)
i
Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
- Direct award 38% (38 notices)
- Limited / restricted 38% (38 notices)
- Open 10% (10 notices)
- Route not published 9% (9 notices)
- Selective 4% (4 notices)
i
How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 8 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
i
How long this buyer takes to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from deadline to first award notice, on this buyer’s own tenders.
Based on 5 decided tenders across all categories, last 24 months.
i
How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.
Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.
Based on 99 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
i
Do this buyer’s awards land above or below its own estimates.
Each lot’s published estimate against its award, on this buyer’s competitions, like for like.
Based on 7 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
Who wins herei
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
i
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records
| Supplier | Procedures | Share | Last 24m | Award records | Last activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evolve Shopfitting Ltd | 4 | 3.4% | 4 | 4 | 4 Jun 2026 |
| BMG LABTECH LIMITED | 3 | 2.6% | 3 | 3 | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Lambda Photometrics Ltd | 2 | 1.7% | 2 | 3 | 12 Jun 2026 |
| Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) | 2 | 1.7% | 2 | 2 | 9 Jul 2026 |
| Santec Europe Ltd | 2 | 1.7% | 2 | 2 | 5 May 2026 |
| World Precision Instruments Limited | 2 | 1.7% | 2 | 2 | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Instron Division of ITW Ltd | 2 | 1.7% | 2 | 2 | 23 Sept 2026 |
| SciMed Ltd | 2 | 1.7% | 2 | 2 | 24 Apr 2026 |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 8% of 117 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 134 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards — not a statement of preference.
i
How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of award values to single suppliers, VAT excluded, on notices from the last 24 months. Framework ceilings and repeated totals are left out.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
i
What one of this buyer’s contracts is usually worth.
Middle value of the same awards as the total above.
Largest published awards iThe biggest published awards. Awards to a single supplier with a published value, largest first, so you can check the totals against the notice. A repeated framework total can appear here. Open the notice to check. | Supplier | Awarded | Term | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1011 - Further Competition for Audio-Visual Design, Supply, Installation and Support Services | ProAv Limited | — | — | £17,000,000 † |
| Phase 1B - Refurbishment Works at 10 Woodcock Street | Willmott Dixon Interiors Limited | — | — | £7,343,161 † |
| 1051: Life Safety Systems Maintenance | Midland Fire Security Services Ltd | — | — | £2,097,459 † |
| Firewalls and Cisco Network Upgrade | Trustmarque Solutions Limited | — | — | £1,950,000 † |
| Books and E Books | Kortext Limited | — | — | £1,848,666 † |
Contracts endingi
Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Published contracts with an end date in that window. No end date, not counted.
A likely retender, not a certain one.
i
Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Published contracts with an end date in that window. No end date, not counted.
A likely retender, not a certain one.
Published end dates only · 74 of 146 contracts carry one · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruker LabScape Essential - NMR Maintenance Service Agreements | BRUKER UK LIMITED | 20 Oct 2026 | £66,451 |
| Website Redevelopment Project | Numiko Ltd | 31 Oct 2026 | £458,242 |
| Acoustic Control Systems Equipment | ACS-Solutions Gmbh | 27 Feb 2027 | £33,192 |
| Continuous Flow Cell Disruptor | Constant Systems Ltd | 27 Feb 2027 | £50,000 |
| Coherent transmitter and coherent receiver | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. | 30 Apr 2027 | €210,000 |
| Aston University Science Conference | COCKPIT HOTEL (LONDON) LIMITED | 13 May 2027 | £148,680 |
| Multi study license for CPRD | Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) | 28 Jun 2027 | £82,500 |
| Replacement Scientific Laser Equipment for AiPT | Lambda Photometrics Ltd | 30 Jun 2027 | £99,136 |
| Legal Services | Pinsent Masons LLP | 31 Aug 2027 | £2,520,000 |
| Plate Reader | BMG LABTECH LIMITED | 30 Sept 2027 | £56,979 |
Soonest 10 of 13 contracts ending within 18 months.
Recent procedures
Latest 50 of 141 procedures on this authority cluster, incl. beneficiary and procuring-entity roles
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physisorption Equipment | Awarded / complete | 20 May 2026 | — |
| Patent Renewal Management ServiceLegal services | Planning | 20 May 2026 | £250,000 |
| Tunable Lasers x 2 | Awarded / complete | 5 May 2026 | — |
| Coherent transmitter and coherent receiver | Awarded / complete | 5 May 2026 | — |
| Borehole Works (New Energy Centre)Water-well drilling | Awarded / complete | 30 Apr 2026 | £3,240,000 |
| Aston University Science Conference | Awarded / complete | 27 Apr 2026 | — |
| Fluorescence-detected Taylor Dispersion Analyser | Awarded / complete | 24 Apr 2026 | — |
| Reactor | Awarded / complete | 24 Apr 2026 | — |
| Thermo Scientific Quattro S SEM Maintenance and Service Contract | Awarded / complete | 23 Apr 2026 | — |
| Postgraduate Research Management SystemSoftware package and information systems | Open | 17 Apr 2026 | £439,000 |
| Research Grants Management SystemSoftware-related services | Awarded / complete | 17 Apr 2026 | £596,000 |
| Floor Standing Loading Machine | Awarded / complete | 27 Mar 2026 | — |
| Phase 1B - Refurbishment Works at 10 Woodcock StreetRefurbishment work | Awarded / complete | 17 Mar 2026 | — |
| Robot | Awarded / complete | 4 Mar 2026 | — |
| LFP Rigs | Awarded / complete | 2 Mar 2026 | — |
| Out Of Hours Service (IT) | Awarded / complete | 2 Mar 2026 | — |
| Woodcock Sports Centre Access Control | Awarded / complete | 26 Feb 2026 | — |
| Continuous Flow Cell Disruptor | Awarded / complete | 26 Feb 2026 | — |
| Pipette Washing Machine | Awarded / complete | 16 Feb 2026 | — |
| Bruker LabScape Essential - NMR Maintenance Service Agreements | Awarded / complete | 9 Feb 2026 | — |
Data coverage & method
- Source: Find a Tender OCDS releases; mixed PCR 2015 / Procurement Act 2023 history — no legal-regime label is applied.
- Counts are procedures (one notice family), not lots. Authority cluster = canonical buyer plus beneficiary and procuring-entity roles.
- Published procedure values exist on a minority of notices; their lifetime sum (£12m, ceilings stripped) is a catalogue fact, not spend, and is not shown as a headline.
- Awards on procedures published in the last 24 months: 113 award records on 91 procedures (113 to a single canonical supplier, 0 multi-supplier). 38 values come from the contract record when the award carried none; 48 awards published only a VAT-inclusive amount and are counted but not valued.
- Bid counts, deadline-to-award, amendments and award-vs-estimate come from the nightly buyer analytics row; each figure’s own method and sample is behind its , the long form on Methodology.
- Contract end dates: 74 of 146 published contracts carry a period end; 13 end within 18 months, 4 within 6.
- Never shown: contact details, predicted winners, payment behaviour, or “who to invite”.
Identifiers consolidated into this page (8 historical Find a Tender publication identifiers)
Official notices referenced this authority under these publication identifiers. Alias URLs are not separate pages.
Canonical page id: GB-PPON-PTLB-7496-TPTR