Buyer profile · Education

Ulster University tenders and contracts

Northern IrelandColeraineWebsite

Tenders published
9
About one every 41 days
Contracts awarded
11
To 12 different suppliers
Value awarded
£5.73m
4 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£1.35m
Median value awarded
Open now
2
5 coming up

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

Open tenders

  1. Student Counselling Services

    Northern IrelandSocial and domiciliary care

    Open29 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £1.2mestimated
  2. High Voltage Maintenance Services

    Northern Ireland

    Open29 days left

    £220kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. £800kestimated
  2. Provision of a Pharmacogenomic lab testing service Request For Information

    Northern IrelandResearch and development

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £790kestimated
  3. Student Record Information System Higher Education

    Northern IrelandIT services and software

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £10mestimated
  4. Procure4Education Northern Ireland 2025

    Northern IrelandFood and drink supplies, Construction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  5. DLD Sports Dome Works

    Northern IrelandConstruction

    Upcoming

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 6 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.

  1. SKIDATA Ireland LtdSME1 contract
    £2.8m awarded
  2. £1.45m awarded
  3. £1.25m awarded
  4. £234k awarded
  5. Lena by Inspire1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)73%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)7%
  • Direct award (no competition)20%
Based on 15 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
34 days
Longer than 88% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 8 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
73%
Higher than 57% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 15 procurements
Won by small firms
50%
Lower than 51% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 12 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4
Fewer than 60% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 9 awards
Split into lots
11%
Higher than 57% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 9 advertised tenders
Direct awards
20%
Lower than 55% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 15 procurements
Cancelled
22%
Higher than 96% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 9 tenders

Compared with other schools, colleges and universities

Time to bid, 52 schools, colleges and universities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days2
20–25 days9
25–30 days19
30–35 days18
35–40 days2
40–45 days1
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days1
Bids per contract, 44 schools, colleges and universities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids1
2–4 bids13
4–6 bids11
6–8 bids13
8–10 bids3
10–12 bids2
12–14 bids0
14–16 bids0
16–18 bids0
18–20 bids0
20+ bids1
Advertised openly, 100 schools, colleges and universities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%14
10–20%10
20–30%7
30–40%7
40–50%3
50–60%8
60–70%4
70–80%6
80–90%9
90–100%32
Won by small firms, 91 schools, colleges and universities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%2
10–20%5
20–30%5
30–40%13
40–50%11
50–60%20
60–70%16
70–80%9
80–90%6
90–100%4

Each column is a group of schools, colleges and universities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Ulster 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.

No contracts we hold from Ulster University end in the next 90 days.

1 more contract ends in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards