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The University of Sheffield

R&D services
Large

The University of Sheffield is a leading research university that offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including PhD programs. It is committed to sustainability and has various initiatives to support this goal.

shef.ac.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£70.2m
Live
35
Buyers
46
12m
£1.1m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities6
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts35 / 121
  • Top buyers46
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — The University of SheffieldUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

The University of Sheffield has won £70.2m across 46 public-sector buyers, with 35 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Health Education England at 36% · 100% in R&D services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
35 of 121Live contracts
36%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✓
Environment1 commitment ↗✓
Tackling inequalityNo commitment stated✓
CommunityNo commitment stated✓
Environment · 1
  • WebsiteSustainability at SheffieldThe University is committed to sustainability and has various initiatives to promote it.

Extracted automatically from shef.ac.uk on Jul 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 · 5
Undergraduate coursesOffers a variety of undergraduate programs across different fields. ↗Postgraduate taught coursesProvides a range of taught master's programs. ↗PhD studyOffers opportunities for doctoral research across various disciplines. ↗ApprenticeshipsProvides apprenticeship programs for practical learning. ↗Online learningOffers online learning options for various courses. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 6 from notices
  • Children and Young People Education Mental Health Practitioner Programme, Health Education England- NHS/SoEPS/19.497South of England Procurement Centre · £2.5m
  • BIS Research and Evaluation FrameworkUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £1.1m
  • Shared Outcomes Fund Green Social Prescribing Project EvaluationDEFRA · £887k
  • EAG Call-off 0725-0327 ScHARRNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence · £520k
  • Exam Preparation and Academic LearningHealth Education England · £330k
  • UK SBS RE160487 WEC#4 Operations SupportUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £147k

Extracted automatically from shef.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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Buyer references

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

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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.

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84

No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 35 live · 86 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Provision of a Xenon Polariser
Queen Victoria NHS Foundation Hospital Trust—31 Mar 2026£433k—pending
UKRI-5435 MRC LMS Hyperpolarisation System
UK Research and Innovation—25 Mar 2026£510k4.9 yrspending
University R&D services for EIRT cement analytical work
UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED7300000009 Feb 2026£59k12 moLive
PS25263 - Misinformation Evidence Review
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology7300000028 Nov 2025£50k4 moClosed
EAG Call-off 0725-0327 ScHARR
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence7931500001 Jul 2025£520k1.8 yrsLive
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Defence Equipment and Support—29 Aug 2025£12k2 yrsLive
GB-Swindon: UKRI-4779 Boulby Cryostat Feasibility Study
UK Research & Innovation7310000024 Mar 2025£50k—Closed
Tuition Fees Masters in Public Health (MPH)
NHS England8000000001 Sept 2024£25k7 moClosed
Geoscience Training Programme with University of Sheffield
DEFRA8052100001 Dec 2024£38k4 moClosed
DHSC:PCP: FIT Threshold Modelling
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)7300000018 Dec 2024£25k4 moClosed
Total live value £7.8m · mean award £580k1–10 of 121

Top buyers · 46 buyers · top 3 = 69%

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

✓ From notices
1
Health Education England
9 contracts
36%
since 2020
2
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
8 contracts
20%
since 2016
3
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
2 contracts
14%
since 2019
4
NHS England
9 contracts
10%
since 2023
5
South of England Procurement Centre
1 contract
4%
since 2019
6
Sellafield Limited
2 contracts
2%
since 2019
7
DEFRA
4 contracts
1%
since 2018
8
DfTc - Department for Transport
2 contracts
1%
since 2023
9
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
3 contracts
1%
since 2023
10
UK Research & Innovation
8 contracts
1%
since 2021

Category mix

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

✓ From notices
R&D services73
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
Yorkshire24 contracts
48%
South West28 contracts
24%
London25 contracts
19%
North West11 contracts
5%
South East3 contracts
4%
East Midlands3 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). The University of Sheffield highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
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
TU
The University of Sheffield
No£1.1m—
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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.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
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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.

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Registered details

Company no.
RC000667
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 SHEFFIELD
RC000667 · this company

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