Public sector supplier

Cranfield University public sector contracts

Cranfield University appears as a named supplier on 32 UK public sector contracts awarded since 2023.

5 of those were awarded in the last twelve months.

Its most frequent public sector customer is Department For Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, with 6 contracts, and it has supplied 17 buying organisations in total.

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5
Contracts, last 12 months
32
Contracts since 2021
17
Public sector buyers
£99k
Median contract won outright
3
Expiring in 18 months

These figures count published award notices from January 2021 onward, the point at which this database begins, and are comprehensive only from 2023. Contracts awarded before then, and any work not published as a public award notice, do not appear. This is a record of published contracts, not of turnover. Most recent award recorded 10 Sept 2026.

Coming up for renewal

3 contracts expiring in the next 18 months

Each of these is a contract Cranfield University currently holds with an end date already published. If you compete with them, this is where the openings are. If you are the buyer, it is your renewal diary.

Overview

Most of that work falls under research and development.

30 of these were awarded to it as the only named supplier; the remaining 2 are contracts shared with other suppliers, typically a place on a framework rather than work awarded outright.

Among the contracts it won outright where a value was published, the median is £99k.

3 of its contracts are due to end within the next eighteen months.

Contracts won per quarter

Q4 241Q1 254Q2 251Q3 251Q4 251Q1 261Q3 262

Recent activity

Latest contracts won

ContractBuyerValueAwarded
Cyber Security Technical Professional Level 6 ST0409 X 4Defra Commercial£96k10 Sept 2026
Ordnance Munitions and Explosives ApprenticeshipMinistry of Defence£980k17 Aug 2026
Chevening Cyber Security FellowshipForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office£363k6 Jan 2026
RDE963 - The Effects of PFAS on Soil HealthDepartment for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs£50k17 Dec 2025
Open Access LandIS PortalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)£14.2m29 Sept 2025
RDE267: Forward look review: opportunities for Defra's crop Genetic ImprovementDepartment for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs£99k20 Jun 2025
Policy Index (SOH) ResearchDSIT£49k6 Mar 2025
Horizon Scanning StudyDSIT£49k6 Mar 2025
Horizon Scanning Function SOH StudyDSIT£49k6 Mar 2025
Contract for the provision of Senior Leader Level 7 (ST0480) Apprenticeship call off contract, to South, Central and West Commissioning Support UnitNHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT£17k24 Feb 2025
Landis Sub-Licence Natural England 2025Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs£77k9 Dec 2024
Cranfield University Research GrantHome Office£53k3 May 2024
202324 3809 - Rental of Airport Hangar and Operational SpaceUniversity of Leeds£541k1 Apr 2024
202324 3809 - Rental of Airport Hangar and Operational SpaceUniversity of Leeds£541k1 Apr 2024
Provision of local business supportBedford Borough Council£59k1 Mar 2024
Landis Sub-Licence Natural England 2024Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs£77k13 Feb 2024
Tools Techniques & Technologies_ResearchDefence Science and Technology Laboratory£136k19 Dec 2023
Provision of Learning Provider for the Government Cyber Security Level 6 2023Crown Commercial Service£216k4 Dec 2023
Provision of Learning Provider for the Government Cyber Security Level 6 DegreeCrown Commercial Service£250k4 Dec 2023
Microstructural characterisation to inform inputs within a probabilistic modelling framework for rapid assessment of new materialsDefence Science and Technology Laboratory£35k22 Nov 2023

Where a contract names more than one supplier it is usually a framework. The published value is the ceiling for the whole framework, shared by everyone on it, not the amount awarded to Cranfield University.

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Common questions

Cranfield University, in short

Which public sector organisations does Cranfield University supply?

Across 32 contracts recorded since 2021, Cranfield University has supplied 17 UK public sector buyers. The most frequent are Department For Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (6 contracts), University of Leeds (5 contracts), Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (3 contracts).

What does Cranfield University supply to the public sector?

Its contracts fall mainly under research and development, education and training, cpv 63. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.

How many public sector contracts has Cranfield University won?

32 since 2021, of which 30 were awarded to it as the only named supplier and 2 are shared with other suppliers, usually a place on a framework. This counts award notices published to Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, so it is a record of published awards rather than of total revenue.

When do Cranfield University contracts come up for renewal?

3 contracts held by Cranfield University have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 31 Mar 2027. End dates are published in the original award notices, so they are visible well before any re-tender is advertised.

Where does this information about Cranfield University come from?

From contract award notices published by the buyers themselves to Find a Tender and Contracts Finder under the Open Government Licence. Coverage starts in 2021 and is comprehensive from 2023, so contracts awarded before then, and any award not published to those portals, will not appear.

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. This page describes contracts published by public bodies and is not affiliated with Cranfield University.