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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| Refurbishment of Campus Gyms | Awarded / complete | 24 Jul 2026 | — |
| Content Creator with the Innovation for Conservation (ICON) Programme | Awarded / complete | 21 Jul 2026 | — |
| Material Damage and Business Interruption Policy | Awarded / complete | 20 Jul 2026 | — |
| Copyright Licensing | Awarded / complete | 17 Jul 2026 | — |
| Motor Fleet Insurance | Awarded / complete | 17 Jul 2026 | — |
| Adobe Licences | Awarded / complete | 17 Jul 2026 | — |
| Microsoft Enrolment for Education SolutionsIT services: consulting | Awarded / complete | 13 Jul 2026 | — |
| Data & Gap Analysis to Develop a 3 to 5 year Website Development Roadmap | Awarded / complete | 11 Jun 2026 | — |
| Property Valuation Service | Awarded / complete | 9 Jun 2026 | — |
| IoH Ambulance Parafolio Software | Awarded / complete | 1 Jun 2026 | — |
| Property Asset AppraisalSurvey conduction services | Awarded / complete | 26 May 2026 | £50,000 |
| Emergency Light TestingFacilities management services | Awarded / complete | 21 May 2026 | £183,333 |
| Health Studies Students Uniforms | Awarded / complete | 18 May 2026 | — |
| Prospectus Plus | Awarded / complete | 11 May 2026 | — |
| Innovation for Conservation-Uganda Programme | Awarded / complete | 8 May 2026 | — |
| Provision of Legal Services via the LUPC Framework AgreementLegal advisory services | Awarded / complete | 8 May 2026 | — |
| Provision of Building Cleaning Services-London Campus onlyBuilding-cleaning services | Awarded / complete | 22 Apr 2026 | — |
| Water Treatment-V2 | Awarded / complete | 22 Apr 2026 | — |
| Network Interconnectivity Services | Awarded / complete | 20 Apr 2026 | — |
| Pension Consultancy | Awarded / complete | 14 Apr 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.