Buyer profile · Education
The University Caterers Organisation Limited tenders and contracts
Official name on notices: THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION LIMITED
- Tenders published
- 5
- About one every 73 days
- Contracts awarded
- 5
- To 85 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- —
- No contract values stated
- Typical contract
- —
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 4 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
The University Caterers Organisation Limited has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £9.6mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- £40mframework ceiling
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 3 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.
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)100%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow The University Caterers Organisation Limited has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 35 days
- Longer than 85% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 5 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 100%
- Higher than 75% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 5 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 67%
- Higher than 73% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 99 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 10.5
- More than 94% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 30 awards
- Split into lots
- 80%
- Higher than all other schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 5 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 0%
- Lower than 72% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 5 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 5 tenders
Compared with other schools, colleges and universities
This buyer: 35 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 |
This buyer: 10.5
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 1 |
| 2–4 bids | 19 |
| 4–6 bids | 14 |
| 6–8 bids | 19 |
| 8–10 bids | 5 |
| 10–12 bids | 1 |
| 12–14 bids | 0 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 0 |
| 18–20 bids | 1 |
| 20+ bids | 2 |
This buyer: 100%
Show as a table
| 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 |
This buyer: 67%
Show as a table
| 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 The University Caterers Organisation Limited.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 The University Caterers Organisation Limited end in the next 90 days.
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