UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
Companies House: Royal Charter Company·DfE school register: Higher education institutions·Education·North West England·Lancaster
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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 11 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.
14 awarded tenders, 24 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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| Purchase of In Vivo Optical Imaging System | 2 Nov 2026 | 5d | £100,000 |
| Specialised Cleaning Services Framework | 10 Nov 2026 | 13d | £2,475,000 |
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
45 Construction work6 procedures · 29% · 1 open90 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental6 procedures · 29% · 1 open38 Laboratory, optical and precision3 procedures · 14% · 1 open50 Repair and maintenance services3 procedures · 14%42 Industrial machinery2 procedures · 10%48 Software package and information systems2 procedures · 10%80 Education and training services2 procedures · 10%24 Chemical products1 procedure · 5%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 · 21 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.
Contract67%(14 notices)
14 of 21 notices are Contract (67%).Framework33%(7 notices)
7 of 21 notices are Framework (33%).
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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.
Open57%(12 notices)
12 of 21 notices are Open (57%).Selective29%(6 notices)
6 of 21 notices are Selective (29%).Route not published10%(2 notices)
2 of 21 notices are Route not published (10%).Direct award5%(1 notice)
1 of 21 notices is Direct award (5%).
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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 11 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 13 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 21 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 5 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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| JOHN SHAW AND SON LIMITED | 1 | 7.1% | 1 | 6 | 2 Jul 2026 |
| SLine Travel Limited | 1 | 7.1% | 1 | 6 | 2 Jul 2026 |
| ARCHWAY TRAVEL LIMITED | 1 | 7.1% | 1 | 5 | 2 Jul 2026 |
| Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire Ltd | 1 | 7.1% | 1 | 5 | 2 Jul 2026 |
| FTS Coach Hire Limited | 1 | 7.1% | 1 | 2 | 2 Jul 2026 |
| In Depth Services (Cleaning) Limited | 1 | 7.1% | 1 | 2 | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Bulloughs Cleaning Services Ltd | 1 | 7.1% | 1 | 2 | 17 Mar 2026 |
| D & I LIMITED | 1 | 7.1% | 1 | 1 | 17 Mar 2026 |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 7% of 14 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 24 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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| General Waste (Lot One) and Recyclate & Food Waste (Lot Two) Collection Services | Lancaster City Council | 12 Jun 2026 | 2 yrs · up to 5 yrs | £1,950,000 ≈ £975k/yr |
| Strategic CRM Platform | Creation Technology Solutions Limited | 5 Mar 2026 | 2.1 yrs · up to 2.3 yrs | £1,087,613 ≈ £522k/yr |
| Fit-Out Contractor for Charles Carter Refurbishment | Overbury Plc | 22 Jul 2026 | 4 mo | £300,000 |
| Pool Water Treatment, Service and Support | Sterling Hydrotech ltd | 17 Oct 2025 | 2 yrs · up to 5 yrs | £290,765 ≈ £145k/yr |
| Grease Trap Cleaning | Ventilation Surveys & Services Ltd | 2 Oct 2026 | 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs | £234,850 ≈ £78k/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.
14 of 14 contracts carry an end date · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
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| CTrap for North West: Equipment for Visualization of Single Molecular Biomolecular Dynamics for Biosciences | Lunicks B.V, Lumicks B.V | 7 Sept 2027 | £1,047,774 |
| Guestroom Cleaning | MARGARET CLEANING SOLUTIONS LTD | 12 Oct 2027 | £696,326 |
| Pool Water Treatment, Service and Support | Sterling Hydrotech ltd | 31 Oct 2027 | £290,765 |
| Framework Agreement for Window Cleaning Services | Bulloughs Cleaning Services Ltd, D & I LIMITED, In Depth Services (Cleaning) Limited | 30 Mar 2028 | £100,000 |
| Painting and Decorating Framework | GEORGE JONES & SON (CONTRACTORS) LTD, IAN WILLIAMS, S.J. BOWKER LIMITED | 31 Mar 2028 | £937,500 |
| Framework Agreement for Window Cleaning Services | Bulloughs Cleaning Services Ltd, HB CLEANING NORTH LTD, In Depth Services (Cleaning) Limited | 31 Mar 2028 | £500,000 |
Recent procedures
Latest 21 of 21 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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| Accommodation and Conferencing SoftwareSoftware package and information systems | Planning | 5 Oct 2026 | £660,000 |
| Grease Trap CleaningCleaning and sanitation services | Awarded / complete | 2 Oct 2026 | £150,000 |
| Arboricultural and Landscaping / Horticultural FrameworkHorticultural services | Open | 21 Sept 2026 | £380,000 |
| SP261465 / Coach Hire with Driver - Framework AgreementHire of passenger transport vehicles with driver | Awarded / complete | 10 Aug 2026 | £2,000,000 |
| Fit-Out Contractor for Charles Carter RefurbishmentBuilding construction work | Awarded / complete | 30 Jul 2026 | £300,000 |
| Design and Fit Out Contractor FrameworkBuilding construction work | Open | 29 Jul 2026 | £10,000,000 |
| General Waste (Lot One) and Recyclate & Food Waste (Lot Two) Collection ServicesRefuse and waste related services | Awarded / complete | 2 Jul 2026 | £1,950,000 |
| Intruder Alarm, Access Control and CCTV Service and MaintenanceAccess control system | Awarded / complete | 12 Jun 2026 | £325,000 |
| Furness College Lift ReplacementLift installation work | Awarded / complete | 24 Apr 2026 | £133,333 |
| Window Cleaning Service FrameworkAccommodation | Awarded / complete | 24 Apr 2026 | £540,000 |
| Purchase of Cryo Free Dilution RefrigeratorLaboratory | Awarded / complete | 14 Apr 2026 | £590,000 |
| Painting and Decorating FrameworkBuilding completion work | Awarded / complete | 30 Mar 2026 | £937,500 |
| Provision of Simulated Patient ActorsEducation and training services | Open | 11 Mar 2026 | £660,000 |
| Strategic CRM PlatformSoftware package and information systems | Awarded / complete | 11 Mar 2026 | £3,500,000 |
| Pool Water Treatment, Service and SupportCleaning and sanitation services | Awarded / complete | 31 Oct 2025 | £83,000 |
| Mobile platform for tracking Carbon through agri-ecosystemsLaboratory | Awarded / complete | 23 Oct 2025 | £1,200,000 |
| Guestroom CleaningAccommodation cleaning services | Awarded / complete | 10 Oct 2025 | £150,000 |
| CTrap for North West: Equipment for Visualization of Single Molecular Biomolecular Dynamics for Biosciences | Awarded / complete | 2 Oct 2025 | — |
| Lancaster University Facilitation and Coaching Services FrameworkStaff development services | Planning | 6 Mar 2025 | — |
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. 14 of 14 published contracts have an end date; 0 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.