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Open University

Education & training
SME

The Open University (OU) is the UK's leading distance learning university, offering flexible, part-time higher education to over 170,000 students worldwide. The OU Business School holds triple accreditation from AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS, and the university is accredited by numerous Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs). It is one of the few UK universities to hold regional accreditation in the US as well.

open.ac.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£129.9m
Live
39
Buyers
53
12m
£102k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts39 / 86
  • Top buyers53
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Open UniversityUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Open University has won £129.9m across 53 public-sector buyers, with 39 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer YPO at 80% · 100% in Education & training · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
39 of 86Live contracts
80%Top-buyer concentration
100%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value · 1/5

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes. Each is tagged self-reported or from the website.

◐ From supplier website
JobsNo commitment stated✓
SkillsNo commitment stated✓
EnvironmentNo commitment stated✓
Tackling inequality1 commitment✓
CommunityNo commitment stated✓
Tackling inequality · 1
  • WebsiteCommunityWidening access to higher education for working adults and disadvantaged groups

Extracted automatically from open.ac.uk on Jun 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 6
Distance Learning
Undergraduate Degrees
Postgraduate Degrees
Professional Development
Open Learning
Research
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • NHS Education ContractHEE · £8.3m
  • PROVISION OF MAA ACCREDITATION TRAINING (UKAFMAA) (INFO ONLY)Ministry of Defence, DIO, · £429k
  • Apprenticeships Framework 2018-2024Cumbria County Council · £400k
  • Invitation to Tender for Level 6 Social Work Degree ApprenticeshipsGloucestershire County Council · £207k
  • South Cambridgeshire District Council - Management ApprenticeshipsSouth Cambridgeshire District Council · £80k
  • Apprenticeship Transfers - Open UniversityNHS England · £30k

Extracted automatically from open.ac.uk on Jun 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

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Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships · 4

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

◐ From supplier website
Core credentials · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 4
AACSB
AMBA
EQUIS
PSRB Accreditations

Extracted automatically from open.ac.uk on Jun 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 39 live · 47 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Social Worker Integrated Degree
Kirklees Council8000000002 Feb 2026£30k1.5 yrsLive
Social Worker Integrated Degree
Kirklees Council8000000002 Feb 2026£72k3 yrsLive
Open University - validated partners with The City of Liverpool College for the provision of courses and annual validation charges
The City of Liverpool College—01 Dec 2025—2 yrsLive
715352467- CCCT856- The Open University, Academic Upskilling 2025
Defence Equipment and Support—29 Aug 2025£50k6 yrsLive
CORE Membership 2025/30
JISC—01 Dec 2025£750k5 yrspending
Apprenticeships Training Provision - for Torbay Council
Torbay Council8040000019 May 2025£26k3.5 yrsLive
Social Work Integrated Degree Apprenticeships
Peterborough City Council8000000001 Feb 2025£72k3 yrsLive
REGISTERED NURSE DEGREE (NMC 2018)
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust8000000014 Oct 2024£26k4 yrsLive
Social Worker Apprenticeships for Gloucestershire County Council
Gloucestershire County Council7963200001 Sept 2024£312k3 yrsLive
Registered Nurse Degree Level 6 Apprenticeships (ST0781)
TEES ESK & WEAR VALLEYS NHS TRUST8000000002 Sept 2024£26k4 yrsLive
Total live value £2.6m · mean award £1.5m1–10 of 86

Top buyers · 53 buyers · top 3 = 90%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
YPO
2 contracts
80%
since 2018
2
HEE
1 contract
6%
since 2021
3
Norfolk Community Health and Care
2 contracts
3%
since 2018
4
NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
1 contract
1%
since 2021
5
South Yorkshire Police
1 contract
1%
since 2022
6
COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED
1 contract
1%
since 2023
7
Health Education England
3 contracts
1%
since 2020
8
Suffolk Sourcing
1 contract
1%
since 2020
9
JISC
3 contracts
1%
since 2025
10
Cambridgeshire County Council
2 contracts
1%
since 2022

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
Education & training80
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire16 contracts
89%
Eastern10 contracts
5%
London8 contracts
2%
South West21 contracts
2%
West Midlands1 contract
1%
South East3 contracts
1%
North East7 contracts
0%
North West7 contracts
0%
East Midlands1 contract
0%
Wales1 contract
0%
Scotland1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Open University highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
SC
St Christopher’s Fellowship
Yes£59.0m1
FC
FOSTER CARE LINK LIMITED
Yes£59.0m1
IR
IFF Research
No£10.4m1
AI
Ambition Institute
Yes£9.3m2
SD
School-Led Development Trust
Yes£9.3m2
OU
Open University
Yes£102k—
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

↔ Cross-checked
Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
—
No filing on record
Confirmation statement
—
No filing on record
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
RC000391
Status
Active
Type
Royal Charter
SIC codes
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Directors & PSC

No active officers or PSCs on record.

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

↔ From Cos House
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)
RC000391 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.