Buyer profile · Education
Birmingham City University tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 9
- About one every 41 days
- Contracts awarded
- 17
- To 17 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £9.75m
- 12 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £204k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 0 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
Birmingham City University has no tenders open right now.
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 5 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
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)45%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)9%
- Direct award (no competition)45%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Birmingham City University has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 22 days
- Shorter than 88% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 7 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 45%
- Lower than 61% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 22 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 35%
- Lower than 84% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 17 winning suppliers
- Split into lots
- 11%
- Higher than 60% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 9 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 45%
- Higher than 64% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 22 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 9 tenders
Compared with other schools, colleges and universities
Birmingham City University: 22 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 1 |
| 10–15 days | 1 |
| 15–20 days | 1 |
| 20–25 days | 8 |
| 25–30 days | 26 |
| 30–35 days | 22 |
| 35–40 days | 6 |
| 40–45 days | 0 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Birmingham City University: 45%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 20 |
| 10–20% | 12 |
| 20–30% | 10 |
| 30–40% | 8 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 3 |
| 60–70% | 8 |
| 70–80% | 11 |
| 80–90% | 11 |
| 90–100% | 44 |
Birmingham City University: 35%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 1 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 6 |
| 30–40% | 10 |
| 40–50% | 24 |
| 50–60% | 31 |
| 60–70% | 19 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 11 |
| 90–100% | 6 |
Each column is a group of schools, colleges and universities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Birmingham City 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 Birmingham City University end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS127 - Personal Assistance Scheme | University of Warwick | £4.7m | 7 Jul 2026 |
| IT226 - CCTV Improvements | ADT fire and security | — | 1 Jul 2026 |
| FM307 - University Locks Summer Clean | Ametros Facilities Management Limited | — | 11 Jun 2026 |
| ID098 - Pianos for Royal Birmingham Conservatoire | Coach House Pianos | — | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Learning Analytics Solution | Kortext Ltd | — | 1 Jun 2026 |
| IT220 - Apple and Related Goods and Services | GBM Digital Technologies Limited (t/a Sync) | — | 1 Jun 2026 |
| PS129D - Digital Anatomy Visualisation Tables | Anatomage Inc | — | 13 May 2026 |
| Flow Cytometer System | Beckman Coulter Limited | — | 13 May 2026 |
| IT240 - Software Asset Management Solution | Jisc Services Limited | — | 28 Apr 2026 |
| IT242 - Advanced Threat Protection | Softcat plc | — | 27 Apr 2026 |