Buyer profile · Education

University of Huddersfield tenders and contracts

Yorkshire and the HumberHuddersfield

Tenders published
18
About one every 20 days
Contracts awarded
13
To 27 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- Inspection & testing of emergency lighting systems

    Yorkshire and the Humber

    Open21 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £125kestimated

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

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, 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. 1 contract
  7. 1 contract
  8. 1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)86%
  • Direct award (no competition)14%
Based on 21 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 76% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 18 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
86%
Higher than 67% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 21 procurements
Won by small firms
59%
Higher than 61% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 27 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
7
More than 79% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 8 awards
Split into lots
44%
Higher than all other schools, colleges and universities
Based on 18 advertised tenders
Direct awards
14%
Lower than 64% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 21 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most schools, colleges and universities
Based on 18 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
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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 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

1 more contract ends in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards