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# University of East Anglia · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-east-anglia-urn-133853). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** University of East Anglia is a Education based in East of England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 178 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** University of East Anglia
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** East of England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-49465` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 178
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £12m (median award: £572k) across 8 of 8 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA), dfe-gias (University of East Anglia)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-east-anglia-urn-133853

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 7 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 33% below the published estimate (median of 5 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 145 (97%), Framework: 5 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 105 (70%), Route not published: 22 (15%), Limited / restricted: 8 (5%), Open: 8 (5%), Selective: 7 (5%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 4 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
2. **[Food, drink, tobacco](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/food-beverages-tobacco-and-related-products-15000000) (CPV 15):** 3 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)
3. **[Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hotel-restaurant-and-retail-trade-services-55000000) (CPV 55):** 3 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 3 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)
5. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 3 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[R.G. CARTER LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/r-g-carter-limited-coh-00270273):** 4 procedures (5 awards)
2. **[Jisc Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/jisc-services-ltd-coh-02881024):** 3 procedures
3. **[Elsevier B.V.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/elsevier-b-v-GB-FTS-91327):** 3 procedures
4. **[Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/norfolk-and-norwich-university-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trus-GB-NHS-RM1):** 3 procedures
5. **[Tribal Education Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tribal-education-limited-coh-04163300):** 3 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Norse Eastern Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/norse-eastern-limited-coh-07445476):** £7.3m · [Waste Management Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/waste-management-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05f316) · Awarded: 5 Jun 2026
2. **[BFS GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bfs-group-limited-coh-00239718):** £1.4m · [Grocery, Frozen and Chilled](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/grocery-frozen-and-chilled-ocds-h6vhtk-06a54b) · Awarded: 27 May 2026
3. **[MILLS AND REEVE](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mills-and-reeve-coh-oc326165):** £1.3m · [Legal Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-ocds-h6vhtk-07759b) · Awarded: 16 Sept 2026
4. **[Check Your Security Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/check-your-security-ltd-coh-05490303):** £650k · [CCTV and Access Control Maintenance](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cctv-and-access-control-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-05e999) · Awarded: 27 Nov 2025
5. **[The Nairobi Coffee & Tea Co Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-nairobi-coffee-tea-co-ltd-coh-00399998):** £495k · [Hot Beverage, Equipment and Maintenance](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hot-beverage-equipment-and-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-0664f1) · Awarded: 15 May 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 15
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 46
- **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 East Anglia intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-east-anglia-urn-133853#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-east-anglia-urn-133853
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt