University of Cumbria: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
Companies House: PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)·DfE school register: Higher education institutions·Education·North West England·-Carlisle
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Based on 10 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
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191 awarded tenders, 169 different suppliers.
What they buyi
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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, consulting12 procedures · 16%48 Software package and information systems9 procedures · 12%45 Construction work5 procedures · 7%72 IT services: consulting, software, internet5 procedures · 7%66 Financial and insurance services4 procedures · 5%30 Office and computing machinery3 procedures · 4%50 Repair and maintenance services3 procedures · 4%90 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental3 procedures · 4%How they buyi
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Last 24 months · 74 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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Contract97%(72 notices)
72 of 74 notices are Contract (97%).Framework3%(2 notices)
2 of 74 notices are Framework (3%).
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Route not published30%(22 notices)
22 of 74 notices are Route not published (30%).Direct award27%(20 notices)
20 of 74 notices are Direct award (27%).Limited / restricted23%(17 notices)
17 of 74 notices are Limited / restricted (23%).Open20%(15 notices)
15 of 74 notices are Open (20%).
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Based on 10 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
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Based on 10 decided tenders across all categories, last 24 months.
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Based on 74 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
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Based on 7 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months.
Who wins herei
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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 |
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| Logicalis UK Limited | 4 | 2.1% | 2 | 4 | 31 Jul 2024 |
| Northern Security Ltd | 3 | 1.6% | 3 | 3 | 22 Apr 2025 |
| Cumbria Mechanical & Plumbing Ltd | 3 | 1.6% | 3 | 3 | 26 Feb 2026 |
| The Networking People (TNP) Limited | 3 | 1.6% | 2 | 3 | 7 Jun 2024 |
| Charterhouse Voice & Data Limited | 3 | 1.6% | 2 | 3 | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Phoenix Software Ltd | 3 | 1.6% | 1 | 3 | 25 Jul 2023 |
| ANS Group Limited | 3 | 1.6% | 1 | 3 | 21 Aug 2023 |
| Aptem Ltd | 3 | 1.6% | 0 | 4 | 1 Apr 2024 |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 5% of 191 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 169 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.
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Largest published awards i | Supplier | Awarded | Term | Published value |
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| Security Services | Northern Security Ltd | — | — | £613,501 † |
| Digital Workspace Solutions | TET LTD | — | 4 yrs · up to 6 yrs | £599,165 ≈ £150k/yr |
| Supply of a Student Management System (SMS) & Associated Services | Tribal Education Limited | — | 5 yrs | £571,378 ≈ £114k/yr |
| Microsoft Enrolment for Education Solutions | Phoenix Software Ltd | — | — | £522,385 † |
| Library Management System | Ex Libris UK Ltd. | — | — | £430,036 † |
Contracts endingi
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169 of 191 contracts carry an end date, 4 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
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| Multifunctional Devices and Digital Transformation Solutions (CPC FW Agreement CPC/DU/MFD/03A) - AWARD | Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd | 15 Nov 2026 | Not published |
| Security Operations Centre-12 month extension | QUORUM CYBER SECURITY LIMITED | 4 Dec 2026 | £84,000 |
| Provision of External Audit Services for University of Cumbria - AWARD | HW Fisher LLP | 31 Dec 2026 | Not published |
| SSJ-Schiller | Schiller UK Ltd | 31 Dec 2026 | £45,264 |
| Waste Management Services | Cumbria Waste Recycling Ltd | 19 Jan 2027 | £208,127 |
| Audio Visual Equipment and Installation - Mini-Competition via Lot 2 of the NWUPC Framework Ref AV13084 NW - AWARD | GV Multi Media | 27 Feb 2027 | £350,000 |
| Estates Multi Lot Consultancy Framework - AWARD | Align Property Partners, Day Architectural Limited, Howarth Litchfield +6 | 28 Feb 2027 | Not published |
| Content Management System | TerminalFour Solutions Limited | 11 Mar 2027 | £130,691 |
| Apprenticeship Management Software | Aptem Ltd | 31 Mar 2027 | £675,313 |
| Digital Media Buying Services (2025) - AWARD | Education Cubed Ltd | 31 Mar 2027 | Not published |
Soonest 10 of 41 contracts ending within 18 months.
Recent procedures
Latest 50 of 99 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
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| Audio Visual Equipment and Installation ServicesInstallation services (except software) | Awarded / complete | 10 Nov 2026 | — |
| Security ServicesPatrol services | Awarded / complete | 9 Nov 2026 | — |
| DA27-12 | Awarded / complete | 27 Oct 2026 | — |
| Occupational Health Services (Staff) | Awarded / complete | 20 Oct 2026 | — |
| Water and Waste Water ServicesOperation of water supplies | Awarded / complete | 7 Oct 2026 | — |
| Provision of a new boiler system in the Skiddaw Building at Fusehill Street Campus,CarlisleBoiler installation work | Awarded / complete | 8 Sept 2026 | £250,000 |
| Apprenticeship Management SoftwareSoftware package and information systems | Awarded / complete | 24 Aug 2026 | — |
| Fire Doors Betterment-Replacement Programme | Awarded / complete | 24 Aug 2026 | — |
| Asbestos Annual Condition SurveysSurveying services | Awarded / complete | 11 Aug 2026 | £25,000 |
| Fire Damper, Inspection, Testing and Maintenance | Awarded / complete | 11 Aug 2026 | — |
| Blencathra BoilerBoiler installation work | Awarded / complete | 10 Aug 2026 | £250,000 |
| Timetabling Package & Maintenance Syllabus Plus Software Licence | Awarded / complete | 10 Aug 2026 | — |
| CISCO Hardware Support | Awarded / complete | 10 Aug 2026 | — |
| Combined Higher Education Policy | Awarded / complete | 5 Aug 2026 | — |
| 27-SSJ-04 | Awarded / complete | 4 Aug 2026 | — |
| Network Connectivity and TelecommunicationsNetwork connectivity terminal emulation software package | Awarded / complete | 28 Jul 2026 | — |
| Postage Services | Awarded / complete | 28 Jul 2026 | — |
| SSJ-Schiller | Awarded / complete | 28 Jul 2026 | — |
| Library Management SystemLibrary management services | Awarded / complete | 27 Jul 2026 | — |
| Mobile Image Equipment | Awarded / complete | 24 Jul 2026 | — |
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Contracts Finder adds 146 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. 169 of 191 published contracts have an end date; 4 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.