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# University of Sunderland · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-sunderland-urn-133881). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** University of Sunderland is a Education based in North East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 50 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** University of Sunderland
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** North East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PVDN-7726-TBVN` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 50
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £3.4m (median award: £280k) across 9 of 9 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** dfe-gias (University of Sunderland)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-sunderland-urn-133881

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 7 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 3 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 21 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 9 (43%), Limited / restricted: 8 (38%), Route not published: 3 (14%), Direct award: 1 (5%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 5 notices, last 24 months (24% of this period)
2. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 4 notices, last 24 months (19% of this period)
3. **[Clothing, footwear, bags](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/clothing-footwear-luggage-articles-and-accessories-18000000) (CPV 18):** 2 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
4. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 2 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 2 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[IDENTITY CONSULT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/identity-consult-limited-coh-05416411):** 3 procedures
2. **[A.BUCKLER HAULAGE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/a-buckler-haulage-limited-coh-00677552):** 2 procedures
3. **[Work In Style](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/work-in-style-coh-00299255):** 2 procedures
4. **[SPACE ARCHITECTS (EUROPE) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/space-architects-europe-limited-coh-12235493):** 2 procedures
5. **[SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/schneider-electric-limited-coh-01407228):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Gemini Mechanical Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gemini-mechanical-services-ltd-coh-09377082):** £981k · [Reg Vardy Air Handling Unit](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/reg-vardy-air-handling-unit-ocds-h6vhtk-068967)
2. **[Jisc Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/jisc-services-ltd-coh-02881024):** £609k · [Adobe Licensing ETLA](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adobe-licensing-etla-ocds-h6vhtk-06ec4b)
3. **[Work In Style](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/work-in-style-coh-00299255):** £481k · [Provision of Healthcare and Sport Uniform](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-healthcare-and-sport-uniform-ocds-h6vhtk-06ec3e)
4. **[Planon Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/planon-limited-coh-03752925):** £338k · [Planon CAFM Room occupancy](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/planon-cafm-room-occupancy-ocds-h6vhtk-06ec5e)
5. **[CF Psychology Group](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cf-psychology-group-coh-12010881):** £280k · [SpLD Assessment Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/spld-assessment-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04e647)

## 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 Sunderland intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-sunderland-urn-133881#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-sunderland-urn-133881
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt