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# University of Keele · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-keele-urn-133883). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** University of Keele is a Charity based in West Midlands. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 28 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** University of Keele
- **Classification:** Charity
- **Delivery Region:** West Midlands
- **Authority ID:** `GB-CHC-RC000655` (Charity Commission)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 28
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £6.7m (median award: £388k) across 13 of 13 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (UNIVERSITY OF KEELE), dfe-gias (University of Keele)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-keele-urn-133883

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (median of 3 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 14 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 6 (43%), Selective: 3 (21%), Route not published: 3 (21%), Limited / restricted: 1 (7%), Open: 1 (7%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 3 notices, last 24 months (21% of this period)
2. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 1 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[MI Labs BV](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mi-labs-bv-GB-FTS-5529):** 2 procedures
2. **[Osborne Clarke LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/osborne-clarke-llp-coh-oc397443):** 1 procedures
3. **[In-country Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/in-country-limited-coh-10182580):** 1 procedures
4. **[Uniware Systems Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/uniware-systems-ltd-coh-02890249):** 1 procedures
5. **[Bentley Project Management (UK) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bentley-project-management-uk-limited-coh-08482170):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Education Cubed Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/education-cubed-ltd-coh-08045459):** £1.6m · [Digital Advertising Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-advertising-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04d4d2)
2. **[Worktribe](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/worktribe-coh-04576074):** £1.4m · [Provision of Research Management System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-research-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-06815b) · Awarded: 8 Apr 2026
3. **[QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/qs-quacquarelli-symonds-limited-coh-02563879):** £1.4m · [Prospective Student Engagement and Conversion Service for Keele University](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/prospective-student-engagement-and-conversion-service-for-keele-university-ocds-h6vhtk-04e544)
4. **[Total Environmental Compliance Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/total-environmental-compliance-ltd-coh-03134746):** £527k · [Chemical Disinfection and Inspection of Water Systems at Keele University](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/chemical-disinfection-and-inspection-of-water-systems-at-keele-university-ocds-h6vhtk-04e302)
5. **[In-country Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/in-country-limited-coh-10182580):** £468k · [VEAT Notice Intention to award public services contracts for the provision of a managed service for student recruitment operations in India and Pakistan for the University of Keele](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/veat-notice-intention-to-award-public-services-contracts-for-the-provision-of-a-managed-se-ocds-h6vhtk-04bcb3)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 8
- **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 Keele intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-keele-urn-133883#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-keele-urn-133883
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt