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# University of Sussex · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-sussex-urn-133795). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** University of Sussex is a Education based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 139 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** University of Sussex
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PWVT-1568-HWWM` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 139
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £76m (median award: £139k) across 80 of 80 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)), dfe-gias (University of Sussex)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-sussex-urn-133795

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (median of 3 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 16% below the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 109 (99%), Framework: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 52 (47%), Route not published: 29 (26%), Direct award: 23 (21%), Open: 5 (5%), Selective: 1 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 16 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 10 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
3. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 9 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
4. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 4 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
5. **[Administration, defence and social security](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/administration-defence-and-social-security-services-75000000) (CPV 75):** 4 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** 3 procedures
2. **[Academia Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/academia-ltd-coh-04771037):** 3 procedures
3. **[China Britain Business Council](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/china-britain-business-council-coh-06291886):** 2 procedures
4. **[SAUNDERS SPECIALISED SERVICES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/saunders-specialised-services-limited-coh-01151246):** 2 procedures
5. **[CONCEPT BUILDING SERVICES (SOUTHERN) LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/concept-building-services-southern-ltd-coh-04879339):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Adecco UK Limited (t/a The Adecco Group)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/adecco-uk-limited-t-a-the-adecco-group-coh-00593232):** £30m · [Managed Service Provider (MSP) Staffing](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/us-24139-managed-service-provider-msp-staffing-ocds-h6vhtk-05663f)
2. **[Siemens Healthcare Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/siemens-healthcare-limited-coh-09567186):** £12m · [MRI Scanner Servicing](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mri-scanner-servicing-ocds-h6vhtk-06c56b)
3. **[Academia Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/academia-ltd-coh-04771037):** £9.8m · [Proofpoint Renewal](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/proofpoint-renewal-ocds-h6vhtk-06cb14)
4. **[UCAS Media Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ucas-media-ltd-coh-02737300):** £3.8m · [Provision of Student Recruitment Intelligence and Advertising Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-student-recruitment-intelligence-and-advertising-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04e431)
5. **[Key Travel](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/key-travel-coh-01524302):** £2.7m · [Travel Management Company (TMC) Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/travel-management-company-tmc-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06e507)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 7
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 19
- **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 Sussex intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-sussex-urn-133795#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-sussex-urn-133795
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt