University of Bath: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
Companies House: Royal Charter Company·DfE school register: Higher education institutions·Education·South West England·Bath·Ran 1 procurement for other authorities
Official UK PPONPNGV-7869-ZHZQWebsitebath.ac.uk ↗
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 13 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
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How much of this buyer’s work goes to its three most frequent suppliers.
Share of its awarded tenders that name at least one of the top three. Each tender is counted once.
29 awarded tenders, 122 different suppliers.
Describes the record. It is not a sign of favouritism.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of published VAT-exclusive awards to single suppliers, last 24 months. Left out: concession revenue, framework ceilings, repeated notices, equal-value duplicates.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
Open notices
2 live · deadline in the future or not published · as of page build
| Notice | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Principal Contractor — Single-Supplier Framework for Metal Barrel Roof Replacement | 2 Nov 2026 | 5d | £5,000,000 |
| Low-Temperature STM/qPlus-AFM with Optical Access | 20 Nov 2026 | 23d | £400,000 |
What they buyi
What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
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What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each
38 Laboratory, optical and precision10 procedures · 21% · 1 open45 Construction work9 procedures · 19% · 1 open71 Architectural, construction, engineering9 procedures · 19%79 Business services: law, marketing, consulting7 procedures · 15%50 Repair and maintenance services4 procedures · 8%90 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental3 procedures · 6%31 Electrical machinery2 procedures · 4%33 Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals2 procedures · 4%How they buyi
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Last 24 months · 48 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract92%(44 notices)
44 of 48 notices are Contract (92%).Framework8%(4 notices)
4 of 48 notices are Framework (8%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open81%(39 notices)
39 of 48 notices are Open (81%).Route not published13%(6 notices)
6 of 48 notices are Route not published (13%).Limited / restricted4%(2 notices)
2 of 48 notices are Limited / restricted (4%).Selective2%(1 notice)
1 of 48 notices is Selective (2%).
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 13 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
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How long this buyer takes to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on this buyer’s own tenders.
Based on 11 decided tenders across all categories, last 24 months.
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How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.
Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.
Based on 48 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
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Do this buyer’s awards land above or below its own estimates.
Each lot’s published estimate against its award, on this buyer’s competitions, like for like.
Based on 8 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
Who wins herei
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records
| Supplier | Procedures | Share | Last 24m | Award records | Last activity |
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| Bath Mind | 1 | 3.4% | 1 | 1 | 9 Jul 2026 |
| Browne Jacobson LLP | 1 | 3.4% | 1 | 1 | 17 Aug 2025 |
| Optimax Imaging Inspection & Measurement Ltd | 1 | 3.4% | 1 | 1 | — |
| SPECTRUM WELLNESS UK LTD | 1 | 3.4% | 1 | 1 | 9 Jul 2026 |
| Photron Europe LTD | 1 | 3.4% | 1 | 1 | — |
| Verde Recreo LTD | 1 | 3.4% | 1 | 1 | 6 May 2025 |
| Magritek UK | 1 | 3.4% | 1 | 1 | 2 Jul 2025 |
| NIRx Medizintechnik GmbH | 1 | 3.4% | 1 | 1 | 15 Jul 2025 |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 10% of 29 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 122 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of published VAT-exclusive awards to single suppliers, last 24 months. Left out: concession revenue, framework ceilings, repeated notices, equal-value duplicates.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
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The middle published award value for this buyer.
Middle value of the same awards as the total above.
Largest published awards iThe biggest published awards. Awards to a single supplier with a published value, largest first, so you can check the totals against the notice. A repeated framework total can appear here. Open the notice to check. | Supplier | Awarded | Term | Published value |
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| Astro Pitch Replacement | Verde Recreo LTD | 6 May 2025 | 2 mo | £333,333 |
| 3D Optical Measuring System | Optimax Imaging Inspection & Measurement Ltd | — | — | £260,000 † |
| Digital PCR | Qiagen Limited | 30 Sept 2025 | 3 yrs | £154,167 ≈ £51k/yr |
| Marketing & Communications Services | Recognition Design & Marketing Ltd | 14 Jul 2025 | 1 yrs · up to 5 yrs | £150,000 ≈ £150k/yr |
| Versatile High Speed Camera | Photron Europe LTD | — | — | £145,000 † |
Contracts endingi
Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
20 of 30 contracts carry an end date, 19 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
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| Summer Deep Cleans | AMETROS FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED | 2 May 2027 estimated | £900,000 |
Recent procedures
Latest 50 of 85 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
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| SETsquared Framework For MentorsBusiness and management consultancy services | Open | 4 Sept 2026 | £700,000 |
| Provision of Student Support & Safeguarding Services for the University of Bath. | Awarded / complete | 10 Jul 2026 | — |
| Provision of Student Support & Safeguarding Services for the University of Bath.Counselling services | Awarded / complete | 10 Jul 2026 | £250,000 |
| STV Decarbonisation — Roof Replacement and Photovoltaic InstallationConstruction work | Planning | 5 Jun 2026 | £10,000,000 |
| High Temperature Superconducting Rotor with Rotating CryostatElectric motors | Planned | 29 May 2026 | £120,000 |
| R7 Student Accommodation – Clerk of Works ServicesConstruction-site supervision services | Open | 20 May 2026 | £220,000 |
| The Provision of Fire Alarms and Associated Systems MaintenanceFire-alarm systems | Open | 5 May 2026 | £5,120,000 |
| The Provision of Waste & Recycling collection servicesRefuse collection services | Open | 22 Apr 2026 | £1,780,000 |
| University of Bath Framework for Minor WorksConstruction work | Open | 21 Apr 2026 | £20,000,000 |
| Horizon Scanning for the University of BathDevelopment consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 16 Apr 2026 | £60,000 |
| University of Bath - Recruitment of two new lay members of CouncilRecruitment services | Awarded / complete | 16 Apr 2026 | £40,000 |
| Provision of Commissioning EngineerTechnical testing | Open | 15 Apr 2026 | £250,000 |
| 1454 - 3 West – Lead Designer and Multi-disciplinary Design TeamArchitectural and related services | Open | 26 Mar 2026 | £250,000 |
| UoB Foundation PartnerBusiness and management consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 26 Mar 2026 | £65,000,000 |
| The University of Bath Supply of Dry CleaningLaundry-collection services | Open | 26 Mar 2026 | £180,000 |
| High‑throughput quantitative PCR (HT‑qPCR)Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment | Open | 20 Feb 2026 | £120,000 |
| 3 West – Cost Consultant (Quantity Surveying Services) - UoBath/Proc/1438Calculation of costs | Open | 9 Feb 2026 | £350,000 |
| Metering (Power & Water) Services Contract - UoBath/Proc/1439Metering instruments | Planned | 30 Jan 2026 | £350,984 |
| Quarry House External Maintenance and Re-Roofing ProjectBuilding construction work | Open | 21 Jan 2026 | £275,000 |
| Website AuditWeb server software development services | Open | 15 Jan 2026 | £120,000 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- One profile per authority. Different spellings and registration numbers of the same body are merged into this profile. It includes tenders the authority ran for other bodies and tenders run on its behalf; spend is credited to the body that pays.
- Values are published values. Award values are what the authority published, excluding VAT and framework ceilings. They are not a budget or total spend.
- Contract end dates. 20 of 30 published contracts have an end date; 19 of those are estimated as the signature (or publication) date plus the published duration and are marked “estimated”. They feed “Contracts ending”, the same rule as the retender radar.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.