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# University of Glasgow · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-glasgow-GB-FTS-1836). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** University of Glasgow is a Education based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 318 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** University of Glasgow
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-1836` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 318
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £28m (median award: £302k) across 50 of 50 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-glasgow-GB-FTS-1836

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 24 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 38% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 72 (69%), Framework: 32 (31%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Selective: 42 (40%), Open: 32 (31%), Limited / restricted: 28 (27%), Route not published: 2 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 31 notices, last 24 months (30% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 13 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
3. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 10 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
4. **[Industrial machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/industrial-machinery-42000000) (CPV 42):** 5 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 5 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/becton-dickinson-u-k-limited-coh-00852702):** 5 procedures
2. **[Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/oxford-instruments-plasma-technology-GB-FTS-53861):** 4 procedures
3. **[UNITE STUDENTS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/unite-students-limited-GB-FTS-143836):** 4 procedures
4. **[Thermo Fisher Scientific](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thermo-fisher-scientific-GB-PPON-PTND-1582-BZLR):** 3 procedures (5 awards)
5. **[KPMG](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kpmg-coh-oc301540):** 3 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[BlueScientific Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bluescientific-ltd-coh-08658405):** £5.4m · [PURCH2633 Provision of Atom Probe Tomography Instrument](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purch2633-provision-of-atom-probe-tomography-instrument-ocds-h6vhtk-052b03)
2. **[Raith GmbH](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/raith-gmbh-GB-FTS-184396):** £4.0m · [PURCH2720 Provision of Electron Beam Lithography Tool](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purch2720-provision-of-electron-beam-lithography-tool-ocds-h6vhtk-061017)
3. **[Anton Paar](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/anton-paar-coh-01606777):** £1.2m · [PURCH2879 Provision of Small Angle X-Ray Scattering System (SAXS)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purch2879-provision-of-small-angle-x-ray-scattering-system-saxs-ocds-h6vhtk-067190)
4. **[Thermo Fisher Scientific](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thermo-fisher-scientific-GB-PPON-PTND-1582-BZLR):** £927k · [PURCH2511 Provision of an Ultra-Performance, High Resolution, Accurate Mass, Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purch2511-provision-of-an-ultra-performance-high-resolution-accurate-mass-liquid-chromatog-ocds-h6vhtk-04b3d9)
5. **[Guardtech Cleanrooms Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/guardtech-cleanrooms-ltd-coh-02547055):** £905k · [PURCH2867 – PPE1004077 Direct Award for the Provision of Guardtech Cleanrooms](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purch2867-ppe1004077-direct-award-for-the-provision-of-guardtech-cleanrooms-ocds-h6vhtk-069c18)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 1
- **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 Glasgow intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-glasgow-GB-FTS-1836#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-glasgow-GB-FTS-1836
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt