Quick answer — University of BradfordLast refreshed 27 Aug 2025

At a glance

University of Bradford has awarded £33.5m across 27 suppliers, with 33 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 83% · 13 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 13% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration83%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share13%
Pipeline · open now13
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

University of Bradford is a contracting authority, based in UKE41. Tracks 113 published notices and 97 awards on PublicSupply.

113
Notices published
97
Awards
27
Suppliers engaged
2004
First award on file

Spend profile

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

£14k
12 m spend
£28.3m
Prior 12 m
-100%
YoY change
£250k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
University of Bradford — 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)

13

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

services15 · £44.4m
Unspecified92 · £32.5m
works2 · £750k
goods4 · £540k

Instrument type

contract113 · £78.3m
Source:Contracts Finder: 90Find a Tender: 23

Awarded contracts · 33 live

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

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
University of Bradford Online Learning Platform IntegrationPACT SOLUTIONSactive
UK-Bradford: Software package and information systemsElsevier B.V.active
Untitled50700000£27.7mest.planning
System Test PlatformFDM Group Limitedactive
Online ProctoringInspera UK Ltd£14k27 Aug 2025active
0969 Staff and Student Occupational Health 2024Spire Occupational Health85147000£900kest.active
0969 Staff and Student Occupational Health 2024Spire Occupational Health85147000£205k01 Apr 2025active
Untitled45000000£100kest.active
Untitled45000000£650kest.active
Untitled71351914active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

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

1
BE
2 contracts · SME · 27 Jun
£28.0m
83% of total
▼ 100%
2
GL
1 contract · 09 Feb
£1.1m
3% of total
3
SO
2 contracts · 01 Apr
£1.1mest.
3% of total
▼ 100%
4
BU
1 contract · 01 Nov
£425k
1% of total
5
VM
1 contract · 01 Jul
£400k
1% of total
6
XM
1 contract · 30 Oct
£350k
1% of total
7
EC
1 contract · 01 May
£250k
1% of total
8
BW
1 contract · 20 Jan
£250k
1% of total
927
···
19 other suppliers
long tail · 2 SMEs
£1.6m
5% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Repair & maintenance
8 contracts
£33.8m
44%
Petroleum, fuel, energy
1 contract
£28.0m
37%
Other
12 contracts
£9.0m
12%
Health & social work
8 contracts
£2.0m
3%
Construction works
10 contracts
£1.4m
2%
Office equipment, IT
1 contract
£1.1m
1%
Software packages, IT
10 contracts
£637k
1%
Laboratory, scientific
10 contracts
£575k
1%

Activity heatmap

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

Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Repair & maintenance
Petroleum, fuel, energy
Other
0
Health & social work
Construction works
Office equipment, IT
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 of Bradford 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.

13%
SME supplier share
target 33%
4
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
27
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 13% 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
UKE41
Contact
Akanksha Waghmare
Email
a.a.waghmare@bradford.ac.uk

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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