Quick answer — University for the Creative ArtsLast refreshed 16 Jan 2024

At a glance

University for the Creative Arts has awarded £2.0m across 68 suppliers, with 19 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 39% · 6 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 3% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration39%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share3%
Pipeline · open now6
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

University for the Creative Arts is a contracting authority, based in UKJ25. Tracks 203 published notices and 194 awards on PublicSupply.

203
Notices published
194
Awards
68
Suppliers engaged
2016
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
£175k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
University for the Creative Arts — 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

1

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

services9 · £18.1m
Unspecified192 · £2.0m
goods2 · £0

Instrument type

contract202 · £20.1m
call off1 · £0
Source:Contracts Finder: 191Find a Tender: 12

Awarded contracts · 19 live

All contracts with a published award notice where University for the Creative Arts is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
marketingNetworked People Limitedactive
UCA - Provision of Security Services79710000£7.2mest.active
UCA - Provision of Security Services79710000£0active
UCA - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - Pathway Provider80300000£0active
UCA - Marketing Agency Support 202479413000£0active
UCA - Farnham Film Studio Lighting Rigging System31527260£0active
UCA - Digital Preservation System48000000£0active
UCA - Farnham Student Residences Summer Dilapidation Works 202444115800£0active
UCA Maintenance Services ContractMitie Limited50700000active
UCA Maintenance Services Contract - AWARDMitie Limited50700000£016 Jan 2024active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

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

1
ST
1 contract · SME · 01 Feb
£780k
39% of total
2
MH
1 contract · 13 Mar
£362k
18% of total
3
CL
1 contract · 26 May
£200k
10% of total
4
BW
1 contract · 24 Jun
£150k
8% of total
5
BG
1 contract · 07 Mar
£100k
5% of total
6
RL
1 contract · 07 Apr
£95k
5% of total
7
BP
2 contracts · 13 Sept24 Aug
£75k
4% of total
8
PP
2 contracts · 13 Sept24 Aug
£75k
4% of total
968
···
60 other suppliers
long tail · 1 SME
£145k
7% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Business, legal, advisory
26 contracts
£9.1m
46%
Repair & maintenance
7 contracts
£9.0m
45%
Support transport services
2 contracts
£780k
4%
Software packages, IT
9 contracts
£432k
2%
Printed matter
5 contracts
£225k
1%
Hotel, restaurant, retail
1 contract
£200k
1%
Construction works
56 contracts
£150k
1%
Office equipment, IT
10 contracts
£100k
1%

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
Repair & maintenance
Support transport services
Software packages, IT
Printed matter
Hotel, restaurant, retail
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.

University for the Creative Arts 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.

3%
SME supplier share
target 33%
3
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
68
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 3% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

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
UKJ25
Contact
Adrian Powici
Email
Procurement@uca.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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