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Quick answer — University of AberdeenLast refreshed 07 Jun 2026

At a glance

University of Aberdeen has awarded £1.0m across 89 suppliers, with 115 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 54% · 61 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 71% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration54%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share71%
Pipeline · open now61
Awards · 90 d0
Supplier?PipelineTop suppliersCategories boughtWatchdog?ModificationsFOIA & transparencySME share

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

University of Aberdeen is a contracting authority, based in UKM50. Tracks 140 published notices and 77 awards on PublicSupply.

140
Notices published
77
Awards
89
Suppliers engaged
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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
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YoY change
£320k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
University of Aberdeen — 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

3

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

61

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

services100 · £880k
goods37 · £150k
works3 · £0

Instrument type

contract140 · £1.0m
Source:Find a Tender: 140

Awarded contracts · 115 live

All contracts with a published award notice where University of Aberdeen is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Provision of Graduation Event Management Services for the University of AberdeenWavemakers Live79952000——active
FIRE / INTRUDER ALARM AND SUNDRIES MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND INSTALLATIONS TO UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN—50324100——active
PORTABLE APPLIANCE TESTING AND FIXED WIRE TESTING - UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN—71632000——active
Matlab Campus Wide License - University of AberdeenThe MathWorks Ltd.48000000——active
Provision of Domestic Cleaning Services to the University of Aberdeen Owned Domestic Housing - University of AberdeenAxis Recrutiment Ltd90911000——active
Provision of Domestic Cleaning Services to the University of Aberdeen Owned Domestic Housing - University of AberdeenFirst Choice Cleaning Services (Scotland) Ltd90911000——active
Investment Services - University of Aberdeen—66171000——active
Provision of Pest Control Services for the University of AberdeenRCA Pest Services Ltd t/a Pest Solutions90922000——active
Provision of Pest Control Services for the University of AberdeenCopley Pest Solution90922000——active
BARRIER QUALIFICATION CHAMBER - UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN—43121500——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
RH
Randstad HR Solutions Ltd (trading as Randstad Student & Worker Support)
1 contract
£560kest.
54% of total
—
2
NE
North East Assessment & Psychology Services
1 contract · SME
£320kest.
31% of total
—
3
BR
Brandwatch
1 contract
£150kest.
15% of total
—
4
WL
Wavemakers Live
1 contract · SME
£0
0% of total
—
5
TM
The MathWorks Ltd.
2 contracts
£0
0% of total
—
6
AR
Axis Recrutiment Ltd
1 contract
£0
0% of total
—
7
FC
First Choice Cleaning Services (Scotland) Ltd
2 contracts · SME
£0
0% of total
—
8
RP
RCA Pest Services Ltd t/a Pest Solutions
1 contract · SME
£0
0% of total
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9–89
···
81 other suppliers
long tail · 59 SMEs
£0
0% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Other community services
1 contract
£560k
54%
Health & social work
2 contracts
£320k
31%
Software packages, IT
10 contracts
£150k
15%

Activity heatmap

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

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Feb
Mar
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Other community services
Health & social work
Software packages, IT
LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

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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.

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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 of Aberdeen 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.

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SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

71%
SME supplier share
target 33%
71
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
89
Distinct suppliers

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News mentions

Major UK press & trade publications.

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UKM50
Email
e-sourcing@abdn.ac.uk

Board & accountable officers

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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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