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# Cardiff Metropolitan University · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cardiff-metropolitan-university-GB-PPON-PPNB-5569-JLHH). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Cardiff Metropolitan University is a Education based in Wales (Cymru). Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 95 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Cardiff Metropolitan University
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** Wales (Cymru)
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PPNB-5569-JLHH` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 95
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £15m (median award: £66k) across 57 of 57 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cardiff-metropolitan-university-GB-PPON-PPNB-5569-JLHH

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 18% above the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 68 (99%), Framework: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 49 (71%), Limited / restricted: 11 (16%), Route not published: 5 (7%), Open: 3 (4%), Selective: 1 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 4 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 3 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
3. **[Office and computing machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/office-and-computing-machinery-equipment-and-supplies-except-30000000) (CPV 30):** 1 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)
4. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 1 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)
5. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 1 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Proquest LLC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/proquest-llc-GB-FTS-172919):** 4 procedures
2. **[Jisc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/jisc-coh-05747339):** 4 procedures
3. **[Henky Wijaya](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/henky-wijaya-GB-PPON-PZXW-1221-NGTR):** 3 procedures
4. **[ENROLY LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/enroly-ltd-coh-10880551):** 2 procedures
5. **[Gecko Labs ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gecko-labs-ltd-coh-08167863):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Atlas FM Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/atlas-fm-limited-coh-02633080):** £8.6m · [Premises Cleaning](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/premises-cleaning-ocds-h6vhtk-05acb1) · Awarded: 1 May 2026
2. **[UNIT4 Business Software Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/unit4-business-software-limited-coh-01737985):** £865k · [Finance System Upgrade and Cloud Migration](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/finance-system-cloud-migration-ocds-h6vhtk-05e90e) · Awarded: 26 Nov 2025
3. **[Wales Millennium Centre](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wales-millennium-centre-coh-03221924):** £760k · [Venue Hire, Graduation Ceremonies](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/venue-hire-graduation-ceremonies-ocds-h6vhtk-04b51e)
4. **[Jisc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/jisc-coh-05747339):** £700k · [Adobe ETLA 2026-2029](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adobe-etla-2026-2029-ocds-h6vhtk-06de34)
5. **[BECT BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bect-building-contractors-limited-coh-01700765):** £214k · [Kitchen refurbishment and associated works at Cyncoed](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kitchen-refurbishment-and-associated-works-at-cyncoed-ocds-h6vhtk-06e583)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 5
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 22
- **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 Cardiff Metropolitan University intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cardiff-metropolitan-university-GB-PPON-PPNB-5569-JLHH#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cardiff-metropolitan-university-GB-PPON-PPNB-5569-JLHH
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt