University of Lincoln: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
DfE school register: Higher education institutions·Education·East Midlands·Lincoln
Official UK PPONPGYJ-5468-QTPJ
Top-3 supplier share9%of 34 awarded procedures · 36 suppliers
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34 awarded tenders, 36 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, consulting3 procedures · 12%30 Office and computing machinery1 procedure · 4%32 Radio, television, communication1 procedure · 4%38 Laboratory, optical and precision1 procedure · 4%48 Software package and information systems1 procedure · 4%How they buyi
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Last 24 months · 26 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
Commercial tool
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Contract96%(25 notices)
25 of 26 notices are Contract (96%).Dynamic purchasing system4%(1 notice)
1 of 26 notices is Dynamic purchasing system (4%).
Procedure route
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Direct award42%(11 notices)
11 of 26 notices are Direct award (42%).Route not published19%(5 notices)
5 of 26 notices are Route not published (19%).Limited / restricted15%(4 notices)
4 of 26 notices are Limited / restricted (15%).Open12%(3 notices)
3 of 26 notices are Open (12%).Selective12%(3 notices)
3 of 26 notices are Selective (12%).
Bids per lot, few lots
4.5indicative · n=20% of lots drew a single bidi
Based on 2 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months. Fewer than 5 lots: a median, not a typical figure.
Notice amendments
04 of 26 notices amendedi
Based on 26 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
Award vs estimate
16.7% below estimateindicative · n=1i
Based on 1 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months. Small sample.
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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| Shakespeare Martineau LLP | 3 | 8.8% | 1 | 3 | — |
| Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP | 2 | 5.9% | 0 | 2 | — |
| Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP | 2 | 5.9% | 0 | 2 | — |
| Pinsent Masons LLP | 2 | 5.9% | 0 | 2 | — |
| Birketts LLP | 2 | 5.9% | 0 | 2 | — |
| Acorn Analytical Services | 1 | 2.9% | 1 | 1 | — |
| GUARDIAN HYGIENE SERVICES LIMITED | 1 | 2.9% | 1 | 1 | — |
| Maris Interiors LLP | 1 | 2.9% | 1 | 1 | — |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 9% of 34 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 36 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.
Published award value (24m)
£8.5mSum of published VAT-exclusive values on 10 of 10 published single-supplier values; the five largest make 95%; a further 14 published a VAT-inclusive amount only, kept apart.i
Typical single-supplier award (24m)
£134k middle valuerobust · n=10Middle half £98k–£273k.i
Largest published awards i | Supplier | Awarded | Term | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Technology Equipment Supply | XMA Limited | — | — | £7,000,000 † |
| Sorption Analysis Suite | Hiden Isochema Limited | — | — | £350,000 † |
| Remote Access to Academic Applications | AppsAnywhere Limited | 7 Nov 2025 | 3 yrs | £275,484 ≈ £92k/yr |
| Student Counselling Service | Health Assured | — | 3 yrs | £265,500 † ≈ £89k/yr |
| Anatomy Tables | SIM & SKILLS LTD | — | — | £138,600 † |
Contracts endingi
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30 of 34 contracts carry an end date, 7 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riseholme Shuttle Bus Service | P.C.Coaches of Lincoln Ltd | 13 Dec 2026 estimated | £500,000 |
| Student Accommodation Internet and WIFI Provision | ASK4 Limited | 29 May 2027 estimated | £1,099,193 |
| Legal Services | Shakespeare Martineau LLP | 31 May 2027 | £100,000 |
| Legal Services | Freeths LLP | 15 Jun 2027 | £100,000 |
| Flushing of Little Used Water Outlets | GUARDIAN HYGIENE SERVICES LIMITED | 28 Jun 2027 | £95,040 |
| Asbestos Consultancy | Acorn Analytical Services | 31 Jul 2027 | £90,000 |
| Consumable Products | Bunzl UK Ltd trading as Greenham | 10 Aug 2027 | £90,000 |
| Supply, Servicing and Maintenance of Uninterruptable Power Supply Units | Robert M. Donaldson Ltd | 19 Dec 2027 estimated | £1,400,000 |
Recent procedures
Latest 35 of 35 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry School (Ross Lucas) Professional Services | Awarded / complete | 16 Oct 2025 | — |
| University Signage | Awarded / complete | 2 Oct 2025 | — |
| Asbestos Consultancy | Awarded / complete | 2 Oct 2025 | — |
| Digital Technologies Equipment SupplyComputer accessories | Awarded / complete | 22 Aug 2025 | £10,000,000 |
| Occupational Health Services for Students | Awarded / complete | 17 Jul 2025 | — |
| Riseholme Shuttle Bus ServiceHire of buses and coaches with driver | Awarded / complete | 21 Jan 2025 | £470,000 |
| Sorption Analysis SuiteAnalysis apparatus | Awarded / complete | 12 Dec 2024 | — |
| Supply, Servicing and Maintenance of Uninterruptable Power Supply UnitsEmergency power systems | Awarded / complete | 11 Jan 2024 | £1,400,000 |
| External Audit ServicesFinancial auditing services | Awarded / complete | 22 Jul 2022 | £500,000 |
| Student Accommodation Internet and Wi-Fi ProvisionData-communications equipment | Awarded / complete | 12 Jul 2022 | £2,500,000 |
| Provision of Electron Microscopes (S/TEM and FIB-SEM) for The BridgeDarkfield and scanning probe microscopes | Awarded / complete | 11 Feb 2022 | £1,150,000 |
| Waste Management ServicesNon-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services | Awarded / complete | 17 Sept 2021 | £360,000 |
| Contract Award under Reg 32(5)(a) for OPTIma Data Acquisition System (DAQ's)Instrumentation and control equipment | Awarded / complete | 2 Sept 2021 | — |
| Legal Services PanelLegal services | Awarded / complete | 9 Jun 2021 | — |
| Legal Services PanelLegal services | Awarded / complete | 9 Jun 2021 | — |
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. 30 of 34 published contracts have an end date; 7 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.