Buyer profile · Education
University Of Edinburgh tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 23
- About one every 16 days
- Contracts awarded
- 65
- To 85 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £147m
- 61 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £323k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 6 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
University Of Edinburgh has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £500kframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 10 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
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)46%
- Direct award (no competition)54%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow University Of Edinburgh has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 31 days
- Longer than 65% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 23 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 46%
- Lower than 57% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 74 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 52%
- Lower than 54% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 89 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5.5
- More than 56% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 36 awards
- Split into lots
- 30%
- Higher than 95% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 23 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 54%
- Higher than 69% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 74 procurements
- Cancelled
- 4%
- Higher than 63% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 23 tenders
Compared with other schools, colleges and universities
University Of Edinburgh: 31 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 |
University Of Edinburgh: 5.5
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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 |
University Of Edinburgh: 46%
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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 |
University Of Edinburgh: 52%
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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 University Of Edinburgh.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 University Of Edinburgh end in the next 90 days.
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|---|---|---|---|
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