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# University of Ulster · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-ulster-GB-FTS-1400). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** University of Ulster is a Education based in Northern Ireland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 99 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** University of Ulster
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** Northern Ireland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-1400` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 99
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £191m (median award: £1.3m) across 4 of 4 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-ulster-GB-FTS-1400

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 4 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: 7 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Selective: 3 (43%), Open: 2 (29%), Route not published: 2 (29%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 4 notices, last 24 months (57% of this period)
2. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 2 notices, last 24 months (29% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 2 notices, last 24 months (29% of this period)
4. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 2 notices, last 24 months (29% of this period)
5. **[Radio, television, communication](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/radio-television-communication-telecommunication-and-related-32000000) (CPV 32):** 1 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Dell Corporation Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dell-corporation-ltd-coh-02081369):** 4 procedures
2. **[Cardiac Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cardiac-services-coh-13965840):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
3. **[Dell](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dell-GB-FTS-185678):** 2 procedures
4. **[Dell Technologies](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dell-technologies-GB-FTS-7095):** 2 procedures
5. **[Corbel Geometries Inc.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/corbel-geometries-inc-GB-FTS-141599):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[OXFORD INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAVEL LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/oxford-international-education-travel-limited-coh-02666738):** £187m · [Embedded  International Pathway College](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/embedded-international-pathway-college-ocds-h6vhtk-04d441)
2. **[Hamilton Architects](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hamilton-architects-coh-nc000755):** £1.5m · [CADRIC and Associated Estate Optimisation -  Integrated Consultant Team](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cadric-and-associated-estate-optimisation-integrated-consultant-team-ocds-h6vhtk-04b4dc)
3. **[Corbel Geometries Inc.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/corbel-geometries-inc-GB-FTS-141599):** £1.2m · [Scanning Solution for Studio Ulster](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scanning-solution-for-studio-ulster-ocds-h6vhtk-04b0b9)
4. **[Learning Pool Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/learning-pool-ltd-coh-ni060102):** £529k · [Learning Management System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/learning-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-04e714)

## 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 Ulster intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-ulster-GB-FTS-1400#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-ulster-GB-FTS-1400
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt