University of Cumbria

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Company number06033238

Company typeUnknown

JurisdictionUnknown

IncorporatedInvalid Date

Concentration risk

Buyer concentrationHigh risk

91%

Top 3 buyers account for 91% of total contract value

Sector concentrationHigh risk

100%

Top 2 sectors represent 100% of portfolio

Single buyer dependencyHigh risk

64%

Largest buyer (HEE) represents 64% of total value

Route to marketHigh risk

100%

100% of contract value via direct award

Contract renewal windowHigh risk

8 in 24mo

8 contracts due for renewal in next 24 months

New buyer acquisitionLow risk

7 in 24mo

7 new buying relationships in last 24 months

Buyer breakdown28 buyers

Total buyers28

Top 5 concentration94%

Returning buyers21

New buyers (24 mo)7

Top buyers by contract value

HEE

£47m4 contracts

Sellafield LimitedNew

£17m2 contracts

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

£3m3 contracts

NHS Shared Business Services Ltd (NHS SBS)

£2m1 contract

Sector breakdown1 sectors

100%

Other

Stable

Contract value£73m

Contracts65

Buyers28

Contract patterns

Avg contract value£1m

Avg duration2yr 5mo

Renewal rate43%

Total contracts65

Awards by year

2022£992k

2023£176k

2024£187k

2025£19m

2026£488k

Buyer	Sector	Contracts	Total value	% of portfolio	Latest award
HEE	Other	4	£47m	64.2%	2022-02-12
Sellafield LimitedNew	Other	2	£17m	22.6%	2025-11-11
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust	Other	3	£3m	3.9%	2022-12-23
NHS Shared Business Services Ltd (NHS SBS)	Other	1	£2m	2.5%	2021-06-23
Cumberland CouncilNew	Other	12	£939k	1.3%	2026-05-11
East of England NHS collaborative Procurement HubNew	Other	2	£926k	1.3%	2025-11-28
DEFRA	Other	3	£704k	1.0%	2024-08-06
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)	Other	2	£427k	0.6%	2020-09-18
Cumbria County Council	Other	1	£400k	0.5%	2018-02-01
Health Education England	Other	6	£341k	0.5%	2022-03-20
Ministry of DefenceNew	Other	2	£280k	0.4%	2026-02-06
Department for Business & TradeNew	Other	1	£264k	0.4%	2025-02-21
NHS England	Other	7	£151k	0.2%	2025-02-26
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust	Other	1	£145k	0.2%	2016-09-06
South of England Procurement Centre	Other	1	£140k	0.2%	2019-07-25
Department for Education	Other	1	£132k	0.2%	2021-01-13
East Riding of Yorkshire CouncilNew	Other	1	£66k	0.1%	2025-01-07
Cambridgeshire County CouncilNew	Other	1	£44k	0.1%	2025-12-18
NHS South of England Procurement Services	Other	1	£23k	0.0%	2018-08-23
Health & Safety Executive	Other	1	£12k	0.0%	2021-01-04
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust	Other	1	£0k	0.0%	2017-02-08
North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC)	Other	1	£0k	0.0%	2016-02-12
Hertfordshire County Council	Other	2	£0k	0.0%
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government	Other	1	£0k	0.0%
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, trading as North of England NHS Commercial Procurement Collaborative ("NOE CPC")	Other	4	£0k	0.0%
YPO	Other	1	£0k	0.0%
West Midlands Ambulance Service	Other	1	£0k	0.0%
BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED	Other	1	£0k	0.0%