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UNIVERSITY OF READING

Education & training
SME

The University of Reading offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs across various subjects, including project management and global sustainable development.

reading.ac.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£47.7m
Live
35
Buyers
25
12m
£23.2m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities5
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts35 / 69
  • Top buyers25
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
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Quick answer — UNIVERSITY OF READINGUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

UNIVERSITY OF READING has won £47.7m across 25 public-sector buyers, with 35 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Met Office at 38% · 53% in Education & training · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
35 of 69Live contracts
38%Top-buyer concentration
53%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

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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 · 2
Project ManagementPostgraduate program in project management. ↗Global Sustainable DevelopmentUndergraduate degree courses in global sustainable development. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 5 from notices
  • NHS Education Contract - University of ReadingHEE · £11.4m
  • Capturing Effects of Diet on Emissions from Ruminant SystemsDEFRA · £49k
  • Human Dimensions Champion RequirementUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £40k
  • CS21056 Securing the footprint of UK soils for future generationsUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £20k
  • 'HerdAdvance - Understanding farmer behaviour change' (as a result of project interventions)DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · —

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

Case studies

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

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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

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No accreditations recorded

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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 · 35 live · 34 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
CSP26235 - Fast Track Leadership - Phase 1 Apprenticeships
ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZ8000000024 Jun 2026£1.3m5 yrsLive
CSP26234- Leadership - Phase 1 Apprenticeships
ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZ8000000015 Jun 2026£550k5 yrsLive
Chartered Manager Degree Level 6 ST0272 X 5
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS8000000025 Jun 2026£110k3.1 yrsLive
DN772326 - Framework for Applied Science Technology and Engineering Requirements
Met Office7310000024 Apr 2026£1.3m8 yrsLive
Framework for Applied Science Technology Engineering Requirements (FASTER)
Met Office—24 Apr 2026£9.1m3 yrsLive
DN773311 Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP) Science Delivery Framework 2
Met Office—29 Jun 2026£4.5m3.8 yrsLive
DN773311 _Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP) Science Delivery Framework 2
Met Office7300000001 Apr 2026£3.2m4 yrsLive
L6 Chartered Manager
Environment Agency8000000026 Mar 2026£15k2.1 yrsLive
Senior Leader
Hampshire County Council8000000022 Dec 2025£7k1.8 yrsLive
Senior Leader Level 7 ST0480 X 5- Future Leaders
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS8000000022 Dec 2025£70k1.8 yrsLive
Total live value £24.3m · mean award £691k1–10 of 69

Top buyers · 25 buyers · top 3 = 76%

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

✓ From notices
1
Met Office
10 contracts
38%
since 2016
2
HEE
1 contract
24%
since 2021
3
Crown Commercial Service
2 contracts
14%
since 2022
4
Department for Education
6 contracts
9%
since 2016
5
DEFRA
20 contracts
4%
since 2016
6
ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZ
2 contracts
4%
since 2026
7
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE)
3 contracts
2%
since 2016
8
Cabinet Office
1 contract
2%
since 2020
9
Health Education England
3 contracts
1%
since 2022
10
NHS England
3 contracts
1%
since 2024

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 53%.

✓ From notices
Education & training80
53%
R&D services73
47%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South West14 contracts
61%
North West2 contracts
22%
London30 contracts
11%
East Midlands3 contracts
3%
Yorkshire7 contracts
3%
South East2 contracts
0%
Region resolved for 63% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). UNIVERSITY OF READING highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
UO
UNIVERSITY OF READING
Yes£23.2m—
IR
IFF Research
No£10.4m1
AI
Ambition Institute
Yes£9.3m2
SD
School-Led Development Trust
Yes£9.3m2
UC
UCL Consultants Ltd
Yes£9.3m2
ED
Education Development Trust
Yes£8.7m1
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Red flags · 0 active

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

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✓ 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.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
—
No filing on record
Confirmation statement
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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.

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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

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Companies House

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

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
RC000665
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.

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£

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.

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UNIVERSITY OF READING
RC000665 · this company

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