Quick answer — The University of BoltonLast refreshed 11 Dec 2024

At a glance

The University of Bolton has awarded £3.0m across 10 suppliers, with 9 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 78% · 2 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 15% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration78%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share15%
Pipeline · open now2
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

The University of Bolton is a contracting authority, based in UKD3. Tracks 19 published notices and 17 awards on PublicSupply.

19
Notices published
17
Awards
10
Suppliers engaged
2019
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
£240k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
The University of Bolton — 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)

2

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

Unspecified15 · £3.0m
works2 · £0
services2 · £0

Instrument type

contract18 · £3.0m
call off1 · £26k
Source:Contracts Finder: 15Find a Tender: 4

Awarded contracts · 9 live

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

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
PUOB0033 Lifts Maintenance - AWARDRubax Lifts Limited50750000£011 Dec 2024active
Platform Lift - Supply, Installation & Maintenance - AWARDKnowsley Lift Services Limited45313100£010 Oct 2024active
Passenger Lifts - Supply, Installation & Maintenance - AWARDKnowsley Lift Services Limited42416100£010 Oct 2024active
Print Room Equipment (Supply, Installation, & Maintenance) - AWARDRicoh UK Ltd30120000£021 Nov 2023active
Apprenticeship Delivery & ComplianceAptem Limited48000000£240k01 Nov 2023active
Invitation to Tender for the provision of Supply, Installation & Maintenance of a Catering Food LiftKNOWSLEY LIFT SERVICES LIMITED42416120£26k31 Jul 2023active
Exhibition Stand (Design, Supply, Installation, Storage, Transport & Maintenance) - AWARDToucan Exhibitions and Events Ltd39154100£002 Nov 2023active
Exhibition Stand (Design, Supply, Installation, Storage, Transport & Maintenance)39154100£0active
Supply, Installation & Maintenance of a Catering Food Lift - AWARDKnowsley Lift Services Limited45313100£020 Jun 2023active
M Block Roofing (Design and Build) - Open ProcedureGables UK Ltd45260000active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

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

1
RA
1 contract · 23 May
£2.3m
78% of total
2
ID
1 contract · 04 Aug
£303k
10% of total
3
AL
1 contract · 01 Nov
£240k
8% of total
4
ES
1 contract · 22 Dec
£95k
3% of total
5
KL
4 contracts · 20 Jun10 Oct
£26k
1% of total
6
RL
1 contract · 11 Dec
£0
0% of total
7
RU
1 contract · 21 Nov
£0
0% of total
8
TE
£0
0% of total
910
···
2 other suppliers
long tail · 1 SME
£0
0% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Business, legal, advisory
4 contracts
£2.3m
78%
IT services, software
1 contract
£303k
10%
Software packages, IT
1 contract
£240k
8%
Security, emergency equipment
1 contract
£95k
3%
Industrial machinery
2 contracts
£26k
1%

Activity heatmap

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

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Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
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Feb
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Jun
Business, legal, advisory
IT services, software
Software packages, IT
Security, emergency equipment
Industrial machinery
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.

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.

The University of Bolton 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.

15%
SME supplier share
target 33%
2
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
10
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 15% 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
UKD3
Contact
Marianne Cain
Email
m.cain@bolton.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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