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# OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/open-university-the-urn-133849). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) is a Education based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 247 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-117060` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 247
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £129m (median award: £42k) across 145 of 145 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)), dfe-gias (The Open University)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/open-university-the-urn-133849

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 2 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 211 (98%), Framework: 4 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 128 (60%), Direct award: 71 (33%), Limited / restricted: 9 (4%), Selective: 7 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 10 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
2. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 6 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
3. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 2 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)
4. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 2 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)
5. **[Petroleum, coal, oil and gas](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/petroleum-products-fuel-electricity-and-other-sources-of-ene-09000000) (CPV 09):** 1 notices, last 24 months (0% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[DHL INTERNATIONAL (UK) LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dhl-international-uk-ltd-coh-01184988):** 5 procedures
2. **[Jisc Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/jisc-services-ltd-coh-02881024):** 4 procedures
3. **[Salesforce UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/salesforce-uk-limited-coh-05094083):** 4 procedures (5 awards)
4. **[Teledyne UK LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/teledyne-uk-ltd-coh-00432014):** 4 procedures (6 awards)
5. **[LEGENDS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/legends-global-holdings-limited-coh-05558259):** 3 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Infosys Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/infosys-limited-coh-fc020086):** £83m · [Technology Partner: Run and Maintain](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/technology-partner-s-cfp-pro-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-058589) · Awarded: 23 Mar 2026
2. **[The Barbican Centre](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-barbican-centre-GB-FTS-147695):** £11m · [Graduation Ceremony](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/graduation-ceremony-ocds-h6vhtk-051267)
3. **[NashTech Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nashtech-limited-coh-09834873):** £8.3m · [Technology Partner: Moodle Specialist](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/technology-partner-s-cfp-pro-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-058589) · Awarded: 23 Mar 2026
4. **[DATABASE FOR BUSINESS LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/database-for-business-ltd-coh-03639825):** £3.1m · [DBFB Internet Connectivity](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dbfb-internet-connectivity-ocds-h6vhtk-05d237)
5. **[Micad](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/micad-GB-FTS-161275):** £3.0m · [ZetaSafe Software 2025 - 2028 3year software (SSJ2147)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/zetasafe-software-2025-2028-3year-software-ssj2147-ocds-h6vhtk-059ce9)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 29
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 57
- **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 OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/open-university-the-urn-133849#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/open-university-the-urn-133849
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt