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# University of the West of England · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-the-west-of-england-urn-133798). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** University of the West of England is a Education based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 469 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** University of the West of England
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PPXW-8925-GTVT` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 469
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £31m (median award: £38k) across 436 of 436 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** dfe-gias (University of the West of England, Bristol)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-the-west-of-england-urn-133798

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 6 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:** 35% above the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 437 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 282 (65%), Route not published: 148 (34%), Open: 4 (1%), Limited / restricted: 3 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 2 notices, last 24 months (0% of this period)
2. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 2 notices, last 24 months (0% of this period)
3. **[Clothing, footwear, bags](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/clothing-footwear-luggage-articles-and-accessories-18000000) (CPV 18):** 1 notices, last 24 months (0% of this period)
4. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 1 notices, last 24 months (0% of this period)
5. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 1 notices, last 24 months (0% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Berkeley Scott](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/berkeley-scott-coh-03472296):** 7 procedures
2. **[A W Parry Lifts Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/a-w-parry-lifts-limited-coh-03826649):** 6 procedures
3. **[Prolifics Testing UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/prolifics-testing-uk-limited-coh-03814910):** 5 procedures
4. **[IP Performance Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ip-performance-ltd-coh-02973659):** 5 procedures
5. **[LA International Computer Consultants Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/la-international-computer-consultants-ltd-coh-01633646):** 5 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Actian Europe Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/actian-europe-limited-coh-05490314):** £4.3m · [Actian Software License Subscription Renewal](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/actian-software-license-subscription-renewal-ocds-h6vhtk-06ceee) · Awarded: 20 Jul 2026
2. **[Atlas FM Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/atlas-fm-limited-coh-02633080):** £650k · [Lot 1 - Frenchay Campus Centre For Sport](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/003-2025-cfs-cleaning-services-ocds-h6vhtk-050ef2) · Awarded: 27 May 2026
3. **[Sansum Solutions Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sansum-solutions-group-limited-coh-10365916):** £500k · [Lot 4 - City Campus](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/003-2025-cfs-cleaning-services-ocds-h6vhtk-050ef2) · Awarded: 27 May 2026
4. **[Delter Business Institute Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/delter-business-institute-limited-GB-FTS-178324):** £500k · [Project Management Services in relation to UWE partnership](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/project-management-services-in-relation-to-uwe-partnership-ocds-h6vhtk-055649)
5. **[SRUC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sruc-coh-sc103046):** £476k · [Partner Payments for Grassland Resilience For Net Zero](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/partner-payments-for-grassland-resilience-for-net-zero-ocds-h6vhtk-055627)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 31
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 86
- **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 the West of England intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-the-west-of-england-urn-133798#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-the-west-of-england-urn-133798
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt