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Quick answer — University of SussexLast refreshed 13 Oct 2025

At a glance

University of Sussex has awarded £1.6m across 10 suppliers, with 22 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 72% · 3 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 17% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration72%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share17%
Pipeline · open now3
Awards · 90 d0
Supplier?PipelineTop suppliersCategories boughtWatchdog?ModificationsFOIA & transparencySME share

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

University of Sussex is a contracting authority, based in UKJ21. Tracks 43 published notices and 29 awards on PublicSupply.

43
Notices published
29
Awards
10
Suppliers engaged
2023
First award on file

Spend profile

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

£0
12 m spend
£448k
Prior 12 m
-100%
YoY change
£300k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
University of Sussex — 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

8

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

3

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

services12 · £170.6m
Unspecified27 · £1.7m
goods3 · £0
works1 · £0

Instrument type

contract34 · £170.7m
call off9 · £1.6m
Source:Contracts Finder: 27Find a Tender: 16

Awarded contracts · 22 live

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

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
US_25190 - Graduation Robing & PhotographyEde & Ravenscroft Ltd18000000£013 Oct 2025active
US_24012_Sciences_ Quantum Space Expansion—03419100£0—active
8d866cf3-ecdb-4522-a0f9-52624bdfd20f - US_25208 - Student Admissions and Conversion Support—75121000——planning
The University invites Suppliers to respond to this opportunity for the provision of Facilities Management (FM) Services via a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) for a period of up to 10 years with services expected to commence on 1st July 2025.\n Following a procurement process in 2013, the University of Sussex entered into a Joint Venture with a Facilities Management provider, which led to the creation of a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), called Sussex Estates and Facilities (SEF), set up for the purpose of delivering Total Facilities Management (TFM) to the University. The University is the majority shareholder with the remaining shares allocated to the FM supplierOCS Group UK Limited33900000£007 Jul 2025active
Audio Visual Services for Graduation Ceremonies—79952000——active
US_24460 - Purchase of Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES)AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LTD33000000£71k25 Mar 2025active
US_24153 - Patents and Other IP Rights Renewal Platform—79100000£0est.—closed
The University wishes to appoint a Supplier to provide a network solution, encompassing the\n below:\n 1. Core Network\n 2. Distribution Network\n 3. Edge Network\n 4. Wireless Network\n 5. Firewall\n 6. Management and Monitoring Tools\n 7. Design and Implementation Services\n 8. Support and MaintenanceRoc Technologies Ltd32250000£007 Nov 2024active
US_22104 Replacement IT Network Infrastructure (NRP)Roc Technologies Limited32500000——active
Request for quotes for the provision of Reports on the Impact of UK Participation in NASA FIR MissionTechnopolis71356400£26k28 Oct 2024active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

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

1
LC
Landbuild Civil Engineering Contractors
1 contract · 16 Nov
£1.2m
72% of total
—
2
AL
Aecom Ltd
1 contract · 12 Sept
£351k
22% of total
▼ 100%
3
AT
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LTD
1 contract · 25 Mar
£71k
4% of total
▼ 100%
4
TE
Technopolis
1 contract · 28 Oct
£26k
2% of total
▼ 100%
5
ER
Ede & Ravenscroft Ltd
1 contract · 13 Oct
£0
0% of total
—
6
OG
OCS Group UK Limited
1 contract · 07 Jul
£0
0% of total
—
7
RT
Roc Technologies Ltd
2 contracts · 07 Nov
£0
0% of total
—
8
CB
Capita Business Services Limited
2 contracts · 14 Oct
£0
0% of total
—
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···
2 other suppliers
long tail · 2 SMEs
£0
0% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Other
9 contracts
£170.6m
99%
Construction materials
2 contracts
£1.2m
1%
Architecture, engineering
2 contracts
£377k
0%
Medical, pharmaceutical
10 contracts
£206k
0%

Activity heatmap

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

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Feb
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Construction materials
Architecture, engineering
Medical, pharmaceutical
LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

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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.

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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 Sussex has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

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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.

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SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

17%
SME supplier share
target 33%
2
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
10
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 17% 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
UKJ21
Contact
Kelly Feldman
Email
k.feldman@sussex.ac.uk

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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