UNIVERSITY OF DERBY: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
Companies House: PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)·DfE school register: Higher education institutions·Education·East Midlands·Derby
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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 3 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months. Small sample.
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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.
32 awarded tenders, 85 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.
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
79 Business services: law, marketing, consulting4 procedures · 25%31 Electrical machinery1 procedure · 6%34 Transport equipment and products1 procedure · 6%44 Construction structures and materials1 procedure · 6%50 Repair and maintenance services1 procedure · 6%71 Architectural, construction, engineering1 procedure · 6%80 Education and training services1 procedure · 6%85 Health and social work services1 procedure · 6%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 · 16 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.
Contract94%(15 notices)
15 of 16 notices are Contract (94%).Framework6%(1 notice)
1 of 16 notices is Framework (6%).
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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.
Direct award38%(6 notices)
6 of 16 notices are Direct award (38%).Open38%(6 notices)
6 of 16 notices are Open (38%).Selective13%(2 notices)
2 of 16 notices are Selective (13%).Route not published13%(2 notices)
2 of 16 notices are Route not published (13%).
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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 3 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months. Small sample.
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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 3 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 16 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 2 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months. Small sample.
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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| Express Recruitment Ltd | 2 | 6.3% | 0 | 2 | — |
| Perrett Laver Ltd | 2 | 6.3% | 0 | 2 | — |
| GatenbySanderson Limited | 2 | 6.3% | 0 | 2 | — |
| James Andrews Recruitment Solutions Ltd | 2 | 6.3% | 0 | 2 | — |
| GLOBAL FIRE SYSTEMS LIMITED | 1 | 3.1% | 1 | 1 | 27 Mar 2026 |
| A to E Training & Solutions Ltd | 1 | 3.1% | 1 | 1 | 28 Aug 2026 |
| BLACKPOOL DESIGN COACHBUILDERS LIMITED | 1 | 3.1% | 1 | 1 | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Axis Recruitment Limited | 1 | 3.1% | 1 | 1 | — |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 6% of 32 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 85 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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| HUDL Sports Performance and Analysis Software (Enhanced) | Hudl | — | 3 yrs | £524,732 ≈ £175k/yr |
| Consultancy Project | CBRE Limited | — | 1 yrs | £325,000 ≈ £325k/yr |
| PebblePad ePortfolio system | PEBBLE LEARNING LTD | — | 2.7 yrs | £323,505 ≈ £121k/yr |
| Managed Email Delivery Platform | Quba Digital Limited | — | 3.8 yrs | £240,000 ≈ £63k/yr |
| eTracker eSuite eSign | VLE SUPPORT LIMITED | — | 3.3 yrs · up to 5.3 yrs | £149,467 † ≈ £45k/yr |
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.
39 of 77 contracts carry an end date, 34 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
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| One to one Executive Coaching | Advance HE | 16 Dec 2026 estimated | £250,000 |
| One to one Executive Coaching | Melissa Roberts Ltd | 16 Dec 2026 estimated | £250,000 |
| One to one Executive Coaching | New Level Results Ltd | 16 Dec 2026 estimated | £250,000 |
| One to one Executive Coaching | Notion Limited | 16 Dec 2026 estimated | £250,000 |
| One to one Executive Coaching | On The Up Consulting Ltd | 16 Dec 2026 estimated | £250,000 |
| One to one Executive Coaching | Primeast Ltd | 16 Dec 2026 estimated | £250,000 |
| One to one Executive Coaching | Rosia Bay Ltd | 16 Dec 2026 estimated | £250,000 |
| One to one Executive Coaching | The Workforce Development Trust Ltd | 16 Dec 2026 estimated | £250,000 |
| One to one Executive Coaching | Ursula Cameron Limited | 16 Dec 2026 estimated | £250,000 |
| One to one Executive Coaching | Business Reimagined Ltd | 16 Dec 2026 estimated | £250,000 |
Soonest 10 of 21 contracts ending within 18 months.
Recent procedures
Latest 50 of 53 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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| Supply of Higher Educational Consultancy Services in IndiaRecruitment services | Cancelled | 29 Sept 2026 | £350,000 |
| Provision of Manual Handling & Basic Life Safety TrainingHealth and first-aid training services | Awarded / complete | 28 Aug 2026 | £570,000 |
| HUDL Sports Performance and Analysis Software (Enhanced) | Awarded / complete | 26 Jun 2026 | — |
| Management of Fire & Life Safety SystemsFire-alarm systems | Awarded / complete | 27 Mar 2026 | £2,750,000 |
| University of Derby Health BusVehicle conversion and reconditioning services | Awarded / complete | 17 Mar 2026 | £230,000 |
| Consultancy Services | Awarded / complete | 17 Mar 2026 | — |
| Supply of Occupational Health Services for StudentsHealth and social work services | Awarded / complete | 11 Mar 2026 | £1,500,000 |
| Managed Email Delivery Platform | Awarded / complete | 21 Jan 2026 | — |
| EfficientIP _ Core Network Domain and Security Management | Awarded / complete | 25 Nov 2025 | — |
| Derby Theatre RebrandAdvertising and marketing services | Planning | 30 Oct 2025 | £50,000 |
| PebblePad ePortfolio system | Awarded / complete | 29 Oct 2025 | — |
| eTracker eSuite eSign | Awarded / complete | 29 Oct 2025 | — |
| Recruitment Agency Services FrameworkRecruitment services | Awarded / complete | 2 Jun 2025 | £800,000 |
| Agency Recruitment ServicesRecruitment services | Awarded / complete | 2 Jun 2025 | £2,000,000 |
| External Audit ServicesAccounting and auditing services | Open | 14 Apr 2025 | £800,000 |
| Travel Management Services TenderTravel agency and similar services | Awarded / complete | 20 Mar 2025 | — |
| ANPR Car Park Management System (hardware and software) - Prior Information Notice PINCar park control equipment | Planned | 21 Feb 2025 | — |
| Fire Door Inspections & Remedial WorksBuilding-inspection services | Open | 20 Feb 2025 | £1,750,000 |
| Diagnostic Assessment Reports _ SpLDMiscellaneous services | Awarded / complete | 10 Jan 2025 | £297,000 |
| Catering Services to the New Business SchoolCatering services | Open | 27 Sept 2024 | £1,500,000 |
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. 39 of 77 published contracts have an end date; 34 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.