Buyer profile · Education
University of Sheffield tenders and contracts
Official name on notices: The University of Sheffield
- Tenders published
- 13
- About one every 28 days
- Contracts awarded
- 8
- To 8 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £1.36m
- 5 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £258k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 4 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
University of Sheffield has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £349kestimated
- £768kestimated
- £380kestimated
- £300kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 9 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).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)100%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow University of Sheffield has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 26 days
- Shorter than 75% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 13 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 100%
- Higher than 75% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 14 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 63%
- Higher than 69% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 8 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 1
- Fewer than all other schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 6 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 61% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 13 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 0%
- Lower than 72% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 14 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 13 tenders
Compared with other schools, colleges and universities
University of Sheffield: 26 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 Sheffield: 1
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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 Sheffield: 100%
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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 Sheffield: 63%
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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 Sheffield.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 Sheffield end in the next 90 days.
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