CARDIFF UNIVERSITY

Large enterpriseCompany No. RC000089

CARDIFF UNIVERSITY is a UK royal charter body. Has won 79 UK public-sector contracts worth £84.4m across 29 buyers, primarily NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC.

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Active contracts

▲ 1 new award (30d)

Contracted (12m)

£1.3m

▲ 2753% vs prior 12m

Framework headroom (12m)

£70.0m

eligibility, not revenue

Public buyers

stable this month

Top buyer share

83%

NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC

Buyer concentration

Each block sized by share of total award value. A dominant block signals dependency on one buyer.

Severe concentration. Top buyer alone = 83% of revenue.

NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC

£70.0m

83%

Department for Education

£7.1m

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

£3.1m

Transport for Wales

£1.4m

Office for National Statistics

£418k

Other (5 buyers)

£2.3m

Contracts won · 79 total · 46 active · 24 expired

Every contract award published under the Procurement Act.

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Title	Buyer	Award type	Value	Awarded	Status
Innovation Academic Framework	NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC	Framework call off	£70.0m ceiling · ~£70.0m share	26 Feb 2026	pending
What Works Centre for Children's Social Care - Incubator and research Partner Contracts	Department for Education	Shared contract	£4.9m lot total · 2 suppliers	26 Sept 2017	expired
UKSBS PR16195 X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) facility	UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED	Framework call off	£3.1m ceiling · ~£3.1m share	18 Jul 2017	expired
Digital Languages Mentoring Project (Beta)	Department for Education	Direct contract	£1.9m	16 Oct 2019	expired
Design of an operational flood warning system for CVL	Transport for Wales	Direct contract	£724k	21 May 2026	pending
Design of an operational flood warning system for CVL	Transport for Wales	Direct contract	£724k	—	pending
SSD Framework Agreement	Office for National Statistics	Shared contract	£353k lot total · 17 suppliers	19 Apr 2016	expired
SOCIAL WORK FAST TRACK PROGRAMMES - TRACKING RETENTION AND PROGRESSION	Department for Education	Direct contract	£232k	29 Mar 2017	expired
Delivery of the Workforce Survey for Social Care Workers in Wales (2026-2030)	Social Care Wales	Direct contract	£218k	19 Jun 2025	pending
4 Year PhD Studentship	Defence Science and Technology Laboratory	Direct contract	£186k	29 Mar 2022	active
Post Registration Clinical Management Education	NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)	Direct contract	£180k	—	pending
Infrastructure to Support the Coverage of Otters under the H4 indicator	DEFRA	Direct contract	£169k	31 Mar 2022	expired
Optometry Education	Health Education and Improvement Wales	Direct contract	£155k	26 Jun 2025	pending
Optometry Education	Health Education and Improvement Wales	Direct contract	£155k	—	pending
'When I am Ready’ scheme evaluation	Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government	Direct contract	£150k	11 Mar 2026	pending

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Contracts won · 79 total · 46 active · 24 expired

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Award value — last 8 quarters

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