Buyer profile · Education

Queen's University Belfast tenders and contracts

Northern IrelandBelfastWebsite

Tenders published
28
About one every 13 days
Contracts awarded
38
To 42 different suppliers
Value awarded
£21.6m
18 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£401k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
2 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. £609kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. £750kestimated
  2. 250254 - Preliminary Market Engagement for Travel Management Services

    Northern IrelandTravel and accommodation

    UpcomingLow competition

    Value not stated
  3. Value not stated
  4. Pre Market Engagement Exercise - 250123 Xenon Arc Chamber

    Northern IrelandLaboratory and scientific equipment

    UpcomingLow competition

    Value not stated
  5. Pre Market Engagement - 250086 AMIC Global Point Cafe

    Northern IrelandCatering

    UpcomingLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  6. Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 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)92%
  • Direct award (no competition)8%
Based on 37 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Queen's University Belfast has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
27 days
Shorter than 71% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 28 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
92%
Higher than 73% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 37 procurements
Won by small firms
55%
Higher than 50% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 42 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
2
Fewer than 93% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 38 awards
Split into lots
7%
Lower than 55% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 28 advertised tenders
Direct awards
8%
Lower than 66% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 37 procurements
Cancelled
7%
Higher than 70% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 28 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
Bids per contract, 60 schools, colleges and universities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids1
2–4 bids17
4–6 bids17
6–8 bids15
8–10 bids5
10–12 bids1
12–14 bids0
14–16 bids1
16–18 bids0
18–20 bids1
20+ bids2
Advertised openly, 141 schools, colleges and universities
Show as a table
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 Queen's University Belfast.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.

8 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards