Quick answer — Oxford Brookes UniversityLast refreshed 01 May 2026

At a glance

Oxford Brookes University has awarded £10.5m across 44 suppliers, with 71 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 47% · 15 open notices now · 2 awards in last 90 d (£150k) · SME share 35% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 2 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration47%
Modifications · 90 d2
SME spend share35%
Pipeline · open now15
Awards · 90 d2

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Oxford Brookes University is a contracting authority, based in UKJ14. Tracks 114 published notices and 91 awards on PublicSupply.

114
Notices published
91
Awards
44
Suppliers engaged
2022
First award on file

Spend profile

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

£2.9m
12 m spend
£0
Prior 12 m
YoY change
£119k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Oxford Brookes University — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£1m£1m£2m£3mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

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

Planned

7

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

15

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

2

£150k

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

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

Contract type

services28 · £6.7m
Unspecified74 · £6.3m
goods11 · £56k
works1 · £0

Instrument type

contract104 · £13.0m
call off10 · £0
Source:Find a Tender: 79Contracts Finder: 35

Awarded contracts · 71 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Oxford Brookes University is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Staff LearningInclusive Learning Ltd T/A Vinciworksactive
Fire Protection remedial works - Halls of Residence - Phase 3Kale Interiors Ltd£150k01 May 2026active
In-Country Recruitment79342200£825kest.active
In-Country Recruitment79342200£825kest.active
Student Records System (SRS) platform and associated support servicesEllucian Global Limited£2.5m01 Feb 2026pending
Student Records System (SRS) platform and associated support servicesEllucian Global Limited£2.5mpending
Sport & Active Wellness KitPentland Brands Limited26 Mar 2026active
Elsevier Read and Publish 2026-2028 - JiscJiscactive
Elsevier Read and Publish 2026-2028 - JiscJisc19 Feb 2026active
Sage Journals Read and Publish - JiscJiscactive
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Top suppliers · by total award value

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

1
EG
2 contracts · 01 Feb
£5.0m
47% of total
New
2
OB
£4.2mest.
40% of total
3
KI
3 contracts · SME · 01 May
£210k
2% of total
New
4
BL
1 contract · 13 May
£166k
2% of total
5
OD
1 contract · 25 Apr
£119k
1% of total
6
AL
1 contract · 18 Apr
£116k
1% of total
7
AW
2 contracts · 11 Jan
£94k
1% of total
New
8
PF
1 contract · 04 Mar
£90k
1% of total
944
···
36 other suppliers
long tail · 18 SMEs
£255k
2% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Other
44 contracts
£5.5m
43%
Transport services
6 contracts
£4.2m
33%
Business, legal, advisory
11 contracts
£2.1m
16%
Recreational, cultural, sport
3 contracts
£316k
2%
Construction works
8 contracts
£303k
2%
Architecture, engineering
2 contracts
£155k
1%
Clothing, footwear
1 contract
£150k
1%
Musical instruments, sport
3 contracts
£150k
1%

Activity heatmap

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

Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Other
2
0
Transport services
Business, legal, advisory
Recreational, cultural, sport
Construction works
0
Architecture, engineering
0
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 · 2 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Coming Q3 2026

Per-modification s.74 classification + tolerance flagging

We see 2 notices tagged with a modification flag in the last 90 d. Next phase parses each one against PA 2023 s.74 limbs and surfaces above-tolerance flags.

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.

35%
SME supplier share
target 33%
22
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
44
Distinct suppliers

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News mentions

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UKJ14
Contact
Tatiana Russu
Email
t.russu@brookes.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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