Buyer profile · Education
University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 7
- About one every 52 days
- Contracts awarded
- 73
- To 62 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £29.9m
- 53 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £163k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 4 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £9mestimated
- Value not stated
- £228kestimated
- £625kestimated
- £1.5mestimated
- £200kestimated
- Value not stated
- £260kestimated
- £150kestimated
- Value not stated
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.
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)9%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)5%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)1%
- Direct award (no competition)84%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 28 days
- Shorter than 56% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 7 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 9%
- Lower than 84% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 77 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 41%
- Lower than 79% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 74 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 3
- Fewer than 73% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 5 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 64% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 7 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 84%
- Higher than 95% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 77 procurements
- Cancelled
- 14%
- Higher than 82% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 7 tenders
Compared with other schools, colleges and universities
This buyer: 28 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 |
This buyer: 3
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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 |
This buyer: 9%
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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 |
This buyer: 41%
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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 Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation.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.
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| Cloud Backup, Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity | Phoenix Software Limited | — | 18 Jan 2027 |
| Janitorial Supplies | CJS Portsmouth Limited | £75k | 2 Feb 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| SITS Consultancy Support for Finance Projects | STU3 | — | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Fresh Meat | C M B Foods Ltd. | £420k | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Avizo / Amira Software | Academia Ltd | — | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Isilon Support | MTI Technology Ltd c o Kpmg Llp | — | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Penetration Testing Orchestration Service | MTI Technology Ltd c o Kpmg Llp | — | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Digital Delivery Partner- Contract Renewal | Digital Delivery Partners Ltd | — | 24 Sept 2026 |
| Nuffield Data Centre (NUDC) Structured Cabling Provision & Installation | The Cabling Company (Services) Limited | — | 24 Sept 2026 |
| Blackboard Ally - Accessibility Tooling for LMS | TET Limited | — | 20 Sept 2026 |
| Data Centre Relocation- WAN Connection | Jisc Services Limited | £55k | 15 Sept 2026 |
| ARC Placement System | Academia Ltd | — | 4 Sept 2026 |