Buyers
THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
THE OPEN UNIVERSITY awarded 164 contracts between 2 September 2025 and 5 November 2026, to 147 different suppliers. The most common categories were IT, software & telecoms (53 awards), then Business & professional services (45), then Education & training (21). Where a value was stated (28 awards), the median was £430k. 51 of those contracts are due to end in the next 12 months, and it has no tenders open right now.
Taken from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder contract award notices published between 2 Sept 2025 to 5 Nov 2026. Every row links to the original notice.
- Contracts awarded164
- Period covered2 Sept 2025 to 5 Nov 2026
- Distinct suppliers147
- Contract valuesMedian £430k across the 28 awards that state a value
- Suppliers named81 of 164 awards
What they buy
- IT, software & telecoms 53 awards
- Business & professional services 45 awards
- Education & training 21 awards
- Laboratory & precision equipment 13 awards
- Furniture, equipment & supplies 6 awards
- Repair & maintenance 6 awards
Contracts awarded
-
MC26AB Venue Hire, Catering, Tech Services & Misc.
5 Nov 2026 · ends 30 May 2026Awarded to 11 Group Holdings
-
Maintenance and Service Agreement Renewal - 01/07/26 to 30/06/27
4 Nov 2026 · ends 30 Jun 2027Awarded to CROWCON DETECTION INSTRUMENTS LIMITED
-
LD27CD Venue Hire
3 Nov 2026 · ends 6 Apr 2027Awarded to SOUTHBANK CENTRE
-
LED lighting upgrade designs to RIBA4
3 Nov 2026 · ends 30 Sept 2026Awarded to Bellrock Advisory LLP
-
ZetaView Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis
22 Oct 2026 · ends 30 Jan 2030Awarded to ANALYTIK LIMITED
-
Renewal to July 2027
15 Oct 2026 · ends 22 Sept 2027Awarded to The Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd
-
Courier Services - Royal Mail
15 Oct 2026 · £832k · ends 10 Jan 2028Awarded to ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED
-
Printed Book Production/CFP/PRO/2026
13 Oct 2026 · ends 5 Oct 2028Awarded to HOBBS THE PRINTERS LIMITED, STERLING PRESS LIMITED
-
Innova - SAS work
13 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Jul 2026Awarded to INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
-
iRIS Connect
8 Oct 2026 · ends 1 Oct 2027Awarded to IRIS CONNECT LTD
-
Experian Data Quality Enterprise Licence
6 Oct 2026 · £417k · ends 30 Sept 2028Awarded to Academia Limited
-
Media Monitoring
23 Sept 2026 · ends 31 Jul 2029Awarded to AIMediaData Limited (trading as Vuelio)
-
Graduation Ceremony Venue Hire
23 Sept 2026 · ends 5 Mar 2027Awarded to LEGENDS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
-
Training Consultancy
23 Sept 2026 · ends 30 Oct 2026Awarded to VANGUARD CONSULTING LIMITED
-
Graduation Ceremony Venue Hire
21 Sept 2026 · ends 29 Oct 2027Awarded to LEGENDS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
-
Graduation Ceremony Venue Hire
21 Sept 2026 · ends 16 Apr 2027Awarded to LEGENDS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
-
Habitable Worlds Observatory Detector
7 Sept 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027Supplier not named in a form we publish
-
DHL Courier Services
19 Aug 2026 · ends 31 Jul 2027Awarded to Dhl International (Uk) Ltd
-
BM27AB Venue Hire - NEC (ICC) - 21 May 2027
17 Aug 2026 · ends 21 May 2027Awarded to NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE LIMITED (THE)
-
Graduation Ceremony Venue Hire
17 Aug 2026 · ends 28 Oct 2028Awarded to NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE LIMITED (THE)
-
Library Publications
12 Aug 2026 · ends 31 Jul 2027Awarded to SPRINGER NATURE LIMITED
-
Organisational Training
12 Aug 2026 · ends 22 Jul 2026Awarded to ROFFEY PARK INSTITUTE LIMITED
-
OUPA11768
12 Aug 2026 · ends 31 Aug 2026Awarded to TAYLOR & FRANCIS LIMITED
-
Jisc Building Digital Capability (BDC) service subscription
11 Aug 2026 · ends 31 Jul 2029Awarded to Jisc Services Ltd
-
BlueCat Networks Support Renewal
11 Aug 2026 · ends 31 Jul 2028Awarded to IP Performance Limited
Supplier names are published only where the notice carries a Companies House number, so sole traders and named individuals are not listed. Figures are counts from the published notices and nothing is inferred. To correct or remove something, email hello@bidwire.co.uk.