Buyer profile · Education

University of Salford tenders and contracts

North WestSalford

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

  1. Faith Centre Solar PV and Fall Arrest System Installation

    North WestEnergy and utilities, Construction

    Open16 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £90kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. £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.

  1. SIA licensing2%
    In 1 of 58 notices
  2. Social value questions2%
    In 1 of 58 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.

  1. AMP EV LtdSME2 contracts
    £87k awarded
  2. Bruker UK LimitedSME2 contracts
    £40k awarded
  3. Dynamic FM LtdSME2 contracts
  4. £75k awarded
  5. 64 Million ArtistsSME1 contract
  6. Avolution SoftwareSME1 contract

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%
Based on 48 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How 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

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 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Electric Vehicle Charge Points and Ancillary ServicesAMP EV Ltd£35k30 Sept 2026

4 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards