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# University of South Wales · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-south-wales-GB-PPON-PCWX-4677-HTMN). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** University of South Wales is a Education based in Wales (Cymru). Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 122 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** University of South Wales
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** Wales (Cymru)
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PCWX-4677-HTMN` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 122
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £12m (median award: £80k) across 72 of 72 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-south-wales-GB-PPON-PCWX-4677-HTMN

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 6 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 1% below the published estimate (median of 6 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 98 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 35 (36%), Direct award: 34 (35%), Route not published: 15 (15%), Selective: 10 (10%), Limited / restricted: 4 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 17 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 12 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)
3. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 11 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
4. **[Furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/furniture-incl-office-furniture-furnishings-domestic-applian-39000000) (CPV 39):** 5 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
5. **[Industrial machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/industrial-machinery-42000000) (CPV 42):** 5 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Jisc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/jisc-coh-05747339):** 8 procedures
2. **[SAGE Publications Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sage-publications-ltd-coh-01017514):** 3 procedures
3. **[Proquest LLC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/proquest-llc-GB-FTS-172919):** 3 procedures
4. **[Thomas Reuters (Professional) UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thomson-reuters-professional-uk-limited-coh-01679046):** 2 procedures
5. **[BSCL Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bscl-ltd-coh-02487238):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Academia Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/academia-ltd-coh-04771037):** £1.6m · [Device and Application Management](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-device-and-application-management-ocds-h6vhtk-05f411) · Awarded: 18 Jun 2026
2. **[Cardiff Lift Company Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cardiff-lift-company-ltd-coh-02651759):** £1.4m · [Award of The Provision of Lift Inspection, Servicing, Maintenance and Call Out Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-lift-inspection-servicing-maintenance-and-call-out-services-ocds-h6vhtk-050b15) · Awarded: 31 Mar 2026
3. **[UNITE STUDENTS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/unite-students-limited-GB-FTS-143836):** £1.0m · [Student Accommodation](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/student-accommodation-ocds-h6vhtk-050164)
4. **[People Asset Management Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/people-asset-management-ltd-coh-05199107):** £475k · [USW Award of Educational Neurodiversity Assessment Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/usw-award-of-educational-disability-assessment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-051757) · Awarded: 1 Aug 2025
5. **[Get Yourself Noticed Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/get-yourself-noticed-ltd-coh-04538050):** £400k · [Provision of Promotional Items](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-promotional-items-ocds-h6vhtk-0586ae)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 2
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 11
- **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 South Wales intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-south-wales-GB-PPON-PCWX-4677-HTMN#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-south-wales-GB-PPON-PCWX-4677-HTMN
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt