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# Loughborough University · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/loughborough-university-urn-133834). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Loughborough University is a Education based in East Midlands. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 63 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Loughborough University
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** East Midlands
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PRGT-9932-PLJN` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 63
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £70m (median award: £783k) across 12 of 12 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY), dfe-gias (Loughborough University)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/loughborough-university-urn-133834

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 6 bids (median of 9 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 11% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 7 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 28 (93%), Framework: 2 (7%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 9 (30%), Route not published: 9 (30%), Direct award: 8 (27%), Limited / restricted: 2 (7%), Selective: 2 (7%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 4 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
2. **[Furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/furniture-incl-office-furniture-furnishings-domestic-applian-39000000) (CPV 39):** 3 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
3. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 3 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
4. **[Clothing, footwear, bags](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/clothing-footwear-luggage-articles-and-accessories-18000000) (CPV 18):** 2 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
5. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 2 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[LaVisionUK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lavisionuk-ltd-coh-05803414):** 3 procedures
2. **[DSI Europe GmbH](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dsi-europe-gmbh-GB-FTS-141198):** 2 procedures
3. **[Faithful+Gould](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/atkinsr-alis-pps-limited-coh-02236832):** 2 procedures (4 awards)
4. **[KEELAGHER OKEY ASSOCIATES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/keelagher-okey-associates-limited-coh-04390026):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
5. **[Biffa Waste Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/biffa-waste-services-ltd-coh-00946107):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[John Graham Construction Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/john-graham-construction-ltd-coh-ni003503):** £59m · [The Provision of Loughborough University Student Accommodation (LUSA) Development](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-loughborough-university-student-accommodation-lusa-development-ocds-h6vhtk-04db23)
2. **[Stoford Loughborough Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/stoford-loughborough-limited-coh-16166913):** £4.0m · [Project Texas](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/project-texas-ocds-h6vhtk-04d52f)
3. **[UNIT4 Business Software Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/unit4-business-software-limited-coh-01737985):** £1.4m · [Financial Management System Migration to Cloud](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/financial-management-system-migration-to-cloud-ocds-h6vhtk-04c233)
4. **[Arco Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/arco-limited-coh-00133804):** £1.2m · [Workwear](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lu00987-supply-of-corporate-workwear-and-merchandise-gifts-ocds-h6vhtk-0568e5) · Awarded: 9 Dec 2025
5. **[M.W. CRIPWELL LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mw-cripwell-ltd-coh-01207642):** £1.0m · [LU00977 Fire Systems Maintenance](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lu00977-fire-systems-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-05471d) · Awarded: 4 Sept 2025

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 2
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 11
- **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 Loughborough University intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/loughborough-university-urn-133834#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/loughborough-university-urn-133834
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt