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# Bournemouth University · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bournemouth-university-urn-133792). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Bournemouth University is a Education based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 47 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Bournemouth University
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PVRY-5141-LLTP` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 47
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £407k (median award: £43k) across 8 of 8 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** dfe-gias (Bournemouth University)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bournemouth-university-urn-133792

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4.5 bids (median of 4 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 25% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 12% below the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 39 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 16 (41%), Route not published: 9 (23%), Limited / restricted: 8 (21%), Open: 5 (13%), Selective: 1 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 8 notices, last 24 months (21% of this period)
2. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 6 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
3. **[Radio, television, communication](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/radio-television-communication-telecommunication-and-related-32000000) (CPV 32):** 4 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
4. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 3 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
5. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 2 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[HEDWAY GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hedway-group-limited-coh-10646747):** 2 procedures
2. **[Jisc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/jisc-coh-05747339):** 2 procedures
3. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** 1 procedures
4. **[Teknet Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/teknet-ltd-coh-03460713):** 1 procedures
5. **[5 STAR PEST CONTROL (IW) LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/5-star-pest-control-iw-ltd-coh-11238734):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Support in Sport (UK) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/support-in-sport-uk-ltd-coh-04174873):** £111k · [Replacement of Two Sports Pitches](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/replacement-of-two-sports-pitches-ocds-h6vhtk-069e36)
2. **[Jisc Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/jisc-services-ltd-coh-02881024):** £53k · [Analytics Database Subscription](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/analytics-database-subscription-ocds-h6vhtk-06007d)
3. **[HEDWAY GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hedway-group-limited-coh-10646747):** £50k · [Consultancy Services for the Provision of a Commercial Strategy](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/consultancy-services-for-the-provision-of-a-commercial-strategy-ocds-h6vhtk-06b24c)
4. **[Kortext Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kortext-limited-coh-08617088):** £45k · [E-Books Licence Agreement](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/e-books-licence-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-05f134)
5. **[HIGHER FUTURES LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/higher-futures-ltd-coh-15343474):** £40k · [Consultancy Services to Assess the Potential for Medical Education](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/consultancy-services-to-assess-the-potential-for-medical-education-ocds-h6vhtk-06d959)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 2
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 7
- **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 Bournemouth University intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bournemouth-university-urn-133792#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bournemouth-university-urn-133792
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt