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# University of Bath · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-bath-urn-133789). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** University of Bath is a Education based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 85 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** University of Bath
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-153486` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 85
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £1.4m (median award: £145k) across 9 of 9 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (UNIVERSITY OF BATH (THE)), dfe-gias (University of Bath)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-bath-urn-133789

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 13 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 8% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 8 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 44 (92%), Framework: 4 (8%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 39 (81%), Route not published: 6 (13%), Limited / restricted: 2 (4%), Selective: 1 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 10 notices, last 24 months (21% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 9 notices, last 24 months (19% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 9 notices, last 24 months (19% of this period)
4. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 7 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 4 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Bath Mind](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bath-mind-coh-03531040):** 1 procedures
2. **[Browne Jacobson LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/browne-jacobson-llp-coh-oc306448):** 1 procedures
3. **[Optimax Imaging Inspection & Measurement Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/optimax-imaging-inspection-measurement-ltd-coh-05562754):** 1 procedures
4. **[SPECTRUM WELLNESS UK LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/spectrum-wellness-uk-ltd-coh-11815511):** 1 procedures
5. **[Photron Europe LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/photron-europe-ltd-coh-04087190):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Verde Recreo LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/verde-recreo-ltd-coh-05922842):** £333k · [Astro Pitch Replacement](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/astro-pitch-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-05014b) · Awarded: 6 May 2025
2. **[Optimax Imaging Inspection & Measurement Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/optimax-imaging-inspection-measurement-ltd-coh-05562754):** £260k · [3D Optical Measuring System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3d-optical-measuring-system-ocds-h6vhtk-04c2f3)
3. **[Qiagen Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/qiagen-limited-coh-02858916):** £154k · [Digital PCR](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-pcr-ocds-h6vhtk-054425) · Awarded: 30 Sept 2025
4. **[Recognition Design & Marketing Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/recognition-design-marketing-ltd-coh-06662941):** £150k · [Marketing & Communications Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/marketing-communications-services-ocds-h6vhtk-050c27) · Awarded: 14 Jul 2025
5. **[Photron Europe LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/photron-europe-ltd-coh-04087190):** £145k · [Versatile High Speed Camera](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/versatile-ultra-high-speed-camera-ocds-h6vhtk-04e334)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 1
- **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 University of Bath intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-bath-urn-133789#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-bath-urn-133789
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt