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# University of Southampton · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-southampton-urn-133879). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** University of Southampton is a Charity based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 79 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** University of Southampton
- **Classification:** Charity
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-CHC-RC000668` (Charity Commission)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 79
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £3.6m (median award: £417k) across 4 of 4 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON), dfe-gias (University of Southampton)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-southampton-urn-133879

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (median of 2 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: 8 (89%), Framework: 1 (11%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 6 (67%), Limited / restricted: 2 (22%), Selective: 1 (11%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 4 notices, last 24 months (44% of this period)
2. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 2 notices, last 24 months (22% of this period)
3. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 2 notices, last 24 months (22% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 2 notices, last 24 months (22% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 2 notices, last 24 months (22% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Acol Cleaning and Hygiene Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/acol-cleaning-and-hygiene-ltd-coh-02905621):** 2 procedures
2. **[Keysight Technologies UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/keysight-technologies-uk-limited-coh-03809903):** 2 procedures
3. **[JEOL (UK) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/jeol-uk-ltd-coh-00939456):** 2 procedures
4. **[Beta Safety Systems Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/beta-safety-systems-limited-coh-05163339):** 1 procedures
5. **[Matt Sills Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/matt-sills-limited-coh-11762408):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Bunzl UK Ltd trading as Greenham](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bunzl-uk-ltd-trading-as-greenham-coh-02902454):** £2.5m · [Cleaning Consignment Stock Management Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cleaning-consignment-stock-management-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05a801)
2. **[Life Technologies Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/life-technologies-ltd-coh-sc083107):** £532k · [Cell Sorter for Biological Sciences](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cell-sorter-for-biological-sciences-ocds-h6vhtk-04b5df)
3. **[Firemark Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/firemark-limited-coh-06299361):** £303k · [Firefighting Equipment and Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/firefighting-equipment-and-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06a129)
4. **[Beta Safety Systems Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/beta-safety-systems-limited-coh-05163339):** £268k · [Fall Protection Inspections, Equipment Servicing, Maintenance and Training](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fall-protection-inspections-equipment-servicing-maintenance-and-training-ocds-h6vhtk-04b324)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 13
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 17
- **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 Southampton intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-southampton-urn-133879#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-southampton-urn-133879
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt