Buyer profile · Education
University of Sussex(The) tenders and contracts
Official name on notices: UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)
- Tenders published
- 2
- In the last 12 months
- Contracts awarded
- 43
- To 40 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £35.7m
- 39 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £259k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 4 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- Value not stated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 2 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)5%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)3%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)20%
- Direct award (no competition)73%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow University of Sussex(The) has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Advertised openly
- 5%
- Lower than 91% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 40 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 47%
- Lower than 66% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 43 winning suppliers
- Direct awards
- 73%
- Higher than 87% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 40 procurements
Compared with other schools, colleges and universities
University of Sussex(The): 5%
Show as a table
| 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 Sussex(The): 47%
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 Sussex(The).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 Sussex(The) end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flywire payment solution renewal | Flywire Payments Ltd | — | 23 Sept 2026 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Academic Site Subscription | Insight Direct (UK) Ltd | — | 22 Sept 2026 |
| CHP - Design Services | Hoare Lea LLP | — | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Provision of Simulated Patients for Brighton and Sussex Medical School | Simactors Limited | £510k | 17 Aug 2026 |
| MathWorks | The Mathworks Limited | — | 3 Aug 2026 |
| ULEV Salary Sacrifice Scheme | Tuskerdirect Limited | — | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Proofpoint Renewal | KHIPU Networks Ltd | — | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Microsoft EES Licenses | Softcat plc | — | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Proofpoint Renewal | Academia Ltd | — | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Adobe ETLA 2026-2029 | Jisc | — | 10 Jul 2026 |