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The Open University public sector contracts
12 contracts held by The Open University end in the next 18 months. See them come up for renewal, and who else it supplies.
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- 8
- Contracts, last 12 months
- 56
- Contracts since 2021
- 37
- Public sector buyers
- £86k
- Median contract won outright
- 12
- 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 won public contracts every year since 2021
- Won work from 2 new buyers in the last 12 months
8 contract awards published in the last 12 months, down from 11 the year before, and 56 since 2021 from 37 public sector buyers.
The Open University at a glance
Its most frequent public sector customer is The City of Liverpool College, with 3 contracts.
Most of its work falls under education and training.
40 of its contracts were awarded to it as the only named supplier; the remaining 16 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 £86k.
The Open University also buys, not just supplies. See the 311 contracts it has awarded.
Contracts won per quarter
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12 contracts expiring in the next 18 months
Each of these is a contract The Open 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.
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Latest contracts won
The most recent awards, leaving out any already listed above.
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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 The Open University.
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Most frequent buyers
- The City of Liverpool College3 contracts
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)3 contracts
- Somerset Council3 contracts
- Peterborough City Council3 contracts
- Kirklees Council3 contracts
- Torbay Council2 contracts
- Norfolk Community Health and Care2 contracts
- Milton Keynes Council2 contracts
- Jisc2 contracts
- Department for Work And Pensions2 contracts
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Most active categories
The CPV codes on this work
The codes buyers used when they awarded this work. Each one shows the whole UK market for it: who buys, who wins, and which contracts end soon.
- 80000000Education and training services32
- 80561000Health training services2
- 80500000Training services2
- 75121000Administrative educational services2
- 71335000Engineering studies2
- 85100000Health services1
- 80530000Vocational training services1
- 80430000Adult-education services at university level1
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Company record
Company number RC000391ActiveIncorporated 1 January 1981 (45 years 10 months ago)View on Companies House
Matched from the numbers on its own award notices, or its name and registered postcode. Status and incorporation date from the Companies House register file of 1 November 2026; the register itself is the up-to-date record.
The Open University, in short
Which public sector organisations does The Open University supply?
Across 56 contracts recorded since 2021, The Open University has supplied 37 UK public sector buyers. The most frequent are The City of Liverpool College (3 contracts), The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (3 contracts), Somerset Council (3 contracts).
What does The Open University supply to the public sector?
Its contracts fall mainly under education and training, business and professional services, public administration services. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.
How many public sector contracts has The Open University won?
56 since 2021, of which 40 were awarded to it as the only named supplier and 16 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 The Open University contracts come up for renewal?
12 contracts held by The Open University have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 4 Jan 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 The Open 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.
Suppliers doing similar work
Other education and training suppliers to The City of Liverpool College13
Suppliers with a profile that have won a contract from The City of Liverpool College under Education and training since 2021: its most frequent buyer with a page, and its main category. Shown when at least 3 qualify. Most contracts first.
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.
- Year on year: Its published contract awards were level, then fell in the last year. Contracts by publication date in the 12 months to 7 Nov 2026 and the two years before it, oldest first: 10, 11 and 8. A change of more than 15% counts as a rise or fall; each year needs at least 5 contracts.
- 1 contract ends in the next 6 months: Published end dates between 7 November 2026 and 7 May 2027, each contract counted once.
- Has won public 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.
- Won work from 2 new buyers in the last 12 months: Buyers with a contract awarded to it and published since 8 November 2025, and none before. Counted by organisation, not by spelling.
- Since 2021: 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 2 Jul 2026 (4 months ago).
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. This page describes contracts published by public bodies and is not affiliated with The Open University. 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) The Open University public sector contracts [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/suppliers/the-open-university (Accessed: 7 November 2026).
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