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# University of Cumbria · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-cumbria-urn-135398). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** University of Cumbria is a Education based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 96 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** University of Cumbria
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-COH-1191885` (Companies House)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 96
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £8.2m (median award: £116k) across 52 of 52 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA), dfe-gias (University of Cumbria)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-cumbria-urn-135398

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5.5 bids (median of 10 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 30% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 16% below the published estimate (median of 7 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 69 (97%), Framework: 2 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 21 (30%), Direct award: 20 (28%), Limited / restricted: 15 (21%), Open: 15 (21%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 6 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 4 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
3. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 4 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
4. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 3 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
5. **[Industrial machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/industrial-machinery-42000000) (CPV 42):** 2 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Cumbria Mechanical  & Plumbing Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cumbria-mechanical-plumbing-ltd-coh-01739722):** 3 procedures
2. **[Gresham Office Furniture Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gresham-office-furniture-limited-coh-01284733):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
3. **[Logicalis UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/logicalis-uk-limited-coh-03732397):** 2 procedures
4. **[Hla Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hla-services-ltd-coh-04663855):** 2 procedures
5. **[Herbert Kasozi](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/herbert-kasozi-GB-FTS-174973):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[TET LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tet-ltd-coh-01923808):** £599k · [Digital Workspace Solutions](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-workspace-solutions-ocds-h6vhtk-055c8c)
2. **[Tribal Education Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tribal-education-limited-coh-04163300):** £571k · [Supply of a Student Management System (SMS) & Associated Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-a-student-management-system-sms-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-055f1f)
3. **[Phoenix Software Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/phoenix-software-ltd-coh-02548628):** £522k · [Microsoft Enrolment for Education Solutions](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/microsoft-enrolment-for-education-solutions-ocds-h6vhtk-06c9a0)
4. **[Ex Libris UK Ltd.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ex-libris-uk-ltd-coh-03438440):** £430k · [Library Management System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/library-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-06d419)
5. **[Integrated Water Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/integrated-water-services-ltd-coh-16659372):** £367k · [Water Treatment-V2](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/water-treatment-v2-ocds-h6vhtk-068827)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 15
- **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 Cumbria intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-cumbria-urn-135398#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-cumbria-urn-135398
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt