Quick answer — Arts University BournemouthLast refreshed 29 Jan 2026

At a glance

Arts University Bournemouth has awarded £47.1m across 24 suppliers, with 23 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 36% · 8 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 42% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration36%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share42%
Pipeline · open now8
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Arts University Bournemouth is a contracting authority, based in UKK24. Tracks 55 published notices and 49 awards on PublicSupply.

55
Notices published
49
Awards
24
Suppliers engaged
2016
First award on file

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

£24.8m
12 m spend
£0
Prior 12 m
YoY change
£368k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Arts University Bournemouth — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£4m£7m£11m£14mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

1

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

8

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

0

£0

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

Unspecified41 · £27.2m
services7 · £17.7m
works4 · £8.6m
goods3 · £35k

Instrument type

contract55 · £53.6m
Source:Contracts Finder: 35Find a Tender: 20

Awarded contracts · 23 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Arts University Bournemouth is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Transparency Notice - Direct Award of ERP System (Finance and Procure‑to‑Pay)Access UK Limited£424kpending
Website Management and Digital Presence Services6BYTHREE DIGITAL LTD£179kest.active
Digital Advertising Agency ServicesHYBRID NEWS LIMITED£200kest.active
Contract for the Purchase print books and individually purchased eBooksEBSCO International Inc.active
External Audit Services79212000£313kest.active
Website Management & Digital Presence Services6BYTHREE DIGITAL LTD£179k29 Jan 2026pending
Award Notice Minor Works Framework AgreementHenley's Response Ltd£2.0m16 Jul 2025active
Award Notice Minor Works Framework AgreementSpetisbury Construction Ltd£2.0m16 Jul 2025active
Award Notice Minor Works Framework AgreementRocare Building Services Ltd£2.0m16 Jul 2025active
Award Notice Minor Works Framework AgreementHenley's Response Ltd£1.0m16 Jul 2025active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1
SR
£17.0mest.
36% of total
2
CM
2 contracts · 21 Oct
£12.6m
27% of total
New
3
DF
1 contract · 30 Jul
£8.3m
18% of total
4
HR
4 contracts · SME · 16 Jul
£4.3m
9% of total
New
5
SC
3 contracts · SME · 16 Jul
£3.8m
8% of total
New
6
RB
3 contracts · SME · 16 Jul
£3.8m
8% of total
New
7
MS
£1.5m
3% of total
8
KU
1 contract · 26 Oct
£570k
1% of total
924
···
16 other suppliers
long tail · 2 SMEs
£2.9m
6% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Sewage, waste, environment
1 contract
£17.0m
31%
Other
17 contracts
£13.1m
24%
Business, legal, advisory
4 contracts
£12.9m
23%
Repair & maintenance
2 contracts
£8.3m
15%
Construction works
10 contracts
£2.3m
4%
Financial, insurance
2 contracts
£720k
1%
Industrial machinery
12 contracts
£292k
1%
Office equipment, IT
5 contracts
£206k
0%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Sewage, waste, environment
Other
12
0
0
Business, legal, advisory
13
Repair & maintenance
Construction works
Financial, insurance
LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

Coming Q3 2026

Curated leadership roster

Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.

Modifications · 0 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Total mods
0
Above tolerance
0
Total value
£0
Novations
0

No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.

Arts University Bournemouth has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

Coming Q4 2026

FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion

Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.

SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

42%
SME supplier share
target 33%
15
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
24
Distinct suppliers

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News mentions

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UKK24
Contact
Okechukwu Umeokafor
Email
procurement@aub.ac.uk

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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