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# Southampton Solent University · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southampton-solent-university-urn-133878). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Southampton Solent University is a Education based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 56 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Southampton Solent University
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PRYP-4729-BYJL` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 56
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £3.5m (median award: £53k) across 46 of 46 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (SOLENT UNIVERSITY LIMITED), dfe-gias (Southampton Solent University)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southampton-solent-university-urn-133878

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 10 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 51 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 26 (51%), Limited / restricted: 20 (39%), Route not published: 4 (8%), Open: 1 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 3 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
2. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 2 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
3. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 2 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
4. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 2 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
5. **[Clothing, footwear, bags](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/clothing-footwear-luggage-articles-and-accessories-18000000) (CPV 18):** 1 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Wartsila Voyage Oy](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wartsila-voyage-oy-GB-FTS-159344):** 3 procedures
2. **[ARC Fire Safety and Security Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/arc-fire-safety-and-security-ltd-coh-04373341):** 3 procedures
3. **[FlamePro Global Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/flamepro-global-ltd-coh-10848992):** 2 procedures
4. **[Access UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/access-uk-ltd-coh-02343760):** 2 procedures
5. **[Mercer](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mercer-coh-00984275):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[BDO LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bdo-llp-coh-oc305127):** £350k · [External Audit](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-audit-ocds-h6vhtk-050437)
2. **[THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-copyright-licensing-agency-ltd-coh-01690026):** £252k · [CLA Subscription](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/copyright-licensing-ocds-h6vhtk-050fe4)
3. **[Interpath Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/interpath-ltd-coh-13225134):** £241k · [25/FIN/29](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/advisory-and-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-059d2e) · Awarded: 25 Sept 2025
4. **[ARC Fire Safety and Security Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/arc-fire-safety-and-security-ltd-coh-04373341):** £206k · [Fire Alarm Detection Replacement](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fire-alarm-detection-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-0594bb)
5. **[ARC Fire Safety and Security Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/arc-fire-safety-and-security-ltd-coh-04373341):** £175k · [Fire and security maintenance and support](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fire-and-security-maintenance-and-support-ocds-h6vhtk-05951b)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 4
- **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 Southampton Solent University intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southampton-solent-university-urn-133878#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southampton-solent-university-urn-133878
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt