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How schools, colleges and universities have bought over the last 12 months: how long they give suppliers to bid, how many bids they get, how often they advertise openly and how much goes to small firms.

Time to bid
28 days
Typical buyer. All buyers: 30 days
Bids per contract
5
Typical buyer. All buyers: 5
Advertised openly
36%
Typical buyer. All buyers: 36%
Won by small firms
53%
Typical buyer. All buyers: 59%

"Typical" is the middle buyer. Only buyers with at least 10 notices behind a figure are counted. How we score

Time to bid

Typical days between the tender notice and the deadline. Across all UK notices: 30 days.

How 39 schools, colleges and universities spread
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days1
10–15 days0
15–20 days2
20–25 days6
25–30 days16
30–35 days13
35–40 days1
40–45 days0
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0

Most time to bid

  1. Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust35 days
    19 advertised tenders
  2. University of Dundee34 days
    19 advertised tenders
  3. Cardiff University34 days
    17 advertised tenders
  4. Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University34 days
    12 advertised tenders
  5. Ulster University34 days
    10 advertised tenders
  6. University of Strathclyde32 days
    27 advertised tenders
  7. Department for Education32 days
    34 advertised tenders
  8. University of Glasgow31 days
    33 advertised tenders
  9. Education Authority31 days
    29 advertised tenders
  10. University Of Edinburgh31 days
    23 advertised tenders

Typical buyer: 28 days

Least time to bid

  1. The City of Liverpool College6 days
    11 advertised tenders
  2. Derby College Group19 days
    12 advertised tenders
  3. College of Policing Limited20 days
    15 advertised tenders
  4. University of Sheffield21 days
    10 advertised tenders
  5. The Education Training Collective22 days
    21 advertised tenders
  6. University of South Wales23 days
    22 advertised tenders
  7. City of Sunderland College23 days
    14 advertised tenders
  8. ST Edmund's College Cambridge25 days
    24 advertised tenders
  9. University of Salford25 days
    27 advertised tenders
  10. University of Huddersfield25 days
    23 advertised tenders

Typical buyer: 28 days

Bids per contract

Typical number of bids received for a competed contract. Across all UK notices: 5.

How 33 schools, colleges and universities spread
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids0
2–4 bids10
4–6 bids10
6–8 bids6
8–10 bids3
10–12 bids1
12–14 bids0
14–16 bids1
16–18 bids0
18–20 bids1
20+ bids1

Most bids per contract

  1. Hornchurch Academy Trust20
    17 awards
  2. New College Swindon18
    17 awards
  3. University of Exeter14
    21 awards
  4. The University Caterers Organisation Limited10.5
    30 awards
  5. Hull College9
    11 awards
  6. Nottingham Trent University (NTU)8
    25 awards
  7. University of Winchester8
    11 awards
  8. The University Of Kent7
    17 awards
  9. University of Huddersfield6
    20 awards
  10. University of York6
    12 awards

Typical buyer: 5

Fewest bids per contract

  1. Queen's University Belfast2
    38 awards
  2. College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise2
    11 awards
  3. Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University2.5
    14 awards
  4. University of Salford3
    34 awards
  5. University of Glasgow3
    31 awards
  6. The City of Liverpool College3
    22 awards
  7. ST Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Academy Trust3
    17 awards
  8. University of Bedfordshire3
    15 awards
  9. University of East Anglia3
    10 awards
  10. Ulster University3.5
    10 awards

Typical buyer: 5

Advertised openly

Share of procurements open to any supplier, rather than a framework call-off, invited quotes or a direct award. Across all UK notices: 36%.

How 84 schools, colleges and universities spread
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RangeBuyers
0–10%20
10–20%9
20–30%11
30–40%3
40–50%7
50–60%2
60–70%3
70–80%8
80–90%2
90–100%19

Most openly advertised

  1. ST Edmund's College Cambridge100%
    24 procurements
  2. The Education Training Collective100%
    23 procurements
  3. Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust100%
    20 procurements
  4. City of Sunderland College100%
    17 procurements
  5. DN Colleges Group100%
    15 procurements
  6. Derby College Group100%
    14 procurements
  7. University of Lancaster100%
    14 procurements
  8. New College Swindon100%
    13 procurements
  9. Bedford College100%
    11 procurements
  10. Capital City College100%
    10 procurements

Typical buyer: 36%

Least openly advertised

  1. League Football Education0%
    40 procurements
  2. Cardiff Metropolitan University0%
    35 procurements
  3. Northumbria University0%
    23 procurements
  4. ST Clare Catholic Multi Academy Trust0%
    12 procurements
  5. Nottingham Trent University0%
    11 procurements
  6. University of the West of England0%
    252 procurements
  7. Bath Spa University2%
    41 procurements
  8. Royal Holloway and Bedford New College3%
    75 procurements
  9. University of Gloucestershire5%
    21 procurements
  10. University of Sussex(The)5%
    40 procurements

Typical buyer: 36%

Won by small firms

Share of winning suppliers that the notices describe as small or medium-sized. Across all UK notices: 61%.

How 80 schools, colleges and universities spread
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RangeBuyers
0–10%0
10–20%2
20–30%4
30–40%7
40–50%16
50–60%26
60–70%13
70–80%7
80–90%3
90–100%2

Most contracts to small firms

  1. Dumfries and Galloway College100%
    10 winning suppliers
  2. League Football Education95%
    40 winning suppliers
  3. University of Winchester87%
    15 winning suppliers
  4. University of Aberdeen82%
    17 winning suppliers
  5. Liverpool John Moores University81%
    16 winning suppliers
  6. University of Lancaster79%
    19 winning suppliers
  7. Hornchurch Academy Trust77%
    163 winning suppliers
  8. University of Sunderland75%
    12 winning suppliers
  9. The University Of Kent73%
    74 winning suppliers
  10. Capital City College73%
    11 winning suppliers

Typical buyer: 53%

Fewest contracts to small firms

  1. Nottingham College14%
    14 winning suppliers
  2. Coventry University18%
    94 winning suppliers
  3. New College Swindon22%
    18 winning suppliers
  4. Nottingham Trent University27%
    11 winning suppliers
  5. University of Lincoln29%
    21 winning suppliers
  6. University of Gloucestershire29%
    21 winning suppliers
  7. Oxford Brookes University31%
    49 winning suppliers
  8. University of Keele31%
    13 winning suppliers
  9. City of Sunderland College31%
    32 winning suppliers
  10. The Open University32%
    108 winning suppliers

Typical buyer: 53%