Quick answer — Heriot-Watt UniversityLast refreshed 05 Jun 2026

At a glance

Heriot-Watt University has awarded £13.1m across 63 suppliers, with 100 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 40% · 37 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 72% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration40%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share72%
Pipeline · open now37
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Heriot-Watt University is a contracting authority, based in UKM75. Tracks 115 published notices and 77 awards on PublicSupply.

115
Notices published
77
Awards
63
Suppliers engaged
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
YoY change
£220k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Heriot-Watt University — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£0m£1m£1m£1mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

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

Planned

2

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

37

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

services57 · £9.9m
works4 · £3.3m
goods54 · £1.3m

Instrument type

contract115 · £14.5m
Source:Find a Tender: 115

Awarded contracts · 100 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Heriot-Watt University is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Purchase of High-Repetition-Rate Ultrafast Laser System£220kest.active
Purchase of Closed-Cycle Helium Cryogenic Systemattocube systems AG31000000£220kest.active
Purchase of Stimulated Raman Laser & Multi-Channel Lock-In AmplifierCambridge Raman Imaging Srlactive
Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) and Fixed Appliance Testing (FAT)£350kest.active
Building Cleaning Services, Student Halls of Residence90911000£375kest.active
Oriam Grass Pitch Maintenance ServicesGreentech Sportsturf Ltd£400kest.active
Mechanical and Electrical Consultancy Design Services£400kest.active
Window Cleaning Servicescancelled
Window Cleaning Services£400kest.active
Window Cleaning Services£400kest.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
HG
1 contract · SME
£5.3mest.
40% of total
2
CC
1 contract · SME
£3.3mest.
25% of total
3
IU
1 contract · SME
£750kest.
6% of total
4
GS
2 contracts · SME
£400kest.
3% of total
5
SA
2 contracts · SME
£400kest.
3% of total
6
AS
2 contracts · SME
£400kest.
3% of total
7
FC
1 contract · SME
£327kest.
3% of total
8
AS
1 contract · SME
£220kest.
2% of total
963
···
55 other suppliers
long tail · 39 SMEs
£2.0m
15% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Other
69 contracts
£13.5m
79%
Repair & maintenance
13 contracts
£2.6m
15%
Architecture, engineering
5 contracts
£410k
2%
Sewage, waste, environment
3 contracts
£375k
2%
Electrical machinery
2 contracts
£220k
1%

Activity heatmap

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

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Other
Repair & maintenance
Architecture, engineering
Sewage, waste, environment
Electrical machinery
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.

Heriot-Watt University 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.

72%
SME supplier share
target 33%
59
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
63
Distinct suppliers

Peer benchmark

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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
UKM75
Contact
Richard Kinghorn
Email
R.G.Kinghorn@hw.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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