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# ASTON UNIVERSITY · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/aston-university-urn-133787). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** ASTON UNIVERSITY is a Education based in West Midlands. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 144 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** ASTON UNIVERSITY
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** West Midlands
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PTLB-7496-TPTR` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 144
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £76m (median award: £179k) across 38 of 38 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (ASTON UNIVERSITY), dfe-gias (Aston University)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/aston-university-urn-133787

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 6 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 21% below the published estimate (median of 4 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 94 (97%), Framework: 3 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 39 (40%), Limited / restricted: 37 (38%), Route not published: 11 (11%), Open: 7 (7%), Selective: 3 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 8 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 7 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
3. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 4 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
4. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 2 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 2 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Evolve Shopfitting Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/evolve-shopfitting-ltd-coh-07004761):** 4 procedures
2. **[BMG LABTECH LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bmg-labtech-limited-coh-03254572):** 3 procedures
3. **[Waters Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/waters-ltd-coh-02912366):** 3 procedures
4. **[Lambda Photometrics Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lambda-photometrics-ltd-coh-01332370):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
5. **[Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/clinical-practice-research-datalink-cprd-GB-COH-00000001):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT ENERGY COMPANY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/birmingham-district-energy-company-limited-coh-05988953):** £38m · [District Heating](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/district-heating-ocds-h6vhtk-05f5d6)
2. **[ProAv Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/proav-limited-coh-02681563):** £17m · [1011 - Further Competition for Audio-Visual Design, Supply, Installation and Support Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/1011-further-competition-for-audio-visual-design-supply-installation-and-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04b1ce)
3. **[Willmott Dixon Interiors Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/willmott-dixon-interiors-limited-coh-04118020):** £7.3m · [Phase 1B - Refurbishment Works at 10 Woodcock Street](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/phase-1b-refurbishment-works-at-10-woodcock-street-ocds-h6vhtk-066c4c)
4. **[Midland Fire Security Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/midland-fire-security-services-ltd-coh-03846886):** £2.1m · [1051: Life Safety Systems Maintenance](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/1051-life-safety-systems-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-04dce0)
5. **[Kortext Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kortext-limited-coh-08617088):** £1.8m · [Books and E Books](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/books-and-e-books-ocds-h6vhtk-06bbe4)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 4
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 16
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full ASTON UNIVERSITY intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/aston-university-urn-133787#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/aston-university-urn-133787
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt