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# University of Plymouth · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-plymouth-urn-133865). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** University of Plymouth is a Education based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 201 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** University of Plymouth
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PQHL-4825-PGGL` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 201
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £14m (median award: £319k) across 24 of 24 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** dfe-gias (University of Plymouth)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-plymouth-urn-133865

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2.5 bids (median of 4 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 50% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 5% below the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 112 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 64 (57%), Direct award: 24 (21%), Limited / restricted: 14 (13%), Open: 10 (9%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 11 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 7 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
3. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 5 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
4. **[Office and computing machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/office-and-computing-machinery-equipment-and-supplies-except-30000000) (CPV 30):** 5 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
5. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 5 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[THEATRE ROYAL (PLYMOUTH) LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/theatre-royal-plymouth-ltd-coh-01560651):** 4 procedures
2. **[STRATEGIC PEOPLE LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/strategic-people-ltd-coh-08277727):** 3 procedures
3. **[TARC SOLUTIONS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tarc-solutions-limited-coh-08031858):** 3 procedures
4. **[City Electrical Factors Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/city-electrical-factors-limited-coh-00336408):** 2 procedures
5. **[SANCTUARY MANAGEMENT SERVICES](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sanctuary-management-services-coh-04230906):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Obedair](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/obedair-coh-09477500):** £4.6m · [Extension and Refurbishment of Hepworth House to accommodate for the new Centre of Eyecare Excellence](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/extension-and-refurbishment-of-hepworth-house-to-accommodate-for-the-new-centre-of-eyecare-ocds-h6vhtk-04e40d)
2. **[Classic Builders (South West) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/classic-builders-south-west-ltd-coh-04806777):** £1.6m · [Contract for Rolle Building Exterior Works](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-rolle-building-exterior-works-ocds-h6vhtk-058abb) · Awarded: 18 Jun 2025
3. **[UNIT4 Business Software Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/unit4-business-software-limited-coh-01737985):** £1.5m · [Renwal of Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning solution and associated modules](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/direct-award-software-renewal-for-core-finance-system-ocds-h6vhtk-06b5c2) · Awarded: 16 Jun 2026
4. **[UCAS Media Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ucas-media-ltd-coh-02737300):** £794k · [Student recruitment partnership with UCAS Media](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/student-recruitment-partnership-with-ucas-media-ocds-h6vhtk-06ed3d) · Awarded: 24 Aug 2026
5. **[MERCURY CONSTRUCTION (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mercury-construction-south-west-limited-coh-05912608):** £654k · [Roof Replacement at the John Bull Building](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/roof-replacement-at-the-john-bull-building-ocds-h6vhtk-058b65)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 2
- **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 Plymouth intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-plymouth-urn-133865#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-plymouth-urn-133865
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt