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De Montfort University tenders and contracts

East MidlandsLeicesterWebsite

Official name on notices: DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY

Tenders published
7
About one every 52 days
Contracts awarded
40
To 44 different suppliers
Value awarded
£21.6m
33 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£70k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
2 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

De Montfort University has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. Graduation Venue and Events Management

    East MidlandsLeisure, culture and events

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1.75mestimated
  2. Taxi Shuttle Services

    East MidlandsTransport

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £180kestimated
  3. De Montfort University market engagement: Employee Assistance Programme and Employee Occupational Health Services

    East MidlandsRecruitment and staffing, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £432kestimated
  4. 250800 Educational Psychological Assessments

    East MidlandsHealthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £500kframework ceiling

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).

  1. 1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. KPMG LLP£819k
    1 contract
  4. 2 contracts
  5. 2 contracts
  6. 1 contract
  7. 1 contract
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)17%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)7%
  • Direct award (no competition)76%
Based on 42 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How De Montfort University has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
37 days
Longer than 97% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 7 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
17%
Lower than 75% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 42 procurements
Won by small firms
49%
Lower than 65% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 47 winning suppliers
Split into lots
14%
Higher than 64% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 7 advertised tenders
Direct awards
76%
Higher than 90% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 42 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most schools, colleges and universities
Based on 7 tenders

Compared with other schools, colleges and universities

Time to bid, 69 schools, colleges and universities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days1
10–15 days1
15–20 days2
20–25 days7
25–30 days28
30–35 days23
35–40 days6
40–45 days0
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Advertised openly, 141 schools, colleges and universities
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RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 132 schools, colleges and universities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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 De Montfort 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Data Platform DevelopmentSeapark Consultancy UK Limited£128k29 Jan 2027
Data Platform DevelopmentSearch Consultancy Limited£128k29 Jan 2027

3 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards