Name: THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE procurement activity
Creator: PublicSupply
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Quick answer — THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGELast refreshed 14 Jun 2026

At a glance

THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE has awarded £14.5bn across 64 suppliers, with 103 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 9% · 3 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 9% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals

Top-supplier concentration9%

Modifications · 90 d0

SME spend share9%

Pipeline · open now3

Awards · 90 d0

Supplier?Pipeline Top suppliers Categories boughtWatchdog?Modifications FOIA & transparency SME share

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE is a contracting authority, based in UKH12. Tracks 7 published notices and 103 awards on PublicSupply.

7

Notices published

103

Awards

64

Suppliers engaged

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First award on file

Spend profile

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

£0

12 m spend

£0

Prior 12 m

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YoY change

£80.0m

Median award

Awards (£m)12m moving avg

Contract pipeline

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

Planned

0

Pipeline notices

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Open (bidding)

3

Live tenders

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Awarded (90d)

0

£0

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Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

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

Contract type

works5 · £680.0m

services2 · £80.0m

Instrument type

contract7 · £760.0m

Source:Find a Tender: 7

Awarded contracts · 103 live

All contracts with a published award notice where THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE is the contracting authority.

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Title	Supplier	CPV	Value	Awarded	Status
Major Construction Works Framework	WILLMOTT DIXON LIMITED	45210000	£650.0mest.	—	active
Major Construction Works Framework	S.D.C. BUILDERS LIMITED	45210000	£650.0mest.	—	active
Major Construction Works Framework	RG CARTER GROUP LIMITED	45210000	£650.0mest.	—	active
Major Construction Works Framework	ISG LIMITED	45210000	£650.0mest.	—	active
Major Construction Works Framework	MORGAN SINDALL LIMITED	45210000	£650.0mest.	—	active
Major Construction Works Framework	BARNES CONSTRUCTION LIMITED	45210000	£650.0mest.	—	active
Major Construction Works Framework	WILLMOTT DIXON LIMITED	45210000	£650.0mest.	—	active
Major Construction Works Framework	S.D.C. BUILDERS LIMITED	45210000	£650.0mest.	—	active
Major Construction Works Framework	KIER LIMITED	45210000	£650.0mest.	—	active
Major Construction Works Framework	BOWMER AND KIRKLAND LIMITED	45210000	£650.0mest.	—	active

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Top suppliers · by total award value

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

1

SB

S.D.C. BUILDERS LIMITED

4 contracts

£1.4bnest.

9% of total

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2

WD

WILLMOTT DIXON LIMITED

3 contracts

£1.3bnest.

9% of total

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3

MS

MORGAN SINDALL LIMITED

2 contracts

£1.3bnest.

9% of total

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4

RC

RG CARTER GROUP LIMITED

3 contracts

£710.0mest.

5% of total

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5

IL

ISG LIMITED

1 contract

£650.0mest.

4% of total

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6

BC

BARNES CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

1 contract

£650.0mest.

4% of total

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7

KL

KIER LIMITED

1 contract

£650.0mest.

4% of total

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8

BA

BOWMER AND KIRKLAND LIMITED

1 contract

£650.0mest.

4% of total

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56 other suppliers

long tail · 6 SMEs

£5.4bn

37% of total

various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Construction works

24 contracts

£8.2bn

56%

Architecture, engineering

79 contracts

£6.3bn

44%

Activity heatmap

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

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Construction works

Architecture, engineering

LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

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

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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.

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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.

THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE 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.

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SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

9%

SME supplier share
target 33%

7

SME award rows

0

VCSE award rows

64

Distinct suppliers

⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 9% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

Peer benchmark

vs other buyers in the same type. Highlighted row = this buyer.

Buyer	Type	12 m spend	Top-supplier %	SME %	Mods · 90 d
THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE	self	£24.8bn	14%	24%	12 (3)
Peer A	—	£8.2bn	11%	34%	3 (0)
Peer B	—	£3.2bn	18%	31%	4 (0)
Peer C	—	£1.84bn	9%	42%	0

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News mentions

Major UK press & trade publications.

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type: Contracting authority
Region: UKH12
Contact: Janine Holland
Email: procurement@admin.cam.ac.uk

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

Pulled from gov.uk for arm's-length bodies and from Companies House for company-form buyers — chair, CEO, SRO and sign-off authority per contract band.

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