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# Queen's University Belfast · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/queen-s-university-belfast-GB-NIC-101788). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Queen's University Belfast is a Education based in Northern Ireland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 200 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Queen's University Belfast
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** Northern Ireland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-NIC-101788` (Registry ID)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 200
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £69m (median award: £801k) across 44 of 44 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/queen-s-university-belfast-GB-NIC-101788

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 70 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 36% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 1% above the published estimate (median of 22 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 87 (98%), Framework: 2 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 78 (88%), Route not published: 7 (8%), Direct award: 3 (3%), Selective: 1 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 37 notices, last 24 months (42% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 12 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
3. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 10 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
4. **[Industrial machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/industrial-machinery-42000000) (CPV 42):** 9 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
5. **[Electrical machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/electrical-machinery-apparatus-equipment-and-consumables-lig-31000000) (CPV 31):** 6 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Particular Sciences Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/particular-sciences-ltd-GB-FTS-149257):** 2 procedures
2. **[Premier Scientific Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/premier-scientific-ltd-coh-ni037486):** 2 procedures (8 awards)
3. **[Dalkia Scotshield Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dalkia-scotshield-limited-coh-sc133446):** 2 procedures
4. **[VIS Security Solutions Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/vis-security-solutions-limited-coh-ni022462):** 2 procedures
5. **[Sartorius UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sartorius-uk-limited-coh-01126814):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[DOWN DEVELOPMENTS LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/down-developments-ltd-coh-ni045024):** £12m · [Measured Term Contract for Building, Mechanical and Electrical Minor Works and Maintenance Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2582-24-measured-term-contract-for-building-mechanical-and-electrical-minor-works-and--ocds-h6vhtk-04be87)
2. **[Electroimpact UK, Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/electroimpact-uk-ltd-coh-04008853):** £11m · [250229 Design, Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of an Agile Multifunctional Composite Automation Cell](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/250229-design-supply-delivery-installation-and-maintenance-of-an-agile-multifunctional-com-ocds-h6vhtk-058de5) · Awarded: 3 Dec 2025
3. **[Bidvest Noonan (UK) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bidvest-noonan-uk-limited-coh-05049403):** £7.9m · [Provision of Campus Security Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-campus-security-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04dbcf)
4. **[Akerolabs Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/akerolabs-ltd-coh-12356294):** £3.5m · [Contract for Advertising and Communication Campaigns (Rest of World Markets), Lot 1 – Appointment of an International Digital Marketing and Communications Partner](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2670-25-contract-for-advertising-and-communication-campaigns-rest-of-world-market-ocds-h6vhtk-04dbed)
5. **[Wifinity Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wifinity-ltd-coh-03921568):** £3.0m · [QUB/2689/24 Contract for Managed Telecommunications Service for Student Accommodation Wi-Fi and Broadband](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2689-24-contract-for-managed-telecommunications-service-for-student-accommodation-wi-f-ocds-h6vhtk-04c7c0)

## 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 Queen's University Belfast intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/queen-s-university-belfast-GB-NIC-101788#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/queen-s-university-belfast-GB-NIC-101788
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt