50 open tenders from universities, of any size. Updated 31 October 2026.
Universities buy building works, maintenance, cleaning, catering, lab equipment, IT, research services, marketing and events. How to win university contracts. Many don't mark their tenders as suitable for small firms, so they don't all appear on my main list. They're all here, whatever their size. Some are frameworks: winning a place means being invited to bid for each job later.
By trade: Machinery and equipment (15) · Supplies and other (8) · Business services (5) · Cleaning, waste and environment (4) · Building and construction (4) · Repair and maintenance (3) · Training and education (3) · Medical equipment and supplies (2) · Architecture, engineering and surveying (2) · Transport (2) · Health and social care (1) · IT and software (1)
| Closes | Tender | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 2 Nov | UOW997 - SJC Storage Unit University of Worcester · West Midlands | not stated |
| Mon 9 Nov | Provision of Workwear Clothing & Promotional Items - UoB University of Bedfordshire · East of England | £438k |
| Fri 13 Nov | UOW999 Sports Clothing Tender University of Worcester · West Midlands | £165k |
| Fri 13 Nov | GB-Leeds: 202526 5920 Six Miele Glasswashers University of Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber | £100k |
| Tue 24 Nov | Multi Supplier Print Services Agreement LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY · London | £125k |
| Fri 27 Nov | The Supply and Installation of Gym Equipment Across Loughborough University Loughborough University · East Midlands | £1.46m |
| Mon 30 Nov | UoD-EFM034-TC-2026 - Water Hygiene Monitoring University of Dundee · Scotland | £1.1m |
| Sun 12 Oct | Energy Management Solutions Dynamic Market University of Essex · East of England | not stated |
| Closes | Tender | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 11 Nov | BU1012024 Security Services Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University · Wales | £325k |
| Mon 16 Nov | GB-Middlesbrough: Borderlands Phase 2 Evaluation Teesside University · North East | £25k |
| Tue 24 Nov | Multi-Supplier Agreement for Design Services LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY · London | £132k |
| Wed 25 Nov | University of Winchester Undergraduate Prospectus - Print Production and Delivery UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER · South East | £150k |
| Fri 19 Feb | Education Recruitment Advertising and Resourcing Services Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS) · South East Several stages: questions close 6 Nov. Check the stage 1 date. | £80m |
| Closes | Tender | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 16 Nov | Provision of Window Cleaning Services Nottingham Trent University · East Midlands | £500k |
| Tue 24 Nov | Sports Estate Cleaning Services University of Exeter · South West | £300k |
| Fri 27 Nov | Catering canopy & extract system cleaning services University of Exeter · South West | £270k |
| Fri 27 Nov | Provision of Asbestos Management & Compliance Service University of Bedfordshire · East of England | £142k |
| Closes | Tender | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 16 Nov | YSJU WC Refurbishment York St John University · Yorkshire and The Humber | £175k |
| Fri 20 Nov | Provision of HCLS Paramedic & Nursing Suite works University of Bedfordshire · East of England | £550k |
| Mon 23 Nov | YSJU London Campus Security Doors York St John University · Yorkshire and The Humber | £80k |
| Fri 27 Nov | Construction of the Chiropractic Car Park, Treforest Campus University of South Wales · Wales | £500k |
| Closes | Tender | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov | GB-LEEDS: 202526 5794 - Moveable Atmospheric Observatory University of Leeds · Yorkshire and The Humber | £100k |
| Fri 13 Nov | Air Conditioning Service & Maintenance Cardiff University · Wales | £8.84m |
| Fri 27 Nov | Commercial & Domestic Boilers maintenance Services University of Stirling · Scotland | not stated |
| Closes | Tender | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov | PURCH3060 Framework for the Provision of Strategic Leaders Programme (SLP) University of Glasgow · Scotland | not stated |
| Wed 11 Nov | Mandatory Training for students enrolled on Healthcare programmes Framework Agreement London and South East University Group · London | £2.8m |
| Tue 17 Nov | Flexible Lifelong Learning Cardiff University · Wales | £5m |
| Closes | Tender | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 18 Nov | Relocatable Whole Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging System Nottingham Trent University · East Midlands | £583k |
| Thu 26 Nov | PURCH2986 Contract Agreement for Electron Counting Detector for Cryo Transmission Electron Microscopy & Associ University of Glasgow · Scotland | not stated |
| Closes | Tender | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 20 Nov | BU452026- Digital Reconstruction of Former Hospital in North Wales Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University · Wales | £305k |
| Thu 26 Nov | Roof/Internal access equipment survey and remediation works Framework Cardiff University · Wales | £533k |
| Closes | Tender | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 4 Nov | 818NC Coach Hire Leeds Beckett University · Yorkshire and The Humber | £872k |
| Mon 16 Nov | Provision of Travel Management Services University of Strathclyde · Scotland | £30m |
| Closes | Tender | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 27 Nov | Student Occupational Health Services Kingston University Higher Education Corporation · London | £600k |
| Closes | Tender | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 Nov | PDSE Patient Record Management Solution University of Plymouth · South West | £890k |
From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. A buyer is counted here when its name says university (university hospitals and health boards are on the NHS page instead), so a few may be missed. Many buyers also advertise on their own portal: see which portal each buyer uses. Other buyers: housing associations · the NHS · schools and colleges · parish and town councils.
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