University Of York (Pelican): Contract Register & Procurement Profile
Companies House: Royal Charter Company·DfE school register: Higher education institutions·Education·Yorkshire and the Humber·as above
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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 9 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.
60 awarded tenders, 71 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
45 Construction work6 procedures · 19%38 Laboratory, optical and precision5 procedures · 16%79 Business services: law, marketing, consulting5 procedures · 16%48 Software package and information systems4 procedures · 13%32 Radio, television, communication3 procedures · 9%71 Architectural, construction, engineering3 procedures · 9%72 IT services: consulting, software, internet3 procedures · 9%50 Repair and maintenance services2 procedures · 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 · 32 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.
Contract88%(28 notices)
28 of 32 notices are Contract (88%).Framework13%(4 notices)
4 of 32 notices are Framework (13%).
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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.
Open50%(16 notices)
16 of 32 notices are Open (50%).Selective16%(5 notices)
5 of 32 notices are Selective (16%).Route not published16%(5 notices)
5 of 32 notices are Route not published (16%).Direct award13%(4 notices)
4 of 32 notices are Direct award (13%).Limited / restricted6%(2 notices)
2 of 32 notices are Limited / restricted (6%).
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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 9 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 7 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 32 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 6 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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| UNION BIOMETRICA INC | 2 | 3.3% | 0 | 2 | — |
| First York Limited | 2 | 3.3% | 0 | 2 | — |
| OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED | 1 | 1.7% | 1 | 3 | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Atkins Limited | 1 | 1.7% | 1 | 3 | 19 Dec 2025 |
| AECOM LIMITED | 1 | 1.7% | 1 | 2 | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Salesforce UK Limited | 1 | 1.7% | 1 | 2 | 30 Jun 2026 |
| CREED FOODSERVICE | 1 | 1.7% | 1 | 2 | 12 Nov 2025 |
| British Geological Society | 1 | 1.7% | 1 | 2 | 19 Dec 2025 |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 8% of 60 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 71 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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| Deep Geothermal Drilling Works | P R MARRIOTT DRILLING LIMITED | 17 Feb 2026 | 1.8 yrs · up to 1.9 yrs | £35,000,000 ≈ £19m/yr |
| Transformation and Implementation Services | KPMG | — | — | £7,996,000 † |
| Licences and training | Workday Ltd | — | — | £7,476,000 † |
| Research Management System | Worktribe | — | — | £900,000 † |
| Fruit & Vegetables | Country Fresh Foods | 12 Nov 2025 | 2 yrs · up to 3 yrs | £246,668 ≈ £123k/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.
32 of 63 contracts carry an end date, 13 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
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| Low Temperature Vector Field Magnet System for Quantum Transport Measurements | Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited | 1 Nov 2026 | £480,000 |
| High-density and wireless sleep EEG system | BRAIN PRODUCTS UK LTD | 1 Dec 2026 | £220,000 |
| Automated Workflow System | JSB UK and Ireland Ltd | 1 Dec 2026 | £100,000 |
| Continuous Flow Reaction System | Vapourtec Ltd | 31 Mar 2027 | £155,000 |
| Containerised insect rearing system | MANA BIOSYSTEMS LIMITED | 1 Jun 2027 | £212,556 |
| Coaching provision for the On Track Programme | Inclusive Futures Coaching CIC | 2 Oct 2027 | £73,440 |
| The Provision of a Cage and Rack Washer | Allentown UK Ltd | 14 Oct 2027 estimated | £200,000 |
| Investment Manager Services | abrdn Capital Limited | 19 Oct 2027 estimated | £206,966 |
| Fruit & Vegetables | Country Fresh Foods | 12 Jan 2028 | £246,668 |
| Dairy | CREED FOODSERVICE | 12 Jan 2028 | £150,909 |
Soonest 10 of 11 contracts ending within 18 months.
Recent procedures
Latest 50 of 92 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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| The Provision of a Cage and Rack WasherLaboratory | Awarded / complete | 22 Jul 2025 | £250,000 |
| Wentworth Nucleus Demolition WorksBuilding demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work | Planned | 27 May 2025 | — |
| James Nucleus Demolition WorksBuilding demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work | Planned | 27 May 2025 | — |
| University of YorK - Network Delivery Partner FrameworkLocal area network services | Planned | 27 May 2025 | £5,000,000 |
| Upgrade to Cinema Sound System and ServerRadio | Awarded / complete | 21 May 2025 | £125,000 |
| University of York - District Heating Main Extension WorksDistrict-heating mains construction work | Planned | 21 May 2025 | — |
| Mechanical Works and Services Framework AgreementMechanical installations | Planned | 21 May 2025 | £4,000,000 |
| Seismic SurveyingSubsurface surveying services | Open | 21 Feb 2025 | £1,500,000 |
| Patent, Trademark and Intellectual Property Rights ServicesPatent and copyright consultancy services | Open | 21 Feb 2025 | £1,400,000 |
| Automatic Door Servicing, Maintenance and Reactive RepairsAccess gates | Open | 21 Feb 2025 | £1,000,000 |
| University of York - CHP (Combined Heat and Power) Operation, Maintenance and Repair ServicesBoiler installations | Open | 19 Dec 2024 | £3,000,000 |
| Coach Hire with Driver ServicesHire of buses and coaches with driver | Awarded / complete | 19 Dec 2024 | — |
| Laser Trapping Confocal MicroscopeLaboratory | Awarded / complete | 26 Nov 2024 | £800,000 |
| Digital Open Access Publishing Platform and Associated Publishing ServicesElectronic publishing software package | Awarded / complete | 11 Nov 2024 | — |
| Research Management SystemEducational software package | Awarded / complete | 8 Nov 2024 | — |
| UY PROC 1134 HR Transformation Technical Implementation PartnerFinancial analysis and accounting software package | Planned | 4 Sept 2024 | — |
| Regular Campus Bus ServiceRoad transport services | Awarded / complete | 23 Aug 2024 | — |
| Tender for the Provision of Electrical WorksElectrical installation work | Open | 6 Aug 2024 | £6,000,000 |
| Tender for the Provision of Energy Saving LightingElectrical equipment and apparatus | Open | 28 Jun 2024 | £12,000,000 |
| Biosorter upgrade with extended warrantyAnalysers | Awarded / complete | 31 May 2024 | — |
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. 32 of 63 published contracts have an end date; 13 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.