Quick answer — University of LeicesterLast refreshed 05 Mar 2026

At a glance

University of Leicester has awarded £370.3m across 173 suppliers, with 261 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 22% · 57 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 45% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 1 modification in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration22%
Modifications · 90 d1
SME spend share45%
Pipeline · open now57
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

University of Leicester is a contracting authority, based in UKF21. Tracks 319 published notices and 258 awards on PublicSupply.

319
Notices published
258
Awards
173
Suppliers engaged
2016
First award on file

Spend profile

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

£9.7m
12 m spend
£11.5m
Prior 12 m
-15%
YoY change
£800k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
University of Leicester — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£2m£4m£6m£8mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

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

Planned

11

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

57

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

Unspecified210 · £297.4m
services80 · £41.5m
works7 · £36.9m
goods22 · £5.0m

Instrument type

contract319 · £380.8m
Source:Contracts Finder: 189Find a Tender: 130

Awarded contracts · 261 live

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

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Provision of Minibus and Coach Transport Services60100000planning
LUV01460 – Global Recruitment Agent Commission Management System48100000£0est.planning
The Provision of Maintenance and Repair of Schneider Building Management Systems at the University of Leicester50700000active
LUV01228 - UoL Shuttle Bus Service34121000active
The Provision of Maintenance and Repair of Schneider Building Management Systems at the University of Leicester50700000active
LUV01377- Website and Content Management SystemZengenti Limited£734k05 Mar 2026pending
LUV01414 Purchase of C Trap Dymo 400 by direct awardLumicks B.V.active
LUV01365 Invitation to tender for promotional Items and branded garments for retail with pop up and on line shopNivart Ltd£628kest.active
LUV01365 Invitation to tender for promotional Items and branded garments for retail with pop up and on line shopAllwag Promotions Ltd£628kest.active
LUV01372 - Tax Advisory Services79221000active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

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

1
BK
1 contract · 05 Aug
£80.0m
22% of total
2
BA
7 contracts · SME · 23 Oct12 Dec
£22.4mest.
6% of total
3
BA
5 contracts · SME · 12 Dec
£21.9mest.
6% of total
4
HS
5 contracts · SME · 12 Dec
£21.9mest.
6% of total
5
DC
3 contracts · SME · 12 Dec
£12.8mest.
3% of total
6
BS
4 contracts · SME · 12 Dec
£12.6mest.
3% of total
7
OC
4 contracts · SME · 12 Dec
£12.6mest.
3% of total
8
EP
1 contract · 13 Jul
£11.3m
3% of total
9173
···
165 other suppliers
long tail · 56 SMEs
£159.5m
43% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Construction works
53 contracts
£577.0m
73%
Architecture, engineering
77 contracts
£62.5m
8%
Printed matter
36 contracts
£45.0m
6%
Other
60 contracts
£42.7m
5%
Petroleum, fuel, energy
4 contracts
£22.7m
3%
Business, legal, advisory
31 contracts
£19.7m
3%
Education, training
2 contracts
£9.3m
1%
Repair & maintenance
46 contracts
£8.8m
1%

Activity heatmap

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

Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Construction works
Architecture, engineering
Printed matter
Other
7
1
1
1
Petroleum, fuel, energy
Business, legal, advisory
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 · 1 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Coming Q3 2026

Per-modification s.74 classification + tolerance flagging

We see 1 notice tagged with a modification flag in the last 90 d. Next phase parses each one against PA 2023 s.74 limbs and surfaces above-tolerance flags.

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.

45%
SME supplier share
target 33%
128
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
173
Distinct suppliers

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News mentions

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UKF21
Contact
Stewart Brewer
Email
sab88@le.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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