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University of Bedfordshire: Contract Register & Procurement Profile

DfE school register: Higher education institutionsEducationEast of EnglandLuton

Registry IDGB-UKPRN-10007152Websitebeds.ac.uk ↗

Open now2next deadline 20 Nov 2026
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Notices, last 12 months72+76% vs prior 12 months (41)
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Typical bids per lot3.516.7% single-bid · median of 12 lots
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Based on 12 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.

Top-3 supplier share8%of 269 awarded procedures · 202 suppliers
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269 awarded tenders, 202 different suppliers.

Contracts ending ≤18 months336 within 6 months · 3 estimated
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Published award value, 24m£14mnet · on 91 of 91 published values · top 5 = 48%
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Open notices

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

NoticeDeadlineDays leftPublished value
Provision of HCLS Paramedic & Nursing Suite works20 Nov 20265d£550,000
Provision of Asbestos Management & Compliance Service27 Nov 202612d£141,666

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

79 Business services: law, marketing, consulting19 procedures · 17%
45 Construction work12 procedures · 11% · 1 open
71 Architectural, construction, engineering12 procedures · 11%
72 IT services: consulting, software, internet11 procedures · 10%
48 Software package and information systems9 procedures · 8%
39 Furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances5 procedures · 4%
50 Repair and maintenance services5 procedures · 4%
80 Education and training services5 procedures · 4%

How they buy
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Last 24 months · 113 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
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  • Contract98%(111 notices)
    111 of 113 notices are Contract (98%).
  • Framework2%(2 notices)
    2 of 113 notices are Framework (2%).
Procedure route
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  • Direct award42%(48 notices)
    48 of 113 notices are Direct award (42%).
  • Limited / restricted28%(32 notices)
    32 of 113 notices are Limited / restricted (28%).
  • Open24%(27 notices)
    27 of 113 notices are Open (24%).
  • Selective3%(3 notices)
    3 of 113 notices are Selective (3%).
  • Route not published3%(3 notices)
    3 of 113 notices are Route not published (3%).
Typical bids per lot
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Based on 12 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.

3.5robust · n=1216.7% of lots drew a single bid
Deadline → award
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Based on 13 decided tenders across all categories, last 24 months.

34 daysrobust · n=13
Notice amendments
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Based on 113 notices across all categories, last 24 months.

013 of 113 notices amended
Award vs estimate
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Based on 8 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months.

11.1% below 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

SupplierProceduresShareLast 24mAward recordsLast activity
EBSCO Information Services93.3%9915 Oct 2026
D J Russell Builders Ltd62.2%2621 Oct 2026
Stonepoint Limited62.2%2624 Jul 2025
THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTD41.5%3421 Sept 2026
Concept Event Solutions LTD41.5%2421 May 2026
boxxe Limited31.1%333 Jul 2026
London Metropolitan University31.1%3315 Jul 2026
HACEL LIGHTING LIMITED31.1%3328 Jul 2026

The three most frequent suppliers are named on 8% of 269 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 202 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.

Published award value (24m)
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£14mSum of published VAT-exclusive values on 91 of 91 published single-supplier values; the five largest make 48%; a further 2 published a VAT-inclusive amount only, kept apart.
Typical single-supplier award (24m)
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£72k middle valuerobust · n=91Middle half £36k–£122k.
Largest published awards
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SupplierAwardedTermPublished value
The Provision of Catering Services - University of BedfordshireCH&CO Catering Group Limited——£3,451,221 †
The Provision of Campus Staff Support ServicesBlue Arrow Ltd21 Jan 20263 yrs · up to 5 yrs£1,250,000
≈ £417k/yr
UoB F101, CST & CDC Enabling WorksSloane Curtis Interiors Ltd13 Jun 2025—£794,303
Unit4 Cloud Migration ContractUNIT4 Business Software Limited26 Aug 20255 yrs£762,455
≈ £152k/yr
Mini Competition SBS Framework ref SBS10190 - Multi Disciplinary Design TeamRSK Environment Ltd——£639,498 †

Contracts ending
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188 of 224 contracts carry an end date, 9 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast

ContractHolderEndsPublished value
Provision of Web Support & Hosting Services TenderCTI Digital30 Nov 2026Not published
Storage TenderQ Associates11 Dec 2026£827,357
UoB Asbestos Consultancy Services - AWARDGBNS Partnership Limited31 Dec 2026£136,560
Work Placement Software PackageQuantum IT Europe Limited13 Jan 2027 estimated£68,090
Work Placement Software PackageQuantum IT Europe Limited8 Feb 2027£68,090
CST VMWare Infrastructure UpgradeRicoh UK Ltd16 Mar 2027£69,073
Provision of MyBedsLife Student Engagement App Support Services - AWARDAgile Professional Group30 May 2027£108,672
Provision of Agency & Media Services - Mini-Competition ESPO Framework 3A_20 Lot 4 - Advertising Solutions - AWARDSMRS Ltd31 May 2027£900,000
Provision of Learning Management Systems - LMS - UoBKallidus30 Jun 2027£211,000
Provision of Graduation Services UoBConcept Event Solutions LTD30 Jun 2027£219,063

Soonest 10 of 33 contracts ending within 18 months.

Recent procedures

Latest 50 of 143 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement

ProcedureStatusPublishedPublished value
Mock audit-Legal ServicesAwarded / complete10 Nov 2026—
Provision of a e-Portfolio provision in HSS FacultyAwarded / complete10 Nov 2026—
Provision of Strategic Property Advisor Services - Mini Comp - CCS RM6343Awarded / complete4 Nov 2026—
Provision of Grounds Maintenance ServicesGrounds maintenance servicesAwarded / complete29 Oct 2026£366,666
Provision of Anti-Racism Training - UoBTraining servicesAwarded / complete29 Oct 2026£75,000
CAS Shield, Setup & ImplementationAwarded / complete29 Oct 2026—
Post Graduate Building Balcony Repair at University of Bedfordshire, Luton CampusAwarded / complete28 Oct 2026—
To carry out F gas inspections and servicing of AC plant and servicingAwarded / complete27 Oct 2026—
CLA Higher Education Licence OCBSAwarded / complete27 Oct 2026—
Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS Consulting)-Membership FeesAwarded / complete27 Oct 2026—
Academic Search CompleteAwarded / complete16 Oct 2026—
CINAHL UltimateAwarded / complete16 Oct 2026—
Business Source UltimateAwarded / complete16 Oct 2026—
To carry out F gas inspections and servicing of AC plant and servicingAwarded / complete14 Oct 2026—
Provision of Workwear Clothing & Promotional Items - UoB2 lotsClothingOpen9 Oct 2026£437,500
Provision of Oracle and SQL Server Database support servicesAwarded / complete6 Oct 2026—
The installation of new heat emitters in C block floors-Luton campusAwarded / complete6 Oct 2026—
CINAHL UltimateAwarded / complete6 Oct 2026—
Business Source UltimateAwarded / complete6 Oct 2026—
Academic Search CompleteAwarded / complete6 Oct 2026—

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Contracts Finder adds 197 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. 188 of 224 published contracts have an end date; 9 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.