Buyer profile · Central government
Office for Students tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 8
- About one every 46 days
- Contracts awarded
- 9
- To 13 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £3.27m
- 7 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £109k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 1 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £1.27mframework ceiling
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £833kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 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)69%
- Direct award (no competition)31%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Office for Students has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 31 days
- Longer than 51% of central government buyers
- Based on 7 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 69%
- Higher than 75% of central government buyers
- Based on 13 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 46%
- Lower than 56% of central government buyers
- Based on 13 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 12
- More than 95% of central government buyers
- Based on 6 awards
- Split into lots
- 25%
- Higher than 79% of central government buyers
- Based on 8 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 31%
- Lower than 58% of central government buyers
- Based on 13 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most central government buyers
- Based on 8 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
Office for Students: 31 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 0 |
| 20–25 days | 6 |
| 25–30 days | 31 |
| 30–35 days | 32 |
| 35–40 days | 8 |
| 40–45 days | 5 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Office for Students: 12
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 3 |
| 2–4 bids | 29 |
| 4–6 bids | 27 |
| 6–8 bids | 6 |
| 8–10 bids | 6 |
| 10–12 bids | 3 |
| 12–14 bids | 1 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 3 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 0 |
Office for Students: 69%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 33 |
| 10–20% | 24 |
| 20–30% | 21 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 11 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 10 |
| 90–100% | 19 |
Office for Students: 46%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 18 |
| 40–50% | 33 |
| 50–60% | 27 |
| 60–70% | 22 |
| 70–80% | 7 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 5 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds Office for Students.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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector AI Report | Advance HE | £1 | 31 Dec 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board Portal | Azeus UK Limited | £59k | 27 Oct 2026 |
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| VMWare | Phoenix Software Limited | £28k | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Independent Auditor to carry out a bespoke assurance engagement | Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP, S&W Partners LLP | £192k | 11 Oct 2026 |
| Legal Services | Bevan Brittan LLP, Dac Beachcroft LLP, Gowling WLG (UK) LLP and 2 more | — | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Provision of support services for TRAC and understanding academic and financial sustainability of the UK higher education sector | KPMG LLP | £2.08m | 11 Sept 2026 |
| Sector AI Report | Advance HE | — | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Office for Students: Contract for Fit and Proper (FPP) checks | Certn (UK) Ltd | — | 8 Jun 2026 |
| Equality of Opportunity Risk Register Research and Recommendations | The Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education | — | 28 May 2026 |
| eProcurement System | Bip Solutions Limited | — | 15 Apr 2026 |