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North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium

Contracting authorityUKverifiedVerified identifier

Live contracts

880

0 awarded last 90d

Total awarded

£11.1bn

£0 last 90d

Active suppliers

288

419 SME (46%)

Notices published

170

245 awards

Activity range

27 Apr → 26 Feb

First award 2021

Spend profile

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

Awards (£m)12m moving avg
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£55m£110m£165m£220mJunSeptDecMarJunSeptDecMar

Contract pipeline

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

Planned

30

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

30

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

0

£0

Modified (90d)

0

Amendment notices

Procurement mix

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

Contract type

goods85 · £2.0bn
Unspecified55 · £1.5bn
services28 · £127.0m
works2 · £6.0m

Instrument type

contract170 · £3.7bn
Source:Find a Tender: 115Contracts Finder: 55

Awarded contracts · 880 live

All contracts with a published award notice where North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Residential Textiles and Linen ServicesCustom Group Limited39512000£2.0m26 Feb 2026active
Residential Textiles and Linen ServicesGailarde Limited39512000£2.0m26 Feb 2026active
Residential Textiles and Linen ServicesTHE STUDENT ESSENTIALS COMPANY LIMITED39512000£2.0m26 Feb 2026active
Residential Textiles and Linen ServicesHerbert Parkinson Ltd39512000£2.0m26 Feb 2026active
Residential Textiles and Linen ServicesKiesta Fabrics & Interiors Ltd39512000£2.0m26 Feb 2026active
Residential Textiles and Linen ServicesMilly Contract Furnishings Limited39512000£2.0m26 Feb 2026active
Residential Textiles and Linen ServicesMuirgroup Interiors Ltd39512000£2.0m26 Feb 2026active
Residential Textiles and Linen ServicesSkopos Fabrics Ltd39512000£2.0m26 Feb 2026active
Residential Textiles and Linen ServicesThomas Kneale & Co Ltd39512000£2.0m26 Feb 2026active
Residential Textiles and Linen ServicesKiesta Fabrics & Interiors Ltd39143110£18.0mest.—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
FS
Fisher Scientific UK Ltd
16 contracts
£922.4mest.
8% of total
—
2
RE
Rapid Electronics
10 contracts
£387.2mest.
3% of total
—
3
RU
Rexel UK Ltd
18 contracts · 26 May – 16 May
£276.3mest.
2% of total
▼ 100%
4
CH
Car Hire (Day of Swansea) Ltd t/a Days Renta
1 contract
£250.0mest.
2% of total
—
5
GD
GMP Drivercare LTD
2 contracts · SME
£250.0mest.
2% of total
—
6
KA
Knowles Associates TFM Ltd
2 contracts · SME
£250.0mest.
2% of total
—
7
BU
Bruker UK Limited
12 contracts · SME
£182.5mest.
2% of total
—
8
JL
JEOL (UK) Ltd
12 contracts · SME
£182.4mest.
2% of total
—

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Medical, pharmaceutical
200 contracts
£30.4bn
53%
Laboratory, scientific
65 contracts
£11.8bn
21%
Electrical machinery
90 contracts
£5.9bn
10%
Transport equipment, vehicles
21 contracts
£3.8bn
7%
Furniture, cleaning
161 contracts
£2.0bn
4%
Office equipment, IT
23 contracts
£1.3bn
2%
Printed matter
16 contracts
£1.2bn
2%
Sewage, waste, environment
75 contracts
£1.1bn
2%

Activity heatmap

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

Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Medical, pharmaceutical
40
Laboratory, scientific
Electrical machinery
Transport equipment, vehicles
Furniture, cleaning
18
Office equipment, IT
200
LessMore (£m awarded)