Buyer profile · Education

University of Huddersfield tenders and contracts

Yorkshire and the HumberHuddersfield

Tenders published
23
About one every 16 days
Contracts awarded
19
To 46 different suppliers
Value awarded
£2.4m
8 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£200k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
1 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. University of Huddersfield - Landscaping outside The Emily Siddon Building

    Yorkshire and the HumberGrounds maintenance and landscaping, Construction

    Open26 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £17kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Pre-Enrolment CRM Solution

    Yorkshire and the HumberIT services and software

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  2. University of Huddersfield Professional Services Framework B (Lots 6-10)

    Yorkshire and the HumberArchitecture and engineering, Grounds maintenance and landscaping

    UpcomingFramework

    £8.5mframework ceiling
  3. University of Huddersfield Professional Services Framework A (Lots 1-5)

    Yorkshire and the HumberArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingFramework

    £6mframework ceiling
  4. Student Case Management System

    Yorkshire and the HumberIT services and software

    Upcoming

    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.

  1. Site visit3%
    In 1 of 32 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. 1 contract
  2. Lodestone Projects (Leeds) LimitedSME£446k
    1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. Clearview Services GroupSME£250k
    1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. 2 contracts
  7. HLM ArchitectsSMENot stated
    2 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)89%
  • Direct award (no competition)11%
Based on 28 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
25 days
Shorter than 84% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 23 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
89%
Higher than 70% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 28 procurements
Won by small firms
61%
Higher than 68% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 49 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
6
More than 59% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 20 awards
Split into lots
39%
Higher than 99% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 23 advertised tenders
Direct awards
11%
Lower than 64% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 28 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most schools, colleges and universities
Based on 23 tenders

Compared with other schools, colleges and universities

Time to bid, 69 schools, colleges and universities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days1
10–15 days1
15–20 days2
20–25 days7
25–30 days28
30–35 days23
35–40 days6
40–45 days0
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 60 schools, colleges and universities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids1
2–4 bids17
4–6 bids17
6–8 bids15
8–10 bids5
10–12 bids1
12–14 bids0
14–16 bids1
16–18 bids0
18–20 bids1
20+ bids2
Advertised openly, 141 schools, colleges and universities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 132 schools, colleges and universities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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 Huddersfield.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
Temporary Recruitment ServicesBroster Buchanan Ltd—20 Nov 2026

2 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards