UO
University of Essex
Contracting authorityUKH34verifiedVerified identifier
Live contracts
300
8 awarded last 90d
Total awarded
£10.0bn
£10.0m last 90d
Active suppliers
206
48 SME (11%)
Notices published
342
318 awards
Activity range
07 Jul → 20 May
First award 2015
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
10
Pipeline notices
›Open (bidding)
31
Live tenders
›Awarded (90d)
8
£10.0m
›Modified (90d)
0
Amendment notices
Procurement mix
How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.
Contract type
goods24 · £2.1bn
Unspecified270 · £1.2bn
services45 · £888.6m
works3 · £37.0m
Instrument type
contract325 · £4.2bn
call off17 · £55.5m
Source:Contracts Finder: 252Find a Tender: 90
Awarded contracts · 300 live
All contracts with a published award notice where University of Essex is the contracting authority.
| Title | Supplier | CPV | Value | Awarded | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1167 - General Waste and Recycling (Mini Competition - LUPC) | BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LTD | 90500000 | £650k | 20 May 2026 | active |
| Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreement | — | 09000000 | £108.3mest. | — | planning |
| T1148 - Blood Sample Collection and Analysis | Randox Laboratories Ltd | £745k | 30 Apr 2026 | pending | |
| T954 - Periodic Contract Cleaning - Mini Competition Lot 2 Yr4 | Crystal Facilities Management Limited | 90911100 | £22k | 09 Apr 2026 | active |
| T954 - Periodic Contract Cleaning - Mini Competition Yr 4 | Crystal Facilities Management Limited | 90911100 | £82k | 09 Apr 2026 | active |
| T1170 - Advertising and Marketing | Hybrid News Ltd | £8.3m | 27 Mar 2026 | pending | |
| T1187 Usability Testing | National Centre for Social Research | 79311000 | £60k | 23 Mar 2026 | active |
| T1186 Cognitive Testing_Employment | Verian Group UK Ltd | 79311000 | £70k | 23 Mar 2026 | active |
| T1185 Square 1 Bridge Works | Amicus Civil Engineering Ltd | 45221110 | £58k | 03 Mar 2026 | active |
| Morocco Social Survey In Rural Communities | Social Laboratory -SOLAB | £320kest. | — | 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
Laboratory, scientific
22 contracts
£10.6bn
28%
Transport equipment, vehicles
39 contracts
£8.6bn
23%
Petroleum, fuel, energy
32 contracts
£5.7bn
15%
Office equipment, IT
12 contracts
£5.5bn
15%
Business, legal, advisory
94 contracts
£3.7bn
10%
Construction works
114 contracts
£3.1bn
8%
Other
39 contracts
£814.1m
2%
Financial, insurance
4 contracts
£126.6m
0%
Activity heatmap
Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Laboratory, scientific
1
Transport equipment, vehicles
Petroleum, fuel, energy
Office equipment, IT
Business, legal, advisory
0
0
0
0
Construction works
0
0
LessMore (£m awarded)