Buyer · UK public sector
Tenders awarded by OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)
Live data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 19 awards we have tracked from OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE), with the suppliers winning the work and how their procurement is shifting.
19
awards tracked
£19.7m
total contract value
£1m
average award size
15.8%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)
Red Hat Licences
Awarded to Bytes Software Services Limited on 7 Apr 2026 · Software package and information systems
£670k
Social Media Tool
Awarded to Hootsuite, Inc. on 24 Feb 2026 · Software package and information systems
£126k
Fire Alarm Maintenance
Awarded to Honeywell Building Solutions on 1 Feb 2026 · Fire-alarm systems
£463k
Microsoft EES Agreement
Awarded to SOFTCAT PLC on 16 Dec 2025 · Software-related services
£5.2m
Stationery
Awarded to Banner Group Ltd on 24 Nov 2025 · Stationery
£100k
Adobe Connect and Collab8
Awarded to Academia Limited on 12 Nov 2025 · Software package and information systems
£1.3m
Relocations Services
Awarded to Harrow Green Limited on 28 Oct 2025 · Relocation services
£180k
Refurbishment of Open University Edinburgh Office
Awarded to Maxi Construction Ltd on 21 Oct 2025 · Refurbishment work
£1.4m
Cyber Security 24x7x365 Managed Detection and Response
Awarded to Socura Limited on 15 Oct 2025 · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£626k
OU Brand Tracking Services
Awarded to The Nursery Research and Planning Limited on 30 Sept 2025 · Market research services
£904k
Provision of Catering Services
Awarded to Baxter Storey Limited on 30 Sept 2025 · Catering services
£784k
Supply of Curtains and Blinds
Awarded to Custom Group Limited on 31 Aug 2025 · Curtains, drapes, valances and textile blinds
£96k
Spend pattern
What OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) buys, and how the spend behaves
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) has issued 19 tracked awards worth £19.7m across the period we monitor. The average award sits at £1m. Spend skews towards Software package and information systems, Cleaning services and Health services. The largest single award we have on record went to Churchill Contract Services for £6.2m, on a Provision of Cleaning Services notice. Only 15.8% of awards have gone to SMBs, so smaller suppliers are under-represented relative to the wider market. Activity is softening versus the prior month.
Where OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) actually spends
Biggest single award
£6.2m
Provision of Cleaning Services
Won by Churchill Contract Services on 17 Jun 2025
Busiest month
Jun 25
5 awards published, totalling £7.5m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: softening.
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Churchill Contract Services
1 award · £6.2m total
SOFTCAT PLC
1 award · £5.2m total
Maxi Construction Ltd
1 award · £1.4m total
Academia Limited
1 award · £1.3m total
The Nursery Research and Planning Limited
1 award · £904k total
Baxter Storey Limited
1 award · £784k total
Bytes Software Services Limited
1 award · £670k total
Socura Limited
1 award · £626k total
Related sectors
The categories where OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) concentrates its spend.
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