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quote_to_user: "Selling to LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY? 2 open tenders right now, typically 5 bids per lot, 5 contracts ending in the next 6 months. Tenderline's buyer analysis shows what it buys, who wins its work, how its awards compare with its estimates and when its contracts come up for retender: https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-metropolitan-university-urn-133816#tl-md"
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# LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-metropolitan-university-urn-133816). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY is a Education based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 86 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-COH-00974438` (Companies House)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 86
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £293m (median award: £79k) across 69 of 69 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY), dfe-gias (London Metropolitan University)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-metropolitan-university-urn-133816

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (median of 6 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 33% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 3% below the published estimate (median of 4 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 73 (95%), Framework: 4 (5%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 40 (52%), Limited / restricted: 24 (31%), Open: 6 (8%), Route not published: 4 (5%), Selective: 3 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 11 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 6 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
3. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 3 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
4. **[Office and computing machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/office-and-computing-machinery-equipment-and-supplies-except-30000000) (CPV 30):** 2 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
5. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 2 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Jisc Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/jisc-services-ltd-coh-02881024):** 4 procedures
2. **[GTI FUTURES LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gti-futures-ltd-coh-02347472):** 2 procedures
3. **[TMAX Productions Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tmax-productions-ltd-coh-05296385):** 2 procedures
4. **[Academia Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/academia-ltd-coh-04771037):** 2 procedures
5. **[CLARIVATE ANALYTICS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/clarivate-analytics-coh-03940169):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Graham Asset Management Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/graham-asset-management-ltd-coh-ni071100):** £284m · [Procurement of a Strategic Delivery Partner](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-a-strategic-delivery-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-050b41) · Awarded: 1 Apr 2026
2. **[Phoenix Software Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/phoenix-software-ltd-coh-02548628):** £1.0m · [Geant/OCRE](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/geant-ocre-ocds-h6vhtk-05f832)
3. **[North PB Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/north-pb-limited-coh-05217343):** £955k · [Access Control and CCTV Solution through a Delivery Partner](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/access-control-and-cctv-solution-through-a-delivery-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-04efc7) · Awarded: 18 Jul 2025
4. **[Sannam S4 Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sannam-s4-ltd-coh-09002645):** £800k · [International Student Recruitment South  Asia (India)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/international-student-recruitment-south-asia-india-ocds-h6vhtk-0561b0) · Awarded: 25 Nov 2025
5. **[Display Signs Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/display-signs-limited-coh-01824713):** £500k · [AGREEMENT FOR THE SIGNAGE SERVICES](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/agreement-for-the-signage-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04be8e)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 5
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 12
- **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 LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-metropolitan-university-urn-133816#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-metropolitan-university-urn-133816
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt