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University of East Anglia tenders and contracts

East of EnglandNorwichWebsite

Official name on notices: UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

Tenders published
10
About one every 37 days
Contracts awarded
81
To 84 different suppliers
Value awarded
£11.4m
7 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£650k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
8 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

University of East Anglia has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

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

  1. Clinical Lead Associate Dentist (Contract for Services)

    East of EnglandHealthcare services

    Upcoming

    £400kestimated
  2. Microsoft Software Licenses

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestIT services and software

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  3. Media Buying

    East of EnglandMarketing and communications

    UpcomingSmall contract

    Value not stated
  4. Pre-Market Engagement - Padel Court Installation

    East of EnglandConstruction, Leisure, culture and events

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  5. Gas and Electric Supply

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

    Upcoming

    £22mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 8 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. Elsevier BV2 contracts
  2. Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSME2 contracts
  3. The Student RoomSME2 contracts
  4. £7.31m awarded
  5. BFS Group1 contract
    £1.42m awarded
  6. £1.33m awarded
  7. £650k awarded

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)14%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)5%
  • Direct award (no competition)79%
Based on 84 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How University of East Anglia has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
37 days
Longer than 98% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 6 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
14%
Lower than 81% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 84 procurements
Won by small firms
52%
Lower than 55% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 88 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3
Fewer than 71% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 9 awards
Split into lots
30%
Higher than 94% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 10 advertised tenders
Direct awards
79%
Higher than 90% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 84 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most schools, colleges and universities
Based on 10 tenders

Compared with other schools, colleges and universities

Time to bid, 66 schools, colleges and universities
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days1
10–15 days1
15–20 days1
20–25 days8
25–30 days26
30–35 days22
35–40 days6
40–45 days0
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 63 schools, colleges and universities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids1
2–4 bids19
4–6 bids14
6–8 bids19
8–10 bids5
10–12 bids1
12–14 bids0
14–16 bids1
16–18 bids0
18–20 bids1
20+ bids2
Advertised openly, 135 schools, colleges and universities
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RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 122 schools, colleges and universities
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RangeBuyers
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 University of East Anglia.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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Creative Campaign DevelopmentARK—30 Sept 2026
Norfolk and Norwich University HospitalNorfolk and Norwich University Hospital—6 Oct 2026
Norfolk and Norwich University HospitalNorfolk and Norwich University Hospital—15 Oct 2026
Planning & Listed Building advice & application submissionsBidwells—31 Oct 2026
Workload Allocation Model System (WAMS)Simitive Limited—2 Nov 2026
Sainsbury Centre - Brand Identity BriefNorth Associates Ltd—17 Nov 2026
Estates Facilities Management System FSI GO and Consultancy DaysMri Software Limited—30 Nov 2026
Participant recruitment and management via ProlificProlific Academic Ltd.—1 Dec 2026

22 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards