Buyer profile · Education
University of South Wales tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 24
- About one every 15 days
- Contracts awarded
- 48
- To 37 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £6.36m
- 45 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £72k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 2 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £500kestimated
- £700kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £250kestimated
- £558kestimated
- £1.2mestimated
- £1.2mestimated
- £1.2mestimated
- £1.2mestimated
- £1.2mestimated
- £1.2mestimated
- £1.2mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 8 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)39%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)13%
- Direct award (no competition)48%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow University of South Wales has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 23 days
- Shorter than 90% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 22 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 39%
- Lower than 63% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 61 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 42%
- Lower than 77% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 48 winning suppliers
- Split into lots
- 4%
- Lower than 63% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 24 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 48%
- Higher than 63% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 61 procurements
- Cancelled
- 4%
- Higher than 62% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 24 tenders
Compared with other schools, colleges and universities
University of South Wales: 23 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 |
University of South Wales: 39%
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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 |
University of South Wales: 42%
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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 South Wales.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Wales Train Station Sponsorship | Route Sales and Media Ltd | £47k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Award of a Consultancy Agreement - Student Journey | J Luck Consulting Ltd | £239k | 30 Nov 2026 |