University of the West of England, Bristol
University of the West of England, Bristol has 2,100 recorded procurements on the official UK sources, awarding a recorded £316m to 639 suppliers over the last five years, led by higher education services (CPV 80300000). The median recorded contract is £43k and 22% of awards ran through a framework or DPS. 0 competitions are open for bids today and 21 recorded contracts end within the next 12 months.Recorded by BidSkim from published notices. Recorded means published, every figure is a floor. Updated 26 Aug 2026.
Who wins this work, by value
top suppliers by recorded value · 5 yearsWho wins the most contracts
top suppliers by number of recorded wins · 5 yearsWhat they buy, by CPV code
recorded procurements per code · all years| CPV | Description | Contracts | Recorded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80300000 | Higher education services | 581 | £42.7m |
| 48000000 | Software package and information systems | 166 | £21.4m |
| 80000000 | Education and training services | 102 | £7.0m |
| 79600000 | Recruitment services | 70 | £7.4m |
| 79610000 | Placement services of personnel | 67 | £4.3m |
| 79980000 | Subscription services | 56 | £3.9m |
| 79620000 | Supply services of personnel including temporary staff | 52 | £2.5m |
| 30200000 | Computer equipment and supplies | 42 | £6.6m |
| 92500000 | Library, archives, museums and other cultural services | 30 | £3.5m |
| 72000000 | IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support | 28 | £1.8m |
A contract carrying several codes counts under each. Values are floors.
Awarded contracts by year
recorded awards per year| Recorded value | £98.4m | £76.0m | £52.9m | £95.0m | £24.0m | £17.4m |
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University of the West of England, Bristol procurement, answered
computed from this buyer's noticesWho supplies University of the West of England, Bristol?
639 suppliers hold recorded awards from this buyer over five years. The largest by recorded value are VINCI Construction UK Limited, Lancer Scott, DTP Group; by number of contracts, DTP Group and Lancer Scott lead. 47 suppliers won their first recorded contract here in the last 12 months.
What does University of the West of England, Bristol buy?
Its recorded procurement concentrates in higher education services, software package and information systems, education and training services (CPV 80300000, 48000000, 80000000). The median recorded contract is £43k.
How many University of the West of England, Bristol contracts are coming up for renewal?
21 of its recorded contracts carry an end date within the next 12 months, worth a combined £5.2m where a value was published. With a free account you can set an alert on this buyer; predicted re-tender windows are part of BidSkim Predict.
How do I win work from University of the West of England, Bristol?
Start with the free 12-month report: every contract this buyer and others published in the last year that fits your business, with values and winners. Then get an alert the morning anything new that fits is published. 0 of its competitions are open right now.
Buyer snapshot
26 Aug 2026- Region
- Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
- Recorded procurements
- 2,100
- Recorded value
- £316m
- Median contract
- £43k
- Average contract
- £178k
- Via framework or DPS, 5y
- 22%
- Awarded, 90 days
- 67
- Ending within 12 months
- 21
- Publishes on
- CF · FTS
Competitive read
how open this buyer is639 distinct suppliers hold recorded awards over five years; the top five take 56% of recorded value. 47 suppliers won their first recorded contract here in the last 12 months, so the door is not closed to new entrants.
What they buy, by market
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About this data. Built from 2,100 recorded procurements on Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales, entity-resolved by BidSkim. Framework and DPS establishment notices are excluded from open-opportunity counts, and value totals exclude framework ceilings and implausible outliers. Unpublished call-offs are invisible to notice data, so every figure is a floor. Last updated 26 Aug 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.