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# University of Chester · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-chester-urn-133802). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** University of Chester is a Charity based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 14 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** University of Chester
- **Classification:** Charity
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-CHC-525938` (Charity Commission)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 14
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £2.4m (median award: £750k) across 3 of 3 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** dfe-gias (University of Chester)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-chester-urn-133802

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 11 bids (median of 3 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 11% below the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 4 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 2 (50%), Selective: 1 (25%), Route not published: 1 (25%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 3 notices, last 24 months (75% of this period)
2. **[Electrical machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/electrical-machinery-apparatus-equipment-and-consumables-lig-31000000) (CPV 31):** 1 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
3. **[Security, fire-fighting, police](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/security-fire-fighting-police-and-defence-equipment-35000000) (CPV 35):** 1 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
4. **[Industrial machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/industrial-machinery-42000000) (CPV 42):** 1 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Net Natives Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/net-natives-limited-coh-12357553):** 2 procedures
2. **[Allied Lift Services Division (UK) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/allied-lift-services-division-uk-ltd-coh-04570983):** 1 procedures
3. **[Kimpton](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kimpton-coh-00781553):** 1 procedures
4. **[Walker Fire UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/walker-fire-uk-ltd-coh-01554539):** 1 procedures
5. **[Grok Global Services Inc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/grok-global-services-inc-GB-PPON-PCBH-1337-WDXX):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Kimpton](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kimpton-coh-00781553):** £1.2m · [Gas Maintenance Services and Pressure Systems](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gas-maintenance-services-and-pressure-systems-ocds-h6vhtk-04e537)
2. **[Allied Lift Services Division (UK) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/allied-lift-services-division-uk-ltd-coh-04570983):** £750k · [Provision of Lift Maintenance Services 2026](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-lift-maintenance-services-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-06c9bb) · Awarded: 1 Sept 2026
3. **[Grok Global Services Inc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/grok-global-services-inc-GB-PPON-PCBH-1337-WDXX):** £480k · [Professional Admissions Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/professional-admissions-services-ocds-h6vhtk-066a02)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 3
- **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 Chester intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-chester-urn-133802#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-chester-urn-133802
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt