Public sector buyer
Public sector contracts from North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium
8 of its contracts end in the next 18 months. Get its new tenders, and see who holds the work now.
- 3
- Awards, last 12 months
- 158
- Awards since 2021
- 248
- Distinct suppliers
- £25.0m
- Median contract value
- 8
- Ending in 18 months
Hatched quarters fall only partly inside the next 18 months. Busiest whole quarter: Q3 2027.
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- 1 contract ends in the next 6 months
- Has published 1 planned procurement
- Has awarded contracts every year since 2021
- Took on 3 new suppliers in the last 12 months
3 contract awards published in the last 12 months and 158 since 2021 from 248 suppliers.
this buyer at a glance
Its most active procurement category is medical equipment and pharmaceuticals.
Rexel UK LTd appears most frequently, holding 20 awards.
The median published contract value is £25.0m (158 contracts state a value).
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Awards per quarter
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8 contracts expiring in the next 18 months
Contract end dates are published in the original award notices. A contract approaching its end date is a re-tender with a date on it, and the point at which a buyer is most open to a conversation.
| Contract | Incumbent | Value | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furniture | 12 suppliers (framework) | £60.0m | 30 Apr 2027in 6 months |
| Broadcasting Equipment & Integration Services | 8 suppliers (framework) | £14.0m | 30 Jun 2027in 8 months |
| Framework Agreement for High Value Laboratory Equipment | 29 suppliers (framework) | £185.0m | 31 Jul 2027in 9 months |
| High Value Laboratory Equipment | 33 suppliers (framework) | £185.0m | 31 Jul 2027in 9 months |
| Framework Agreement for High Value Laboratory Equipment | 25 suppliers (framework) | £185.0m | 31 Jul 2027in 9 months |
| Gift Cards & Vouchers | 4 suppliers (framework) | £15.0m | 30 Nov 2027in 1 year 1 month |
| Photographic Equipment & Consumables | 5 suppliers (framework) | £18.0m | 18 Feb 2028in 1 year 3 months |
| Cleaning Solutions | 18 suppliers (framework) | £25 | 30 Apr 2028in 1 year 6 months |
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Coming next
1 planned procurement
What North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium has said it will buy, from the pipeline notices it publishes on Find a Tender: the work, the expected tender date and, where given, the value, before the tender is advertised.
Tender expected Dec 2026 (in 3 weeks)
Sustainable Fleet Solutions
Contract starts Mar 2027
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Latest contract awards
| Contract | Supplier | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Textiles and Linen Services | 9 suppliers (framework) | £18.0m | 26 Feb 20268 months ago |
| Lot 1 Residential Textiles and Student and Conferencing Packs | 4 suppliers (framework) | £18.0m | 26 Feb 20268 months ago |
| Lot 2 Window Coverings | 6 suppliers (framework) | £18.0m | 26 Feb 20268 months ago |
| Apple Equipment & Associated Services | 4 suppliers (framework) | £200.0m | 16 Sept 20251 year 2 months ago |
| Apple Equipment and Associated Services | 4 suppliers (framework) | £200.0m | 11 Sept 20251 year 2 months ago |
| PFB3038 Lot 3 Benefits Platform | 2 suppliers (framework) | £19.0m | 22 Aug 20251 year 3 months ago |
| Lot 3- Flexible Benefits Platform | Personal Group Holdings Plc | £19.0m | 15 Aug 20251 year 3 months ago |
| Lot 1 - Overseas Taxation, Payroll, Immigration and Advisory Services | 5 suppliers (framework) | £7.5m | 24 Jul 20251 year 3 months ago |
| Lot 3 - Employer of Record Services | 2 suppliers (framework) | £1.0m | 24 Jul 20251 year 3 months ago |
| Lot 2 - White Goods & Associated Products & Services(Northern Ireland) | 4 suppliers (framework) | £11.0m | 18 Jul 20251 year 4 months ago |
| Medical Simulation and Training Equipment | 9 suppliers (framework) | £40.0m | 17 Jul 20251 year 4 months ago |
| Simulation Manikins and Ancillary Products | 5 suppliers (framework) | £40.0m | 17 Jul 20251 year 4 months ago |
| Clinical Task Trainers and Ancillary Products | 5 suppliers (framework) | £40.0m | 17 Jul 20251 year 4 months ago |
| Dental Simulation Equipment and Ancillary Products | 2 suppliers (framework) | £40.0m | 17 Jul 20251 year 4 months ago |
| Ophthalmology and Audiology Simulation Equipment and Ancillary Products | 2 suppliers (framework) | £40.0m | 17 Jul 20251 year 4 months ago |
| Lot 1 - Overseas Taxation, Payroll, Immigration and Advisory Services | 3 suppliers (framework) | £7.5m | 16 Jun 20251 year 5 months ago |
| Lot 2 - Employee Relocation Services | 3 suppliers (framework) | £500k | 16 Jun 20251 year 5 months ago |
| Lot 3 - Employer of Record Services | The Briars Group Limited | £1.0m | 16 Jun 20251 year 5 months ago |
| Lot 2 - Employee Relocation Services | 3 suppliers (framework) | £500k | 16 Jun 20251 year 5 months ago |
| Pension Scheme (Defined Contribution) and Additional Benefits | Aviva Life & Pensions UK Limited | £19.0m | 29 May 20251 year 5 months ago |
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Most frequent suppliers
- Rexel UK LTd20 awards
- Fisher Scientific UK LTD19 awards
- Personnel Hygiene Services Limited17 awards
- JEOL (UK) Ltd15 awards
- Quantum Design UK and Ireland Limited15 awards
- Renishaw UK Sales LTD15 awards
- SciMed Limited15 awards
- Shimadzu UK Limited15 awards
- Citron Hygiene UK Limited15 awards
- Rentokil Initial UK Ltd T/A Initial Washroom Hygiene15 awards
How much goes to small firms and the voluntary sector
182 of 421 awards
0 of 150 awards
Awards since November 2023 where North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium recorded on the notice whether the winner was an SME or voluntary sector organisation. The badges next to each supplier are stricter: a supplier is only badged when every buyer's notices agree.
Every supplier to North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium with a profile104
- Academia LTD2
- Agilent Technologies LDA UK LTD11
- Alliance Disposables LTD2
- Allwag Promotions Limited2
- Antalis Limited1
- Anton Paar Limited3
- APC Technology Group PLC3
- Arrow County Supplies Limited4
- Banner Group LTD11
- BATES Office Services Ltd1
- BlackHawk Network EMEA Limited3
- BLUESCIENTIFIC Ltd11
- BRUKER UK Limited14
- Camfil Limited5
- Car Hire (Day of Swansea) Ltd T/A Days Rental3
- Carl ZEISS Ltd8
- Charterhouse Voice and Data Limited1
- Citron Hygiene UK Limited15
- City Electrical Factors LTD7
- Creative Video Productions Limited2
- Crowe U.K. LLP4
- Custom Group Limited4
- Deloitte LLP Ltd4
- DFP Services Limited2
- Edmundson Electrical Limited4
- EFG European Furniture Group Ltd2
- Electrical Test (Midlands) Limited2
- Elementar UK LTD5
- ELIS UK Limited15
- Elliott Baxter & Company Limited1
- Ernst Young LLP7
- Etek Europe LimitedSME7
- FEI UK LImited3
- Fisher Scientific UK LTD19
- Gailarde LTD5
- Glasdon (UK) Limited2
- GMP Drivercare LTD1
- Grant Thornton (UK) LLP2
- Gresham Office Furniture Limited2
- Guymark UK Limited2
- GVAV Limited3
- Healthy Bean Limited2
- Henry Schein UK Holdings Limited2
- Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science Limited11
- Hitachi High-Tech Europe GmbH7
- HORIBA UK LImited10
- IDNS Limited1
- JEOL (UK) Ltd15
- Jigsaw Systems LIMITED2
- John Astley & Sons LTD4
- JR PAT Testing Limited2
- Kimpton LimitedSME2
- kpmg LLP9
- KRCS Group Limited2
- Laerdal Medical Limited2
- Limbs and Things Limited3
- Limesquare Vehicle Rental LimitedSME3
- Lyreco UK LTD9
- Medical Imaging Systems Ltd (MIS Healthcare)11
- Metrohm UK Limited7
- Pacific COmputers Ltd2
- PARC Supplies Ltd1
- PerkinElmer AES (UK) Limited1
- Personal Group Holdings PLC2
- Personnel Hygiene Services Limited17
- Philips Electronics UK LTD11
- PHS Compliance LTD1
- Pickfords Move Management Limited2
- PriceWaterHouseCoopers LLP7
- Proactive UK LTD3
- ProAV Limited2
- Pure Audio Visual Limited3
- Quantum Design UK and Ireland Limited15
- Rapid Electronics Limited7
- Renishaw UK Sales LTD15
- Rentokil Initial UK lTD1
- Rentokil Initial UK Ltd T/A Initial Washroom Hygiene15
- Revvity (UK) Limited7
- Rexel UK LTd20
- Rigaku Europe SE7
- RS Components LTD5
- SciMed Limited15
- Senator International Limited2
- Shimadzu UK Limited15
- Showcase Interiors Limited2
- Siemens Healthcare LTD5
- Sim & Skills Limited3
- Smith Bros. (Caer Conan) Wholesale Ltd3
- Southerns Broadstock LTD2
- Stearn Electric Company Limited8
- Streamline Corporate Limited1
- TESCAN-UK LtdSME7
- The Furnishing Service Limited2
- Thomas Kneale and Co Limited9
- UK 3B Scientific Limited3
- Universal A.V. Services LimitedSME3
- Wagstaff Interiors Group Limited2
- WF Education Group Limited1
- Wolseley UK Limited2
- Wright Health Group Limited2
- Wybone Limited2
- XMA LImited3
- YESSS (A) Electrical Limited4
- ZwickRoell Limited7
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Most active categories
The CPV codes on this work
The codes North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium classifies its contracts under. Each one shows who else buys that work, the typical value, and what is coming up for renewal.
- 79000000Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security13
- 18530000Presents and rewards4
- 71630000Technical inspection and testing services2
- 39700000Domestic appliances2
- 39800000Cleaning and polishing products1
- 34110000Passenger cars1
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North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium, in short
Who does North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium award contracts to?
Across 158 contracts recorded since 2021, North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium has used 248 different suppliers. The most frequent are Rexel UK LTd (20 contracts), Fisher Scientific UK LTD (19 contracts), Personnel Hygiene Services Limited (17 contracts).
What does North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium buy?
Its most active procurement categories are medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, furniture and furnishings, business and professional services. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.
When do North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium contracts come up for renewal?
8 contracts awarded by North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 30 Apr 2027. End dates come from the original award notices, so they are visible well before any re-tender is advertised.
How much does North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium spend on contracts?
The median published contract value is £25.0m, across the 158 contracts that state a value. Published values are not added up here: a framework's value is a ceiling shared by every supplier on it, and the same value is often repeated across lots, so adding them up would overstate what is spent.
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How these figures are worked out
- The last 12 months: award notices published from 8 November 2025 to 7 November 2026, each contract counted once however many suppliers or rows it has. The same window is used everywhere on this page.
- 1 contract ends in the next 6 months: Published end dates between 7 November 2026 and 7 May 2027, each contract counted once.
- Has published 1 planned procurement: Pipeline notices on Find a Tender whose expected tender date is still to come, or passed in the last 30 days.
- Has awarded contracts every year since 2021: At least one contract in every calendar year from 2021 to 2026, by award date (or publication date where the award date is later). Our records begin in 2021.
- Took on 3 new suppliers in the last 12 months: Suppliers named on a contract it awarded and published since 8 November 2025, and on none before. Counted by organisation, not by spelling.
- Most recent award: recorded 26 Feb 2026 (8 months ago).
- Since 2021: totals count contracts by award date from January 2021, and suppliers by organisation rather than by spelling.
Sources
Contract data on this page is sourced from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under that licence. Figures cover contract award notices published from January 2021 onward, with comprehensive coverage from 2023. Earlier contracts, and any award not published to Find a Tender or Contracts Finder, will not appear. Figures may lag the source portals. Relative dates (such as “in 6 days”) count from 7 November 2026, when this page was built.
How to cite this data
Tender Radar (2026) Public sector contracts from North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/buyers/north-western-universities-purchasing-consortium (Accessed: 7 November 2026).
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