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# University of Bristol · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-bristol-urn-133799). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** University of Bristol is a Education based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 114 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** University of Bristol
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-1015` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 114
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £17m (median award: £1.4m) across 12 of 12 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL), dfe-gias (University of Bristol)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-bristol-urn-133799

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 12 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 5 (42%), Direct award: 4 (33%), Open: 3 (25%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Industrial machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/industrial-machinery-42000000) (CPV 42):** 3 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
2. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 2 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
3. **[Radio, television, communication](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/radio-television-communication-telecommunication-and-related-32000000) (CPV 32):** 1 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
4. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 1 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
5. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 1 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[FEI UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/fei-uk-limited-coh-02380120):** 5 procedures (6 awards)
2. **[Oakland Construction Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/oakland-construction-limited-coh-02580271):** 3 procedures
3. **[SA Global](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sa-global-GB-FTS-108921):** 2 procedures
4. **[Cygnet Texkimp Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cygnet-texkimp-limited-coh-04115619):** 2 procedures
5. **[Sirona Dental Systems GmbH](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sirona-dental-systems-gmbh-GB-FTS-46787):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Loop Technology Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/loop-technology-limited-coh-03498849):** £3.1m · [HRM-CAP WP1.1 - NCF Deposition System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-upgraded-deposition-system-ocds-h6vhtk-04cdc0)
2. **[Keysight Technologies UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/keysight-technologies-uk-limited-coh-03809903):** £3.0m · [Non-Terrestrial Networks Monitoring & Testing](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/non-terrestrial-networks-spectrum-monitoring-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-04de72)
3. **[CRFS LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/crfs-ltd-coh-06133936):** £2.0m · [Spectrum Monitoring Systems](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/non-terrestrial-networks-spectrum-monitoring-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-04de72)
4. **[National Instruments Corp. U.K. Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/national-instruments-corp-u-k-ltd-GB-FTS-137769):** £2.0m · [Spectrum Emulation Systems](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/non-terrestrial-networks-spectrum-monitoring-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-04de72)
5. **[iCOMAT Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/icomat-ltd-coh-11771620):** £1.6m · [Supply of a machine head capable of carbon fibre material deposition using Rapid Tow Shearing (RTS) technology in both 2D and 3D applications.](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-a-machine-head-capable-of-carbon-fibre-material-deposition-using-rapid-tow-shear-ocds-h6vhtk-04d519)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 3
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 7
- **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 Bristol intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-bristol-urn-133799#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-bristol-urn-133799
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt