Quick answer — Southampton Solent UniversityLast refreshed 17 Feb 2026

At a glance

Southampton Solent University has awarded £93.8m across 176 suppliers, with 64 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 16% · 6 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 59% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration16%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share59%
Pipeline · open now6
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Southampton Solent University is a contracting authority, based in UKJ32. Tracks 242 published notices and 233 awards on PublicSupply.

242
Notices published
233
Awards
176
Suppliers engaged
2015
First award on file

Spend profile

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

£638k
12 m spend
£191k
Prior 12 m
+235%
YoY change
£75k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Southampton Solent 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

0

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

6

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

Unspecified217 · £83.3m
services10 · £12.2m
goods15 · £1.0m

Instrument type

contract235 · £90.4m
call off7 · £6.1m
Source:Contracts Finder: 187Find a Tender: 55

Awarded contracts · 64 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Southampton Solent University is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Lode bike replacementCranlea Human Performance Ltdactive
Fire fighting clothingFLAMEPRO GLOBALactive
Professional Advisory ServicesMERCER LIMITEDactive
Membership to Website for Student MarketingIDP CONNECT LTDactive
Occupational Health ServicesHEALTH & CARE MANAGEMENT LIMITED17 Feb 2026active
Digital Voyage Planning and Navigation Class Amendment to reach MFC level 1+24Wartsila Voyage Oyactive
High Pressure Breathing Air CompressorBAUER KOMPRESSOREN UK LIMITEDactive
HALO EBS +Jackets+ TrainingSurvival One Ltdactive
Pure Research DatabaseElsevier B.V.48600000£130k10 Nov 2025active
Replacement Flooring and Carpets in Student HallsThe Flooring Companyactive
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Top suppliers · by total award value

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

1
HS
2 contracts · SME · 01 Jan
£15.0mest.
16% of total
2
PC
1 contract · SME · 11 Sept
£6.4m
7% of total
3
RT
1 contract · SME · 11 Sept
£6.4m
7% of total
4
1A
1 contract · SME · 11 Sept
£6.4m
7% of total
5
MH
1 contract · SME · 11 Sept
£6.4m
7% of total
6
ER
1 contract · SME · 11 Sept
£6.4m
7% of total
7
CC
1 contract · SME · 11 Sept
£6.4m
7% of total
8
TL
1 contract · SME · 11 Sept
£6.4m
7% of total
9176
···
168 other suppliers
long tail · 96 SMEs
£33.6m
36% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Transport services
7 contracts
£45.0m
52%
Sewage, waste, environment
3 contracts
£15.0m
17%
Transport equipment, vehicles
5 contracts
£6.5m
7%
Construction works
29 contracts
£5.8m
7%
Business, legal, advisory
32 contracts
£5.2m
6%
Education, training
10 contracts
£3.8m
4%
Software packages, IT
24 contracts
£3.4m
4%
Other
38 contracts
£2.6m
3%

Activity heatmap

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

Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Transport services
Sewage, waste, environment
Transport equipment, vehicles
Construction works
Business, legal, advisory
Education, training
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.

Southampton Solent 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.

59%
SME supplier share
target 33%
125
SME award rows
23
VCSE award rows
176
Distinct suppliers

Peer benchmark

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News mentions

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UKJ32
Companies House
02316298
Contact
25/ER/24
Email
finance.procurement@solent.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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