Quick answer — HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING COUNCIL FOR ENGLANDLast refreshed 20 Mar 2018

At a glance

HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING COUNCIL FOR ENGLAND has awarded £8.8m across 18 suppliers.

Why: Top supplier share 74% · 0 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 5% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration74%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share5%
Pipeline · open now0
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING COUNCIL FOR ENGLAND is a contracting authority, based in United Kingdom. Tracks 20 published notices and 20 awards on PublicSupply.

20
Notices published
20
Awards
18
Suppliers engaged
2017
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
£21k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING COUNCIL FOR ENGLAND — 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

0

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

0

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

Unspecified20 · £8.8m

Instrument type

contract19 · £8.7m
call off1 · £20k
Source:Contracts Finder: 20

Awarded contracts · 0 live

All contracts with a published award notice where HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING COUNCIL FOR ENGLAND is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Assessing Grant BidsErnst and Young LLP79000000£38k27 Feb 2018active
Contract Notice for On-line Forum and Hosting ContractVery Connect Ltd72000000£15k20 Mar 2018active
JISC ReviewHE Associates Ltd73000000£19k29 Dec 2017active
Overcoming the Challenges of Engaging Part-Time StudentsCFE Research Ltd73000000£22k01 Dec 2017active
Contract for CISCO MaintenanceCAPITA IT SERVICES LIMITED72000000£12k20 Dec 2017active
Web Content DesignSCROLL LLP48000000£17k10 Nov 2017active
Understanding and overcoming the challenges of targeting students from under-represented and disadvantaged ethnic backgroundsTHE HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY73200000£20k05 Oct 2017active
Ddat Delivery PartnerCadence Innova Ltd72000000£6.5m26 Oct 2017active
Understanding the Impact of Outreach - Phase 2UNIVERSITY OF EXETER73000000£84k15 Aug 2017active
Evaluation of Staff Inherited LiabilitiesGovernment Actuary Department73000000£15k16 Nov 2017active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

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

1
CI
1 contract · 26 Oct
£6.5m
74% of total
2
KW
1 contract · 05 May
£1.3m
14% of total
3
TC
1 contract · 01 Dec
£500k
6% of total
4
OI
£100k
1% of total
5
UO
1 contract · 15 Aug
£84k
1% of total
6
SL
1 contract · 07 Dec
£50k
1% of total
7
CR
2 contracts · 01 Dec07 Dec
£42k
0% of total
8
EA
1 contract · 27 Feb
£38k
0% of total
918
···
10 other suppliers
long tail · 1 SME
£187k
2% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

IT services, software
6 contracts
£6.6m
75%
Installation services
1 contract
£1.3m
14%
Software packages, IT
4 contracts
£667k
8%
R&D services
8 contracts
£224k
3%
Business, legal, advisory
1 contract
£38k
0%

Activity heatmap

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

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IT services, software
Installation services
Software packages, IT
R&D services
Business, legal, advisory
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.

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.

HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING COUNCIL FOR ENGLAND 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.

5%
SME supplier share
target 33%
1
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
18
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 5% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

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News mentions

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
United Kingdom

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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