UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND

Awarded value each year

In GBP, from awards with a published value

Awards per year under each year. *2026 to date

Key figures

Median contract value

£50,000

Last 3 years

Suppliers used

89

Last 3 years

Awards to SMEs

66%

As declared in notices

Top suppliers

By awarded value, last 3 years, framework panels excluded

• Ebsco Information Services£879k

  6 awards · 9.8% of value
• Softcat PLC£737k

  2 awards · 8.2% of value
• Edmundson Electrical Limited£459k

  1 award · 5.1% of value
• Kubus Group Limited£419k

  1 award · 4.7% of value
• Bristol Zoo£356k

  1 award · 3.9% of value
• Wang Shuo£353k

  1 award · 3.9% of value
• Microsoft Limited£292k

  1 award · 3.2% of value
• Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange£291k

  1 award · 3.2% of value

What they buy

Awards by CPV division, last 3 years

• Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security41
• IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support13
• Software package and information systems12
• Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products7
• Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages7
• Education and training services5

How they buy

Procedure behind each award, last 3 years

• Framework call-off51%
• Not stated47%
• Limited competition2%

When they award

Awards by calendar month, last 3 years. Busiest: July