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# THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-university-of-ulster-coh-rc000726). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER is a Education based in Northern Ireland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 29 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** Northern Ireland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-NIC-NIC100166` (Registry ID)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 29
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £45m (median award: £2.1m) across 8 of 8 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-university-of-ulster-coh-rc000726

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 9 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 11% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 5% below the published estimate (median of 5 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 29 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 14 (48%), Route not published: 7 (24%), Direct award: 5 (17%), Selective: 3 (10%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 9 notices, last 24 months (31% of this period)
2. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 8 notices, last 24 months (28% of this period)
3. **[Security, fire-fighting, police](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/security-fire-fighting-police-and-defence-equipment-35000000) (CPV 35):** 5 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
4. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 5 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
5. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 3 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Surridge Sport](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/surridge-sport-GB-PPON-PMPY-3256-QWYV):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
2. **[AMAZON BUSINESS EU SARL, UK BRANCH](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/amazon-business-eu-sarl-uk-branch-coh-fc040411):** 1 procedures
3. **[CARECALL (NI) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/carecall-ni-limited-coh-ni038960):** 1 procedures
4. **[ADVANCED OVERWATCH LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/advanced-overwatch-limited-coh-ni644972):** 1 procedures
5. **[Rapid Agency (NI) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rapid-agency-ni-ltd-coh-ni663439):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[GLASGIVEN CONTRACTS LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/glasgiven-contracts-ltd-coh-ni018020):** £25m · [Derry~Londonderry Teaching and Student Centre Works](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/derry-londonderry-teaching-and-student-centre-works-ocds-h6vhtk-055b7c) · Awarded: 9 Jul 2026
2. **[POWER NI ENERGY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/power-ni-energy-limited-coh-ni027394):** £7.2m · [Electricity](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/electricity-ocds-h6vhtk-058c10) · Awarded: 27 Nov 2025
3. **[China Intellectual Education Institute](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/china-intellectual-education-institute-GB-FTS-59626):** £6.8m · [Management and Delivery of Ulster University Business School (UUBS) HGU Teaching contracts in China](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/management-and-delivery-of-ulster-university-business-school-uubs-hgu-teaching-contracts-i-ocds-h6vhtk-05dd03) · Awarded: 7 Nov 2025
4. **[SKIDATA Ireland Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/skidata-ireland-ltd-coh-ni036956):** £2.8m · [Car Park Equipment and Maintenance](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/car-park-equipment-and-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-0657b8) · Awarded: 24 Apr 2026
5. **[Dalkia Scotshield Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dalkia-scotshield-limited-coh-sc133446):** £1.4m · [Fire Alarm Systems Maintenance Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fire-alarms-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0599b7) · Awarded: 8 Dec 2025

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 2
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 2
- **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 ULSTER intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-university-of-ulster-coh-rc000726#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-ulster-coh-rc000726
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt