Buyer profile · Education
University of Leicester tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 8
- About one every 46 days
- Contracts awarded
- 14
- To 23 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £2.4m
- 3 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £734k
- 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 Leicester has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £5mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 6 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)60%
- Direct award (no competition)40%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow University of Leicester has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 32 days
- Longer than 69% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 6 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 60%
- Lower than 54% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 20 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 70%
- Higher than 79% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 23 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 7
- More than 77% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 10 awards
- Split into lots
- 25%
- Higher than 86% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 8 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 40%
- Higher than 60% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 20 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 8 tenders
Compared with other schools, colleges and universities
University of Leicester: 32 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 1 |
| 10–15 days | 1 |
| 15–20 days | 1 |
| 20–25 days | 8 |
| 25–30 days | 26 |
| 30–35 days | 22 |
| 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 Leicester: 7
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 1 |
| 2–4 bids | 19 |
| 4–6 bids | 14 |
| 6–8 bids | 19 |
| 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 Leicester: 60%
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| 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 Leicester: 70%
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| 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 Leicester.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 Leicester end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUV01495 Procurement of Quad Systems C4 NMR Spectrometer and associated peripherals | Quad Systems AG | — | 14 Sept 2026 |
| LUV01228 - UoL Shuttle Bus Service | Roberts Coaches Ltd | — | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Residential Managed Internet | ASK4 Limited | £402k | 10 Jul 2026 |
| The Provision of Maintenance and Repair of Schneider Building Management Systems at the University of Leicester | Kendra Energy Solutions Limited | — | 3 Jul 2026 |
| CSE Projects and Supervision May 2026 - Dec 2028 | Uniworx Ltd | £677k | 29 Jun 2026 |
| LUV01372 - Tax Advisory Services | Grant Thornton UK LLP, Deloitte LLP, KPMG LLP and 4 more | — | 28 May 2026 |
| For the Provision of a CCTV Storage Solution | CVL Systems Ltd | £645k | 20 Apr 2026 |
| LUV01377- Website and Content Management System | Zengenti Limited | £734k | 20 Mar 2026 |
| LUV01365 Invitation to tender for promotional Items and branded garments for retail with pop up and on line shop | Allwag Promotions Limited, Nivart Ltd | — | 12 Feb 2026 |
| LUV01399 - Graduation Gowning | Ede & Ravenscroft | — | 8 Jan 2026 |