UO
University of Bristol
Contracting authorityUK
Live contracts
283
6 awarded last 90d
Total awarded
£389.8m
£1.4m last 90d
Active suppliers
366
116 SME (21%)
Notices published
858
764 awards
Activity range
22 Jul → 30 Apr
First award 2016
Spend profile
Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Contract pipeline
Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.
Planned
24
Pipeline notices
›Open (bidding)
74
Live tenders
›Awarded (90d)
6
£1.4m
›Modified (90d)
0
Amendment notices
Procurement mix
How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.
Contract type
Unspecified681 · £315.0m
services75 · £106.7m
goods99 · £24.7m
works3 · £12.0m
Instrument type
contract767 · £393.5m
call off91 · £64.9m
Source:Contracts Finder: 681Find a Tender: 177
Awarded contracts · 283 live
All contracts with a published award notice where University of Bristol is the contracting authority.
| Title | Supplier | CPV | Value | Awarded | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase of High Throughput Powder X-Ray Diffractometer | Bruker UK Limited | 38582000 | £333k | 30 Apr 2026 | active |
| Microsoft Support (2026-2029) | Softcat PLC | 72261000 | £333k | 28 Apr 2026 | active |
| Student Services Contact Cloud Centre (2026- 2029) | 8x8 UK Limited | 64227000 | £565k | 31 Mar 2026 | active |
| Laser Ablation System | — | 38000000 | £0 | — | active |
| Purchase of ICP-OES | Agilent Technologies LDA Limited | 38000000 | £75k | 18 Mar 2026 | active |
| Purchase of iTOC-CN - Fully integrated TOC/Nb isotope ratio analysis | Elementar | 38000000 | £71k | 13 Mar 2026 | active |
| University of Bristol - Vehicle Hire Solutions | Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Limited | 34100000 | £0 | 01 Mar 2026 | active |
| Electric Vehicle (EV) Salary Sacrifice Scheme | NHS Fleet Solutions c/o Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Tr | 34144900 | £0 | 17 Feb 2026 | active |
| Isambard AI Contract Administrator and Cost Consultant | Edmond Shipway | 71324000 | £22k | 09 Jul 2025 | active |
| MRC Sleep Study - Distribution of IMP | — | 33000000 | £0 | — | active |
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Top suppliers · by total award value
Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.
Category spend breakdown
By CPV division · lifetime awards
Financial, insurance
30 contracts
£77.9m
21%
Construction works
89 contracts
£70.1m
19%
Radio, TV, communications
16 contracts
£61.8m
17%
Business, legal, advisory
93 contracts
£61.8m
17%
Laboratory, scientific
157 contracts
£32.9m
9%
Office equipment, IT
31 contracts
£31.0m
8%
Other
54 contracts
£18.7m
5%
IT services, software
38 contracts
£18.5m
5%
Activity heatmap
Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.
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Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
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Financial, insurance
Construction works
Radio, TV, communications
Business, legal, advisory
0
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Laboratory, scientific
0
0
0
0
0
0
Office equipment, IT
LessMore (£m awarded)