Buyer profile · Education
University of Salford tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 23
- About one every 16 days
- Contracts awarded
- 41
- To 40 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £202k
- 4 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £46k
- 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
- £90kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £450kestimated
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.
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)52%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)6%
- Direct award (no competition)40%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow University of Salford has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 22 days
- Shorter than 90% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 23 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 52%
- Lower than 55% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 48 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 61%
- Higher than 64% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 41 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 4
- Fewer than 60% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 21 awards
- Split into lots
- 9%
- Lower than 52% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 23 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 40%
- Higher than 58% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 48 procurements
- Cancelled
- 4%
- Higher than 64% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 23 tenders
Compared with other schools, colleges and universities
University of Salford: 22 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 9 |
| 25–30 days | 19 |
| 30–35 days | 18 |
| 35–40 days | 2 |
| 40–45 days | 1 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 1 |
University of Salford: 4
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 1 |
| 2–4 bids | 13 |
| 4–6 bids | 11 |
| 6–8 bids | 13 |
| 8–10 bids | 3 |
| 10–12 bids | 2 |
| 12–14 bids | 0 |
| 14–16 bids | 0 |
| 16–18 bids | 0 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 1 |
University of Salford: 52%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
University of Salford: 61%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 Salford.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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Vehicle Charge Points and Ancillary Services | AMP EV Ltd | £35k | 30 Sept 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movement Analysis Equipment | Qualisys AB | £423k | 24 Sept 2026 |
| Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning renewal | Unit4 Business Software Limited | £1.16m | 11 Sept 2026 |
| Software-as-a-Service-based solution for research and knowledge exchange administration | Worktribe Ltd | £737k | 11 Sept 2026 |
| Sports Rehabilitation Equipment (Thrive Building) | Keiser UK Limited | £65k | 10 Sept 2026 |
| Sanitary Waste Provision | Personnel Hygiene Services Limited | — | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Public Realm Programme Phase One | Planit I.e. Limited | £1.14m | 18 Aug 2026 |
| EMG System | Delsys Europe Ltd | — | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Red Hat Licences | Phoenix Software Limited | — | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Studiosity learning support program | Studiosity Pty Ltd | — | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Dynamic and Interactive Simulation | Edumundo B.V. | — | 5 Aug 2026 |