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# University of Essex · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-essex-urn-133805). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** University of Essex is a Education based in East of England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 49 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** University of Essex
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** East of England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PQBL-6931-JNGJ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 49
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £13m (median award: £304k) across 7 of 7 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX), dfe-gias (University of Essex)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-essex-urn-133805

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 1 bids (median of 3 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 100% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 5% below the published estimate (median of 3 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 16 (80%), Framework: 4 (20%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 9 (45%), Open: 6 (30%), Route not published: 3 (15%), Limited / restricted: 1 (5%), Selective: 1 (5%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 5 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 2 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
3. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 2 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
4. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 2 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
5. **[Postal and telecommunications services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/postal-and-telecommunications-services-64000000) (CPV 64):** 2 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[SSE Energy Supply Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sse-energy-supply-limited-coh-03757502):** 2 procedures (4 awards)
2. **[CorEnergy Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/corenergy-limited-coh-09342867):** 2 procedures (4 awards)
3. **[Water Plus Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/water-plus-limited-coh-04141390):** 2 procedures
4. **[Forbes Solicitors](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/forbes-solicitors-coh-oc433300):** 1 procedures (7 awards)
5. **[Weightmans LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/weightmans-llp-coh-oc326117):** 1 procedures (7 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Hybrid News Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hybrid-news-limited-coh-06993551):** £8.3m · [T1170 - Advertising and Marketing](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t1170-advertising-and-marketing-ocds-h6vhtk-05dc88) · Awarded: 27 Mar 2026
2. **[Athena mechanical services ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/athena-mechanical-services-ltd-coh-08832483):** £2.9m · [Gas Maintenance Works and Remedial Works](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gas-maintenance-works-and-remedial-works-ocds-h6vhtk-06a762)
3. **[Randox Laboratories Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/randox-laboratories-ltd-coh-ni015738):** £745k · [T1184 Blood Sample Collection and Analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t1148-blood-sample-collection-and-analysis-ocds-h6vhtk-060f65) · Awarded: 30 Apr 2026
4. **[Social Laboratory -SOLAB](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/social-laboratory-solab-GB-PPON-PJQL-5689-QMZT):** £304k · [Morocco Social Survey In Rural Communities](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/morocco-social-survey-in-rural-communities-ocds-h6vhtk-05ae68) · Awarded: 25 Nov 2025
5. **[Oxford University Press Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/oxford-university-press-coh-01083899):** £275k · [Oxford Law Trove Subscription](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/oxford-law-trove-subscription-ocds-h6vhtk-06e7e4) · Awarded: 19 Aug 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 10
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 16
- **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 Essex intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-essex-urn-133805#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-essex-urn-133805
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt