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THE OPEN UNIVERSITY: public contracts and tenders

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY awarded 229 public contracts worth €311.6M where a value is stated since 2025-02-24; the education and training contract held by VANGUARD CONSULTING LIMITED ends on 2026-10-30 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .

Contract awards229
Awarded value (stated)€311.6M
Suppliers named178
Ending in 18 months68
Open calls now0
Calls for tender3
First award2025-02-24
Latest award2026-10-22

Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 226 of 229 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.

Buyer

FieldValue
NameTHE OPEN UNIVERSITY
CountryUnited Kingdom
Buyer typeSub-central government authority
CityMilton Keynes
SourcesUK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender

Top suppliers

SupplierRegistry numberWebsiteAwardsValue won alone
DHL International (UK) Limited6€435k
Academia Limited5€5.1M
JISC SERVICES LIMITED4€207k
LEGENDS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED05558259 Companies House (GB)legendsglobal.com3€107k
B:Music (Enterprises) Ltd3€135k
Taylor & Francis Limited3€145k
CHUBB FIRE & SECURITY LIMITED00524469 Companies House (GB)chubbfiresecurity.com2€86,685
NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE LIMITED (THE)00979395 Companies House (GB)necgroup.co.uk2€69,919
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LIMITED01017514 Companies House (GB)sagepub.com2€230k
SALESFORCE UK LIMITED05094083 Companies House (GB)salesforce.com2€62,156
SOFTCAT PLC02174990 Companies House (GB)softcat.com2€6.1M
The Barbican Centre2€13.4M
B:Music Ltd2€86,615
Brighton and Hove City Council2€60,779
CAMECA SAS2€453k

Suppliers named on THE OPEN UNIVERSITY's award notices (the top 15 of 178); registry number and website where the supplier is linked to its register entry. Winners that could be a private person are withheld.

Contracts ending in the next 18 months

EndsContractCurrent holderValueEnd date basis
2026-10-30Training ConsultancyVANGUARD CONSULTING LIMITED€29,133end date stated
2026-10-31Agency ServicesSAVILLS (UK) LIMITED (Companies House (GB) 02605138)€53,349end date stated
2026-11-10Graduation Ceremony Venue HireBRIGHTON DOME AND FESTIVAL LTD€40,100end date stated
2026-11-14Observatory Control System, Installation and SupportSybilla Technologies€10.8Mend date stated
2026-11-18Cyber Incident ResponseQuorum Cyber Security Ltd€51,944end date stated
2026-11-19Spectrometry components - HRS300 monochromatorsTeledyne UK LTD€31,374end date stated
2026-12-04CEI Test Chip Manufacture (HDR3)€105kend date stated
2026-12-08Raman microscope upgradeHORIBA UK Limited€58,999end date stated
2026-12-10Supply of Platinum Crucibles to KAMC-QMS-QP-0002KNIGHTS AMC LIMITED€31,628end date stated
2026-12-10TohoSpec 3100-T Thick Film Thickness Measurement SystemJPK Semiconductor Ltd€89,091end date stated
2026-12-27Sky Guest WifiSKY UK LIMITED (Companies House (GB) 02906991)€29,499end date stated
2026-12-31Library ResourcesADAM MATTHEW DIGITAL LIMITED€47,087end date stated
2026-12-31Library Publications Geology€38,234end date stated
2027-01-27Multi Disciplinary Consultancy Services - STEM ConsolidationAECOM Limited€347kend date stated
2027-01-31Qodea (previously Appsbroker)Qodea Limited€28,858end date stated
2027-01-31Qualtrics Academic UseCaseQualtrics LLC€72,293end date stated
2027-01-31Space Product Assurance ServicesRC1 Consultants Limited€83,111end date stated
2027-01-31VVT Tool EnhancementPSYCLE INTERACTIVE LIMITED€50,749end date stated
2027-03-05Graduation Ceremony Venue HireLEGENDS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED (Companies House (GB) 05558259)€38,975end date stated
2027-03-17Tube Heating Element 'moon heater'Paul Rauschert Steinbach GmbH€53,065end date stated
2027-03-30Belfast: Terrace decking replacementANDREW BRADLEY LIMITED€57,383end date stated
2027-03-31Supply and Installation of Office Furniture & Associated ServicesBOF€131kend date stated
2027-03-31Refrigeration Maintenance/Restricted/Pro/2023JCW ENERGY SERVICES LIMITED€460kend date stated
2027-03-31Prismic SoftwarePrismic€33,880end date stated
2027-03-31Fire Extinguisher ServicingCHUBB FIRE & SECURITY LIMITED (Companies House (GB) 00524469)€46,208end date stated

