Buyer · UK public sector
Tenders awarded by UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
Live data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 26 awards we have tracked from UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX, with the suppliers winning the work and how their procurement is shifting.
26
awards tracked
£152.4m
total contract value
£6.4m
average award size
3.8%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
T954 - Periodic Contract Cleaning - Mini Competition Yr 4
Awarded to Crystal Facilities Management Limited on 8 Apr 2026 · Accommodation cleaning services
£82k
T954 - Periodic Contract Cleaning - Mini Competition Lot 2 Yr4
Awarded to Crystal Facilities Management Limited on 8 Apr 2026 · Accommodation cleaning services
£22k
T1187 Usability Testing
Awarded to National Centre for Social Research on 23 Mar 2026 · Survey services
£60k
T1186 Cognitive Testing_Employment
Awarded to Verian Group UK Ltd on 23 Mar 2026 · Survey services
£70k
T1185 Square 1 Bridge Works
Awarded to Amicus Civil Engineering Ltd on 3 Mar 2026 · Bridge construction work
£58k
T1164 Morocco Social Survey In Rural Communities
Awarded to Social Laboratory-SOLAB on 17 Feb 2026 · Survey services
£365k
T1176 Post Room Courier
Awarded to RedHead Couriers on 19 Jan 2026 · Post and courier services
£40k
T1155 Essex Sport_Gym Equipment
Awarded to Technogym UK Ltd on 23 Dec 2025 · Sports facilities operation services
£261k
T1180 - Apprenticeship DPS Call Off November 2025
Awarded to Ioda Ltd on 14 Nov 2025 · Education and training services
£585k
T1144 - RCP System Call Off
Awarded to Academia Ltd on 9 Oct 2025 · Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
£333k
T1143 - Furniture Lot 5 Ergonomic
Awarded to Barry Bennett Limited on 15 Sept 2025 · Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
£200k
CA15266 - Communications Solutions
Awarded to Start Communications Group Ltd,Exchange Communications Limited,Daisy Communications,Talk Straight Ltd,Clarion Communication Systems,Tel Group Ltd,Avoira Limited,Rydal Communications,Abzorb Ltd,Southern Communications Corporate Solutions,Rydal Communications,Glide,Talk Straight Ltd,Daisy Communications,Southern Communications Corporate Solutions,Abzorb Ltd,Start Communications Group Ltd,Tel Group Ltd,Avoira Limited,Daisy Communications,Tel Group Ltd,Currys t/a Currys Business,Abzorb Ltd,Avoira Limited,Southern Communications Corporate Solutions,Start Communications Group Ltd,Rydal Communications,Abzorb Ltd,Rydal Communications,Avoira Limited,Tel Group Ltd,Southern Communications Corporate Solutions,Daisy Communications,Start Communications Group Ltd on 10 Sept 2025 · Telecommunications equipment and supplies
£3m
Spend pattern
What UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX buys, and how the spend behaves
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX has issued 26 tracked awards worth £152.4m across the period we monitor. The average award sits at £6.4m. Spend skews towards Survey services, Accommodation cleaning services and Financial and insurance services. The largest single award we have on record went to Lockton LLP for £125m, on a T1115 - UMAL Insurance Broker notice. Only 3.8% 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 UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX actually spends
Survey services
5 awards · £648k
Accommodation cleaning services
2 awards · £103k
Financial and insurance services
1 award · £125m
Business and management consultancy services and Archiving services and Mailroom equipment and Printed matter and related products and Document management services and Document creation software development services and Services related to printing and Post and courier services and Printing services and Mailing services and Print finishing services and Bespoke printed matter and Mailing-list compilation and mailing services and Printing and related services and Storage management software package and Postal services and Digital printing services and Brochures and Leaflets and Electronic mail service provider and Electronic mail services and Storage and retrieval services and Printing paper and Paper or paperboard registers, account books, binders, forms and other articles of printed stationery and Business forms and Design consultancy services and Printing and distribution services and Scanning services and Storage and warehousing services and Integrated telecommunications services and Printed books, brochures and leaflets and Postal and telecommunications services and Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package and Printing and delivery services and Graphic design services and Miscellaneous printed matter
1 award · £14.3m
Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
1 award · £5m
Biggest single award
£125m
T1115 - UMAL Insurance Broker
Won by Lockton LLP on 4 Jun 2025
Busiest month
Jun 25
6 awards published, totalling £127.3m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: softening.
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Crystal Facilities Management Limited
2 awards · £103k total
Lockton LLP
1 award · £125m total
PSL Print Management Ltd,FCS Laser Mail,Harlow Solutions,MBA Group Ltd,Sterling Press Ltd,CDS PRINT SERVICES LTD,CDP Print Management
1 award · £14.3m total
Floorteq Ltd,JOHN L LORD & SON (RIZISTAL) LIMITED,FIGARO FLOOR DESIGNS LIMITED,Designer Contracts Ltd,Crown Flooring Ltd,Anglia Commercial Flooring Limited,Floorteq Ltd,JOHN L LORD & SON (RIZISTAL) LIMITED
1 award · £5m total
Start Communications Group Ltd,Exchange Communications Limited,Daisy Communications,Talk Straight Ltd,Clarion Communication Systems,Tel Group Ltd,Avoira Limited,Rydal Communications,Abzorb Ltd,Southern Communications Corporate Solutions,Rydal Communications,Glide,Talk Straight Ltd,Daisy Communications,Southern Communications Corporate Solutions,Abzorb Ltd,Start Communications Group Ltd,Tel Group Ltd,Avoira Limited,Daisy Communications,Tel Group Ltd,Currys t/a Currys Business,Abzorb Ltd,Avoira Limited,Southern Communications Corporate Solutions,Start Communications Group Ltd,Rydal Communications,Abzorb Ltd,Rydal Communications,Avoira Limited,Tel Group Ltd,Southern Communications Corporate Solutions,Daisy Communications,Start Communications Group Ltd
1 award · £3m total
Bevan Brittan LLP,Eversheds LLP,JGPOOLE&CO LLP,Freeths LLP,Weightmans LLP,Forbes Solicitors,Weightmans LLP,Freeths LLP,Bevan Brittan LLP,Forbes Solicitors,Eversheds LLP,Stone King,Forbes Solicitors,Weightmans LLP,Eversheds LLP,Bevan Brittan LLP,Freeths LLP,Eversheds LLP,Forbes Solicitors,JGPOOLE&CO LLP,Weightmans LLP,Bevan Brittan LLP,Davitt Jones Bould Limited,Freeths LLP,Forbes Solicitors,Eversheds LLP,JGPOOLE&CO LLP,Bevan Brittan LLP,Weightmans LLP,Freeths LLP,Eversheds LLP,Forbes Solicitors,Weightmans LLP,Bevan Brittan LLP,JGPOOLE&CO LLP,Bevan Brittan LLP,JGPOOLE&CO LLP,Freeths LLP,Forbes Solicitors,Stone King,Shakespeare Martineau LLP,HCR Legal LLP,Weightmans LLP
1 award · £1.1m total
PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), spol. s r.o.
1 award · £690k total
Ioda Ltd
1 award · £585k total
Related sectors
The categories where UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX concentrates its spend.
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