Buyers
THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
THE OPEN UNIVERSITY awarded 160 contracts between 2 September 2025 and 22 October 2026, to 144 different suppliers. The most common categories were IT, software & telecoms (53 awards), then Business & professional services (43), then Education & training (21). Where a value was stated (28 awards), the median was £430k. 48 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 22 Oct 2026. Every row links to the original notice.
- Contracts awarded160
- Period covered2 Sept 2025 to 22 Oct 2026
- Distinct suppliers144
- Contract valuesMedian £430k across the 28 awards that state a value
- Suppliers named77 of 160 awards
What they buy
- IT, software & telecoms 53 awards
- Business & professional services 43 awards
- Education & training 21 awards
- Laboratory & precision equipment 13 awards
- Furniture, equipment & supplies 6 awards
- Repair & maintenance 5 awards
Contracts awarded
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ZetaView Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis
22 Oct 2026 · ends 30 Jan 2030Awarded to ANALYTIK LIMITED
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Renewal to July 2027
15 Oct 2026 · ends 22 Sept 2027Awarded to The Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd
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Courier Services - Royal Mail
15 Oct 2026 · £832k · ends 10 Jan 2028Awarded to ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED
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Printed Book Production/CFP/PRO/2026
13 Oct 2026 · ends 5 Oct 2028Awarded to HOBBS THE PRINTERS LIMITED, STERLING PRESS LIMITED
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Innova - SAS work
13 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Jul 2026Awarded to INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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iRIS Connect
8 Oct 2026 · ends 1 Oct 2027Awarded to IRIS CONNECT LTD
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Experian Data Quality Enterprise Licence
6 Oct 2026 · £417k · ends 30 Sept 2028Awarded to Academia Limited
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Media Monitoring
23 Sept 2026 · ends 31 Jul 2029Awarded to AIMediaData Limited (trading as Vuelio)
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Graduation Ceremony Venue Hire
23 Sept 2026 · ends 5 Mar 2027Awarded to LEGENDS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Training Consultancy
23 Sept 2026 · ends 30 Oct 2026Awarded to VANGUARD CONSULTING LIMITED
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Graduation Ceremony Venue Hire
21 Sept 2026 · ends 29 Oct 2027Awarded to LEGENDS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Graduation Ceremony Venue Hire
21 Sept 2026 · ends 16 Apr 2027Awarded to LEGENDS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Habitable Worlds Observatory Detector
7 Sept 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027Supplier not named in a form we publish
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DHL Courier Services
19 Aug 2026 · ends 31 Jul 2027Awarded to Dhl International (Uk) Ltd
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BM27AB Venue Hire - NEC (ICC) - 21 May 2027
17 Aug 2026 · ends 21 May 2027Awarded to NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE LIMITED (THE)
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Graduation Ceremony Venue Hire
17 Aug 2026 · ends 28 Oct 2028Awarded to NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE LIMITED (THE)
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Library Publications
12 Aug 2026 · ends 31 Jul 2027Awarded to SPRINGER NATURE LIMITED
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Organisational Training
12 Aug 2026 · ends 22 Jul 2026Awarded to ROFFEY PARK INSTITUTE LIMITED
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OUPA11768
12 Aug 2026 · ends 31 Aug 2026Awarded to TAYLOR & FRANCIS LIMITED
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Jisc Building Digital Capability (BDC) service subscription
11 Aug 2026 · ends 31 Jul 2029Awarded to Jisc Services Ltd
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BlueCat Networks Support Renewal
11 Aug 2026 · ends 31 Jul 2028Awarded to IP Performance Limited
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LABstar Pro glovebox
11 Aug 2026 · ends 9 Jun 2028Supplier not named in a form we publish
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Network cabling and installation services
10 Aug 2026 · ends 31 Jul 2029Awarded to GCH DATA LIMITED
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Cardinus Support Licence for Healthy Working Renewal
3 Aug 2026 · ends 31 Jul 2029Awarded to Cardinus Risk Management Limited
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OpenAthens
30 Jul 2026 · ends 31 Jul 2031Awarded to Jisc Services Ltd
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