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# North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-western-universities-purchasing-consortium-coh-04045190). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium is a Other public body based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 42 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium
- **Classification:** Other public body
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PLZJ-2257-TGCV` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 42

- **Official Registers:** companies-house (NORTH WESTERN UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM LIMITED), dfe-gias (University of Manchester)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-western-universities-purchasing-consortium-coh-04045190

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Framework: 9 (82%), Contract: 2 (18%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 6 (55%), Route not published: 5 (45%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/furniture-incl-office-furniture-furnishings-domestic-applian-39000000) (CPV 39):** 5 notices, last 24 months (45% of this period)
2. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 4 notices, last 24 months (36% of this period)
3. **[Clothing, footwear, bags](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/clothing-footwear-luggage-articles-and-accessories-18000000) (CPV 18):** 2 notices, last 24 months (18% of this period)
4. **[Construction structures and materials](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-materials-prefab-44000000) (CPV 44):** 2 notices, last 24 months (18% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 2 notices, last 24 months (18% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Banner Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/banner-group-limited-coh-05510758):** 4 procedures (5 awards)
2. **[Rexel UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rexel-uk-limited-coh-00434724):** 3 procedures (19 awards)
3. **[Lyreco UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lyreco-uk-limited-coh-00442696):** 3 procedures (7 awards)
4. **[Proactive UK LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/proactive-uk-ltd-coh-03647770):** 3 procedures
5. **[Personnel Hygiene Services Ltd T/A PHS Group Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/personnel-hygiene-services-ltd-t-a-phs-group-plc-coh-00770813):** 2 procedures (16 awards)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 10
- **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 North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-western-universities-purchasing-consortium-coh-04045190#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-western-universities-purchasing-consortium-coh-04045190
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt