Buyer profile · Education
University of Essex tenders and contracts
Official name on notices: UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
- Tenders published
- 3
- About one every 122 days
- Contracts awarded
- 8
- To 13 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £11.6m
- 3 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £2.92m
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 2 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
University of Essex has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £108mestimated
- £1.13mestimated
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)44%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)11%
- Direct award (no competition)44%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow University of Essex has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Advertised openly
- 44%
- Lower than 62% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 9 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 62%
- Higher than 65% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 13 winning suppliers
- Direct awards
- 44%
- Higher than 63% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 9 procurements
Compared with other schools, colleges and universities
University of Essex: 44%
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 |
University of Essex: 62%
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 University of Essex.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 Essex end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrophotometer System | Edinburgh Instruments Ltd | £243k | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Oxford Law Trove Subscription | Oxford University Press | £275k | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Student Engagement Analytics System | Kortext Ltd | — | 10 Jun 2026 |
| T1170 Advertising and Marketing | Hybrid News Limited | £8.33m | 14 May 2026 |
| T1148 - Blood Sample Collection and Analysis | Randox Laboratories Limited | £745k | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Gas Maintenance Works and Remedial Works | Athena Mechanical Services Ltd | — | 29 Jan 2026 |
| Morocco Social Survey In Rural Communities | Social Laboratory -SOLAB | £304k | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Framework for the provision of Flooring Supplies and Services | Crown Flooring Limited, John L Lord & Son (Rizistal) Limited, Designer Contracts Ltd and 3 more | — | 1 Oct 2025 |