University of Bath: Contract Register & Procurement Profile

Companies House: Royal Charter CompanyDfE school register: Higher education institutionsEducationSouth West EnglandBathRan 1 procurement for other authorities

Official UK PPONPNGV-7869-ZHZQCompanies HouseRC000644 ↗Websitebath.ac.uk ↗

Open now3next deadline 20 Nov 2026

Notices, last 12 months27+17% vs prior 12 months (23)

Typical bids per lot37.7% single-bid · median of 13 lots

Based on 13 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.

Top-3 supplier share7%of 84 awarded procedures · 193 suppliers

84 awarded tenders, 193 different suppliers.

Contracts ending ≤18 months82 within 6 months · 1 estimated

Published award value, 24m£1.4mnet · on 9 of 9 published values · top 5 = 76%

Open notices

3 live · deadline in the future or not published · as of page build

Notice	Deadline	Days left	Published value
Low-Temperature STM/qPlus-AFM with Optical Access	20 Nov 2026	5d	£400,000
The Provision of Global Mobility/Shadow Payroll/Immigration and Staff Support Services	11 Dec 2026	26d	£1,500,000
DH1 & DH2 District Heating Network Merger	14 Dec 2026	29d	£300,000

What they buy
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Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each

45 Construction work14 procedures · 28% · 1 open

79 Business services: law, marketing, consulting14 procedures · 28%

38 Laboratory, optical and precision12 procedures · 24% · 1 open

71 Architectural, construction, engineering11 procedures · 22% · 1 open

50 Repair and maintenance services6 procedures · 12% · 1 open

39 Furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances3 procedures · 6%

90 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental3 procedures · 6%

31 Electrical machinery2 procedures · 4%

How they buy
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Last 24 months · 50 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool

Contract92%(46 notices)
46 of 50 notices are Contract (92%).
Framework8%(4 notices)
4 of 50 notices are Framework (8%).

Procedure route

Open82%(41 notices)
41 of 50 notices are Open (82%).
Route not published12%(6 notices)
6 of 50 notices are Route not published (12%).
Limited / restricted4%(2 notices)
2 of 50 notices are Limited / restricted (4%).
Selective2%(1 notice)
1 of 50 notices is Selective (2%).

Typical bids per lot

Based on 13 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.

3robust · n=137.7% of lots drew a single bid

Deadline → award

Based on 11 decided tenders across all categories, last 24 months.

86 daysrobust · n=11

Notice amendments

Based on 50 notices across all categories, last 24 months.

014 of 50 notices amended

Award vs estimate

Based on 8 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months.

0% at estimaterobust · n=8

Who wins here
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All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records

Supplier	Procedures	Share	Last 24m	Award records	Last activity
Optimax Imaging Inspection & Measurement Ltd	2	2.4%	2	2	7 Feb 2025
Mammoth Design Consultants LTD	2	2.4%	2	2	23 Mar 2025
Sealey Associates Ltdframework/DPS on 1	2	2.4%	0	4	1 Apr 2021
Asesoria Group Ltdframework/DPS on 1	2	2.4%	0	2	1 Apr 2021
Cakesmiths Group Limited	1	1.2%	1	1	29 Nov 2024
Edified Pty Ltdframework/DPS on 1	1	1.2%	1	1	23 Mar 2025
Carter Jonas LLP	1	1.2%	1	1	24 Mar 2025
Bath Mind	1	1.2%	1	1	9 Jul 2026

The three most frequent suppliers are named on 7% of 84 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 193 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.

Published award value (24m)

£1.4mSum of published VAT-exclusive values on 9 of 9 published single-supplier values; the five largest make 76%; a further 7 published a VAT-inclusive amount only, kept apart.

Typical single-supplier award (24m)

£145k middle valuerobust · n=9Middle half £95k–£154k.

Largest published awards i	Supplier	Awarded	Term	Published value
Astro Pitch Replacement	Verde Recreo LTD	6 May 2025	2 mo	£333,333
3D Optical Measuring System	Optimax Imaging Inspection & Measurement Ltd	—	—	£260,000 †
Digital PCR	Qiagen Limited	30 Sept 2025	3 yrs	£154,167 ≈ £51k/yr
Marketing & Communications Services	Recognition Design & Marketing Ltd	14 Jul 2025	1 yrs · up to 5 yrs	£150,000 ≈ £150k/yr
Versatile High Speed Camera	Photron Europe LTD	—	—	£145,000 †

Contracts ending
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89 of 99 contracts carry an end date, 19 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast

Contract	Holder	Ends	Published value
GB-Bath: The Supply of Premium Cakes for Hospitality	Cakesmiths Group Limited	12 Dec 2026	£80,000
Summer Deep Cleans	AMETROS FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED	2 May 2027 estimated	£900,000
GB-Bath: CCTV Maintenance, Supply & Installation	Computerised and Digital Security Systems Limited	31 Jul 2027	£300,000
GB-Bath: Framework for The Provision of Video Production Services	Dynomite Productions Limited, Skylark Media, Tail Wind Productions Ltd. Trading as "Tailwind Group	30 Nov 2027	£1,000,000 ceiling
GB-Bath: Catering and Event Services for Graduation Receptions	WARDS CATERING LTD	23 Jan 2028	£400,000
Provision of Occupational Health Service(s)	Health Assured, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (RUH)	3 Mar 2028	£320,000
GB-Bath: The Provision of Water Softener Servicing	WCS Environmental Limited	8 Apr 2028	£950,000
Versatile Ultra-High Speed Camera	Photron Europe LTD	1 May 2028	£145,000

Recent procedures

Latest 50 of 83 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement

Procedure	Status	Published	Published value
The University of Bath Equipment Maintenance (Catering & Refrigeration)2 lotsInstallation work of refrigeration equipment	Open	11 Mar 2025	£516,000
The Supply and Installation of Commercial FlooringFloor laying and covering work	Open	10 Mar 2025	£1,292,000
Powered Door Access & AccessibilityRepair and maintenance services	Open	5 Mar 2025	£950,000
NIR MachineDetection and analysis apparatus	Open	26 Feb 2025	£90,000
3D Optical Measuring SystemInstruments for checking physical characteristics	Awarded / complete	19 Feb 2025	£190,000
University of Bath Project Management Services for Chapter One ProgrammeConstruction project management services	Open	4 Feb 2025	£400,000
Economic Impact Assessment ReportEconomic impact assessment	Awarded / complete	23 Dec 2024	—

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Contracts Finder adds 199 more procedures by this authority, mostly below the Find a Tender threshold or from before 2025. Each is counted once beside any Find a Tender copy; they are in the totals, not in this list or in search.

About this data

One profile per authority. Different spellings and registration numbers of the same body are merged into this profile. It includes tenders the authority ran for other bodies and tenders run on its behalf; spend is credited to the body that pays.
Values are published values. Award values are what the authority published, excluding VAT and framework ceilings. They are not a budget or total spend.
Contract end dates. 89 of 99 published contracts have an end date; 19 of those are estimated as the signature (or publication) date plus the published duration and are marked “estimated”. They feed “Contracts ending”, the same rule as the retender radar. Published values in that list come from either source; Contracts Finder figures are shown as published and stay out of this profile’s money totals.
Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.