Buyer profile · Education
Aston University tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 4
- About one every 91 days
- Contracts awarded
- 53
- To 52 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £18.2m
- 27 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £170k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 4 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £284kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £792kestimated
- £792kestimated
- Value not stated
- £250kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 2 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)10%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)23%
- Direct award (no competition)67%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Aston University has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Advertised openly
- 10%
- Lower than 84% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 52 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 61%
- Higher than 69% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 57 winning suppliers
- Direct awards
- 67%
- Higher than 81% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 52 procurements
Compared with other schools, colleges and universities
Aston University: 10%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 24 |
| 10–20% | 12 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 4 |
| 40–50% | 10 |
| 50–60% | 4 |
| 60–70% | 9 |
| 70–80% | 12 |
| 80–90% | 11 |
| 90–100% | 42 |
Aston University: 61%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 1 |
| 10–20% | 2 |
| 20–30% | 9 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 26 |
| 50–60% | 35 |
| 60–70% | 23 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 6 |
Each column is a group of schools, colleges and universities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Aston University.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
No contracts we hold from Aston University end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Year Warranty Quotation 24606131 | Waters Limited | — | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Instron accessories | Instron - Division of ITW Ltd | — | 18 Sept 2026 |
| SEC-MALS and DSC | Waters Limited | — | 18 Sept 2026 |
| Trading Floor Software | Bloomberg Finance L.P. | — | 1 Sept 2026 |
| Plate Reader | BMG Labtech Limited | — | 20 Aug 2026 |
| SOFIA Curriculum Mapping Platform | Isotoma Limited | — | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Energy Centre Cost Consultant | Mgac LLP | — | 20 Jul 2026 |
| Cleaning and Janitorial Consumables | Knighton Janitorial Limited | — | 15 Jul 2026 |
| NGED Energy Centre Connection | National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) plc | — | 3 Jul 2026 |
| Waste Management - Lot 2 Hazardous and Chemical Waste (Laboratory) | Veolia Environmental Services Group (UK) Limited, Labwaste Ltd | — | 29 Jun 2026 |