Buyer profile · Education
University of Strathclyde tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 26
- About one every 14 days
- Contracts awarded
- 46
- To 35 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £17.7m
- 53 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £193k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 10 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £650kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £1mestimated
- £220kestimated
- £300kestimated
- £24mestimated
- £3mestimated
- £450kestimated
- £3mestimated
- £280kestimated
- £2.98mframework ceiling
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 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)47%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)16%
- Direct award (no competition)36%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow University of Strathclyde has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 32 days
- Longer than 77% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 26 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 47%
- Lower than 60% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 74 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 44%
- Lower than 72% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 50 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 4
- Fewer than 60% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 15 awards
- Split into lots
- 12%
- Higher than 64% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 26 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 36%
- Higher than 57% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 74 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 26 tenders
Compared with other schools, colleges and universities
University of Strathclyde: 32 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 Strathclyde: 4
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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 Strathclyde: 47%
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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 Strathclyde: 44%
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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 Strathclyde.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 Strathclyde end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply, Delivery & Installation of Kitchen Materials, Bathroom Cabinets & Associated Products (2026-30) | Reface Scotland Ltd | — | 14 Sept 2026 |
| Elsevier Read and Publish 2026-2028 (JISC) | Jisc Services Limited | £2.09m | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Springer Nature Read and Publish 2026-2028 (JISC) | Jisc Services Limited | £930k | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Oxford University Press (OUP) Read and Publish 2026-2028 (JISC) | Jisc Services Limited | £193k | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Sage Journals Read and Publish 2026-2028 (Jisc) | Jisc Services Limited | £460k | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Provision of Safety and Security Platform | Criticalarc Ltd | — | 4 Aug 2026 |
| APA Resources (American Psychological Association) (Jisc) | Jisc Services Limited | — | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Cengage Gale Research Complete (Jisc) | Jisc Services Limited | — | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Cengage The Times Digital Archive (Jisc) | Jisc Services Limited | — | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Provision of an Intruder & Disabled Toilet Alarm Maintenance Measured Term Contract (MTC) (2026-30) | Rapid Fire Services Ltd. | — | 21 Jul 2026 |