Buyer profile · Education
University of Strathclyde tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 27
- About one every 14 days
- Contracts awarded
- 44
- To 33 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £17.2m
- 56 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £178k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 10 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £30mestimated
- £197kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £600kestimated
- Value not stated
- £1mestimated
- £300kestimated
- £3mestimated
- £450kestimated
- £3mestimated
- £280kestimated
- £2.98mframework ceiling
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 12 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)18%
- Direct award (no competition)35%
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 76% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 27 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 47%
- Lower than 56% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 72 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 45%
- Lower than 69% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 49 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5
- About the same as most schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 20 awards
- Split into lots
- 11%
- Higher than 59% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 27 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 35%
- Higher than 58% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 72 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 27 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 | 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 Strathclyde: 5
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 1 |
| 2–4 bids | 17 |
| 4–6 bids | 17 |
| 6–8 bids | 15 |
| 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% | 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 Strathclyde: 45%
Show as a table
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proquest Central Premium | ProQuest LLC | — | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Elsevier Reaxys Academic Edition 2026-2029 | Jisc Services Limited | — | 1 Nov 2026 |
| Provision of Researcher Development Program & Centre of Doctoral Training – 6 Lots | Skillfluence, Anchored in Ltd. | — | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Supply, Delivery & Installation of Kitchen Materials, Bathroom Cabinets & Associated Products (2026-30) | Reface Scotland Ltd | — | 14 Sept 2026 |
| OUP Online Products for HE 2026-2030: Fundamentals (Jisc) | Jisc Services Limited | — | 1 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 |