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OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)
Contracting authorityUKJ12verifiedVerified identifier
Live contracts
253
5 awarded last 90d
Total awarded
£435.5m
£92.8m last 90d
Active suppliers
187
71 SME (29%)
Notices published
307
261 awards
Activity range
09 Feb → 08 Apr
First award 2021
Spend profile
Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Contract pipeline
Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.
Planned
23
Pipeline notices
›Open (bidding)
22
Live tenders
›Awarded (90d)
5
£92.8m
›Modified (90d)
0
Amendment notices
Procurement mix
How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.
Contract type
Unspecified234 · £326.8m
services45 · £262.3m
goods28 · £31.3m
Instrument type
contract294 · £596.6m
call off13 · £23.9m
Source:Find a Tender: 229Contracts Finder: 78
Awarded contracts · 253 live
All contracts with a published award notice where OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) is the contracting authority.
| Title | Supplier | CPV | Value | Awarded | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky Guest Wifi | SKY UK LIMITED | — | — | active | |
| Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement CRM/RFI/PRO/2026 | — | 48000000 | — | — | planning |
| Courier Services/ITT/PRO/2026 | — | 64100000 | £6.1mest. | — | planned |
| Credit Reference Agency | TRANSUNION INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED | £176k | — | pending | |
| Red Hat Licences | Bytes Software Services Limited | 48000000 | £670k | 08 Apr 2026 | active |
| Geographic Search Engine | PROMINENT MEDIA LTD | — | — | active | |
| API Integration Project | SYRENIS LIMITED | — | — | active | |
| GDPR Preference System (Cassie) | SYRENIS LIMITED | — | — | active | |
| Subscription to Elsevier's online journals | Elsevier B.V. | — | — | active | |
| Academic Integrity Tool/DA/PRO/2026 | Turnitin LLC | £449k | 02 Apr 2026 | pending |
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Top suppliers · by total award value
Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.
Category spend breakdown
By CPV division · lifetime awards
Business, legal, advisory
28 contracts
£222.2m
42%
Other
184 contracts
£130.2m
25%
IT services, software
27 contracts
£88.6m
17%
Software packages, IT
29 contracts
£37.2m
7%
Petroleum, fuel, energy
2 contracts
£15.1m
3%
Support transport services
1 contract
£12.0m
2%
Sewage, waste, environment
5 contracts
£11.3m
2%
Office equipment, IT
3 contracts
£10.1m
2%
Activity heatmap
Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Business, legal, advisory
1
Other
1
4
0
1
92
0
IT services, software
1
5
Software packages, IT
1
0
1
Petroleum, fuel, energy
Support transport services
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