Buyer profile · Education
The University of Cumbria tenders and contracts
Official name on notices: THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA
- Tenders published
- 5
- About one every 73 days
- Contracts awarded
- 40
- To 37 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £4.53m
- 34 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £110k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 1 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
The University of Cumbria 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)26%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)22%
- Direct award (no competition)52%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow The University of Cumbria has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 30 days
- Longer than 54% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 5 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 26%
- Lower than 69% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 27 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 43%
- Lower than 75% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 40 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5
- About the same as most schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 11 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 64% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 5 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 52%
- Higher than 66% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 27 procurements
- Cancelled
- 40%
- Higher than all other schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 5 tenders
Compared with other schools, colleges and universities
The University of Cumbria: 30 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 1 |
| 10–15 days | 1 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 7 |
| 25–30 days | 28 |
| 30–35 days | 23 |
| 35–40 days | 6 |
| 40–45 days | 0 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
The University of Cumbria: 5
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 1 |
| 2–4 bids | 17 |
| 4–6 bids | 17 |
| 6–8 bids | 15 |
| 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 |
The University of Cumbria: 26%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
The University of Cumbria: 43%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 The University of Cumbria.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSJ-Schiller | Schiller UK Ltd | £45k | 31 Dec 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Visual Equipment and Installation Services | Gvav Limited | — | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Security Services | Northern Security Limited | — | 3 Nov 2026 |
| DA27-12 | The Networking People (TNP) Ltd | — | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Occupational Health Services (Staff) | People Asset Management Limited | — | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Water and Waste Water Services | Anglian Water Business (National) Limited | — | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Provision of a new boiler system in the Skiddaw Building at Fusehill Street Campus,Carlisle | HLA Services Ltd. | £241k | 8 Sept 2026 |
| Fire Doors Betterment-Replacement Programme | T&M Fire Solutions Ltd | £220k | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Fire Damper, Inspection, Testing and Maintenance | Premier Compliance UK Ltd | — | 11 Aug 2026 |
| 27-SSJ-04 | Salesforce UK Limited | — | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Postage Services | The Royal Mail Group | — | 28 Jul 2026 |