End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).

Award notices of THE OPEN UNIVERSITY whose contract period ends in the next 18 months: the end date the notice states, else its start or signature date plus the stated duration. 68 contracts (the 25 soonest shown); a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.

Open calls for tender

No open call for tender from THE OPEN UNIVERSITY today.

Spend by sector (CPV divisions)

SectorCPVAwardsAwarded value
Business services7953€111.1M
Software packages and information systems4839€19.8M
IT services7227€134.6M
Education and training8018€5.7M
Laboratory and precision equipment3817€2.2M
Printed matter2210€679k
Postal and telecom services647€1.4M
Repair and maintenance services506€655k
Electrical equipment and lighting315€896k
Research and development735€198k
Construction work453€1.9M
Hotel, catering and retail services553€985k

Award notices with a named winner, by the main CPV code; value = the total the notices state, in EUR at the notice date; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.

Recent awards

PublishedContractWinnersValue
2026-10-22ZetaView Nanoparticle Tracking AnalysisANALYTIK LIMITEDn/a
2026-10-15Courier Services - Royal MailRoyal Mail Group Ltd€994k
2026-10-15Renewal to July 2027COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LIMITED(THE)€40,915
2026-10-13Courier Services DHLDHL INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED€173k
2026-10-13Innova - SAS workINNOVATION TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED€49,740
2026-10-13Printed Book Production/CFP/PRO/2026HOBBS THE PRINTERS LIMITED, STERLING PRESS LIMITEDn/a
2026-10-08iRIS ConnectIRIS CONNECT LTD€32,321
2026-10-06Experian Data Quality Enterprise LicenceAcademia Limited€498k
2026-09-23Training ConsultancyVANGUARD CONSULTING LIMITED€29,133
2026-09-23Media MonitoringAIMEDIADATA LTD€34,960

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Sources: UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data feeds without logging in. Buyer = contracting authority as named on the notice; notices are grouped by the normalised name and country.

Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,811,022 official public procurement notices from EU TED, UK Find a Tender, UK Contracts Finder and national procurement boards, read through their open-data services (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-27.

Questions

How many public contracts has THE OPEN UNIVERSITY awarded?

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY published 229 contract award notices between 2025-02-24 and 2026-10-22; the 226 that state a value add up to €311.6M (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).

Who are THE OPEN UNIVERSITY's biggest suppliers?

By contract awards: DHL International (UK) Limited (6), Academia Limited (5) and JISC SERVICES LIMITED (4) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.

Which THE OPEN UNIVERSITY contracts end soon?

68 contracts awarded by THE OPEN UNIVERSITY end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the education and training contract held by VANGUARD CONSULTING LIMITED, ending on 2026-10-30 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-27).

Does THE OPEN UNIVERSITY have open tenders now?

No call for tender from THE OPEN UNIVERSITY is open today in the official notices we read (as of 2026-10-27). Its 3 earlier calls are counted on this page.

What does THE OPEN UNIVERSITY buy?

Most of THE OPEN UNIVERSITY's awards are in Business services (CPV 79) (53), Software packages and information systems (CPV 48) (39) and IT services (CPV 72) (27) (as of 2026-10-27).

Cite as: Arcadium Data, "THE OPEN UNIVERSITY tenders and contracts: 229 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/the-open-university-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.