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# The University of Leicester · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-university-of-leicester-GB-PPON-PPNM-4297-VLCH). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The University of Leicester is a Education based in East Midlands. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 48 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The University of Leicester
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** East Midlands
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PPNM-4297-VLCH` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 48
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £3.4m (median award: £677k) across 5 of 5 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER), dfe-gias (University of Leicester)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-university-of-leicester-GB-PPON-PPNM-4297-VLCH

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 8 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 25% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 4% below the published estimate (median of 4 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 21 (72%), Framework: 8 (28%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 14 (48%), Direct award: 10 (34%), Route not published: 4 (14%), Selective: 1 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 4 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
2. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 3 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 3 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
4. **[Transport services (except waste transport)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-passenger-services-60000000) (CPV 60):** 2 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
5. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 2 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[BDO LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bdo-llp-coh-oc305127):** 2 procedures
2. **[Industrial Refrigeration Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/industrial-refrigeration-services-ltd-coh-02738472):** 2 procedures
3. **[R&R CONTRACTS-RENOVATION & REFURBISHMENT SPECIALISTS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/r-r-contracts-renovation-refurbishment-specialists-limited-coh-12794304):** 2 procedures
4. **[KPMG](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kpmg-coh-oc301540):** 1 procedures (3 awards)
5. **[GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/grant-thornton-uk-advisory-tax-llp-coh-oc454533):** 1 procedures (3 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Lunicks B.V](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lunicks-b-v-GB-PPON-PMQC-7912-PDQN):** £989k · [LUV01414 Purchase of C Trap Dymo 400 by direct award](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/luv01414-purchase-of-c-trap-dymo-400-by-direct-award-ocds-h6vhtk-05d34f) · Awarded: 14 Nov 2025
2. **[Zengenti Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/zengenti-limited-coh-04235317):** £734k · [LUV01377- UoL Content Management System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/luv01377-website-and-content-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-0592af) · Awarded: 5 Mar 2026
3. **[Uniworx Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/uniworx-ltd-GB-PPON-PYVY-9244-PGJP):** £677k · [CSE Projects and Supervision May 2026 -  Dec 2028](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cse-projects-and-supervision-may-2026-dec-2028-ocds-h6vhtk-06a724) · Awarded: 17 Jun 2026
4. **[CVL Systems Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cvl-systems-ltd-coh-06833565):** £645k · [For the Provision of a CCTV Storage Solution](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/for-the-provision-of-a-cctv-storage-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-05f317) · Awarded: 20 Apr 2026
5. **[ASK4 Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ask4-limited-coh-03980594):** £402k · [Residential Managed Internet](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/residential-managed-internet-ocds-h6vhtk-06bfa3) · Awarded: 10 Jul 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **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 The University of Leicester intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-university-of-leicester-GB-PPON-PPNM-4297-VLCH#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-university-of-leicester-GB-PPON-PPNM-4297-VLCH
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt