Quick answer — University of the Highlands and IslandsLast refreshed 09 Jun 2026

At a glance

University of the Highlands and Islands has awarded £250k across 27 suppliers, with 45 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 100% · 20 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 56% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration100%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share56%
Pipeline · open now20
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

University of the Highlands and Islands is a contracting authority, based in UK. Tracks 67 published notices and 25 awards on PublicSupply.

67
Notices published
25
Awards
27
Suppliers engaged
First award on file

Spend profile

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

£0
12 m spend
£0
Prior 12 m
YoY change
£355k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
University of the Highlands and Islands — 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

3

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

20

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

goods14 · £851k
services53 · £610k

Instrument type

contract67 · £1.5m
Source:Find a Tender: 67

Awarded contracts · 45 live

All contracts with a published award notice where University of the Highlands and Islands is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
External Audit Services79210000£360kest.active
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Disabled Students' Allowance Assessmentsclosed
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Disabled Students' Allowance Assessmentsclosed
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Disabled Students' Allowance Assessments75122000active
Hotel ServicesKingdom Services Group Limited79993100active
Framework Agreement for the Provision of an External Health & Safety AdvisorD S Fire Safety71317200active
Framework Agreement for the Provision of an External Health & Safety Advisor1st Safety Solutions71317200active
Framework Agreement for the Provision of an External Health & Safety AdvisorProject Health and Safety Services71317200active
Framework Agreement for the Provision of an External Health & Safety AdvisorD S Fire Safety71317200active
Framework Agreement for the Provision of an External Health & Safety AdvisorFirelink Protection71317200active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

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

1
CR
1 contract · SME
£250kest.
100% of total
2
KS
£0
0% of total
3
FS
2 contracts · SME
£0
0% of total
4
1S
1 contract · SME
£0
0% of total
5
PH
£0
0% of total
6
FP
1 contract · SME
£0
0% of total
7
BG
£0
0% of total
8
TA
£0
0% of total
927
···
19 other suppliers
long tail · 9 SMEs
£0
0% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Laboratory, scientific
2 contracts
£500k
34%
Business, legal, advisory
3 contracts
£360k
25%
Software packages, IT
4 contracts
£351k
24%
Hotel, restaurant, retail
3 contracts
£250k
17%

Activity heatmap

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

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Oct
Nov
Dec
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Feb
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Apr
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Jun
Laboratory, scientific
Business, legal, advisory
Software packages, IT
Hotel, restaurant, retail
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 · 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 the Highlands and Islands has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

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.

56%
SME supplier share
target 33%
19
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
27
Distinct suppliers

Peer benchmark

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News mentions

Major UK press & trade publications.

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UK
Contact
Katrina McEwan
Email
ayoung@apuc-scot.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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