UO

University of Chester

Contracting authorityUKD63verifiedVerified identifier

Live contracts

68

3 awarded last 90d

Total awarded

£62.6m

£2.2m last 90d

Active suppliers

129

95 SME (52%)

Notices published

170

154 awards

Activity range

23 Jun31 Mar

First award 2016

Spend profile

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

Awards (£m)12m moving avg
University of Chester — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£1m£3m£4m£6mJunSeptDecMarJunSeptDecMar

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

2

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

11

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

3

£2.2m

Modified (90d)

0

Amendment notices

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

Unspecified141 · £48.7m
services27 · £13.7m
goods2 · £0

Instrument type

contract124 · £48.2m
call off46 · £14.2m
Source:Contracts Finder: 140Find a Tender: 30

Awarded contracts · 68 live

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

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Award Notice for Fire Risk Assessments for University of ChesterFCS-live Limited71317000£60k31 Mar 2026active
Statutory Compliance and Planned Preventative Maintenance Services on Fire Safety Equipment31625000active
Statutory Compliance and Planned Preventative Maintenance Services on Fire Safety Equipment31625000planning
Direct Award for Security Staffing under the NWUPC Framework Agreement for Security Staffing & Associated Services, Lot 2 - North West NWUPC Agreement number: EFM3197 CPC CPC Framework Reference: CPC/KB/01/2024Constant Security Services Ltd79710000£1.5m11 Mar 2026active
Direct Award for Debt Recovery Services under Debt Recovery Services Framework Agreement, Framework reference PFB5062 LU, Lot 1 - Debt Recovery (Student Focused)STA International Limited79940000£600k26 Feb 2026active
Professional Admissions ServicesGrok Global Services Incactive
Direct Award for Online Training Under the Software Licence Resellers Agreement (SLRA)Academia Limited48000000£190k16 Feb 2026active
University of Chester Decarbonisation of Wheeler & Queens Park ITT, using CCS Framework RM6314 - Demand Management & Renewables Framework - Lot 3.2: Heat Pumps - Projects £1m and aboveDalkia Energy Services Ltd09000000£4.4m19 Dec 2025active
Award Notice for the Provision of Student Accommodation Management Software under Software Licence Resellers Agreement, Lot 4 - OtherAcademia Limited48000000£490k19 Dec 2025active
Apple Equipment & Associated ServicesAcademia Limited30213100£60k28 Nov 2025active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

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

1
NN
4 contracts · SME · 02 Oct19 Dec
£12.0mest.
19% of total
2
DE
2 contracts · 31 Jul19 Dec
£4.5m
7% of total
New
3
BF
1 contract · 27 Jun
£4.5m
7% of total
4
JR
£3.0m
5% of total
New
5
TO
1 contract · SME · 27 Sept
£3.0m
5% of total
▼ 100%
6
KL
2 contracts · SME · 01 Jul
£2.4mest.
4% of total
New
7
SP
6 contracts · 29 Nov17 Dec
£2.4m
4% of total
▼ 100%
8
IH
£2.1m
3% of total

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Business, legal, advisory
26 contracts
£21.4m
42%
Software packages, IT
16 contracts
£8.1m
16%
Health & social work
9 contracts
£4.7m
9%
Petroleum, fuel, energy
2 contracts
£4.5m
9%
Radio, TV, communications
6 contracts
£4.1m
8%
Office equipment, IT
10 contracts
£3.3m
6%
Electrical machinery
9 contracts
£2.8m
6%
Architecture, engineering
9 contracts
£1.7m
3%

Activity heatmap

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

Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Business, legal, advisory
0
1
2
Software packages, IT
1
0
0
0
Health & social work
Petroleum, fuel, energy
0
4
Radio, TV, communications
3
Office equipment, IT
1
0
LessMore (£m awarded)