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Aston University
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Total contracts
354
Known spend
£165m
250 disclosed
Average value
£661,105
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
Evolve Shopfitting Ltd
4 winslatest 04 Jun 2026£748,985
- 2
Waters Limited
£310,095
- 3
BMG Labtech Ltd
3 winslatest 21 Aug 2026£87,978
- 4
LAMBDA PHOTOMETRICS LIMITED
£99,136
- 5
SciMed Ltd
2 winslatest 24 Apr 2026 - 6
Leica Microsystems UK Ltd
- 7
Santec Europe Ltd
2 winslatest 05 May 2026 - 8
World Precision Instruments Ltd
2 winslatest 13 Nov 2025 - 9
ITW LIMITED
- 10
BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT ENERGY COMPANY LIMITED
£38m
What they buy
By CPV categoryLab & precision equipmentCPV 38
79 contracts · £8m
Industrial machineryCPV 42
28 contracts · £3m
Construction worksCPV 45
25 contracts · £48m
Business servicesCPV 79
24 contracts · £9m
Architectural & engineeringCPV 71
17 contracts · £18m
SoftwareCPV 48
14 contracts · £758,104
Education & trainingCPV 80
13 contracts · £495,000
IT servicesCPV 72
8 contracts · £2m
Companies House
ASTON UNIVERSITY · RC000904
Active officers
0
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (354)
School of engineering and applied science labs
Alteration and refurbishment of part of the Aston University Main Building Lower Ground Floor to form research laboratories and associated areas for the School of Engineering and A
New student union
Aston University wish to procure via competitive tender a Principle Contractor to construct a new Aston Student Union building, to enable the relocation of the existing facility fr
Optical super-channel test beds
Aston University are seeking tenders for the following 4 lots; Lot 1- High Capacity Signal Source Lot 2 - High Bit Rate Electro-Optic Converter(s) Lot 3 - High Bit Rate Coherent Fr
Photonics enabling works
Enabling works for the Photonics project. Works to include the removal of asbestos.
Creation and management of advertorials in print and online media across the west midlands
This is an exciting opportunity to provide a quote to create and manage a series of Advertorials in both print and online media across the West Midlands to showcase 30 SME business
RFQ - filming and post production of video case studies
This is an exciting opportunity to provide a quote to produce a series (6-8) of short video case studies of around 120-360 seconds and a compilation film to showcase several SME bu
Postgraduate internship project (PIP) evaluation brief
Project evaluation services are required to establish the following: i) The extent to which the project has met its contracted outputs and SMART objectives. ii) Observations regard
Request for quotations (RFQ) chalcogenide optical fibre
Chalcogenide optical fibre with highly nonlinearity coefficient; Operation wavelength covering 1.5um at single mode Material: Chalcogenide glass (As2Se3 or As2S3) Attenuation: <0.5
Supply and fit component parts for a coherent laser
Supply and fit Component parts for a Coherent Innova Fred Laser
Delivery of hands-on workshop - marketing tactics and planning
Provide a 3 hour interactive “Marketing Planning Review” workshop, including prior submission of presentation slides, and provision of all relevant handouts and workshop materials.
Delivery of hands-on workshop - digital marketing
Provide a 3 hour interactive workshop on “Digital Marketing” including prior submission of presentation slides, and provision of all relevant handouts and workshop materials. Detai
Delivery of hands-on PR workshop
Provide a 3 hour interactive workshop on “PR” including prior submission of presentation slides, and provision of all relevant handouts and workshop materials. Details of the works
RFQ - delivery of hands-on workshop - social media
Provide a 3 hour interactive workshop on “Social Media” including prior submission of presentation slides, and provision of all relevant handouts and workshop materials. Details of
Scanning near field optical microscope
Aston is looking to procure Atomic Force Microscopy/Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscope including delivery and installation, comprehensive training, users’ technical support , u
Automation consultancy service
At the EBRI plant, a fluidised bed gasifier (1 MW) is connected to a combined heat and power generator. The capacity of the engine is not enough as to take all the gas from the gas
Sustainably sourced biofuel to be delivered to EBRI for stationary generation
The EBRI micro-grid consists of a 400kW(e) generator and three Emerson ASCO 7000 switches that provide power to three buildings. The switches allow the building load to be provided
Acoustic damping for the engine room at EBRI
EBRI has to solve the problem of high noise levels in the engine room at the EBRI plant, in order to comply with the H&S requirements inside the building and also to reduce the env
Venue hire and catering for graduation dinner
This is an exciting opportunity to provide a quote to host a VIP Aston University event, celebrating the graduation of the first ever cohort of the Aston Programme for Small Busine
Platforms to access the CHP and the gasifier stacks at the EBRI plant
The EBRI plant has two stacks, one for the CHP engine and one for the flare of the gasifier. These stacks have sampling ports that need to be accessed by means of permanent platfor
Modification of the line connecting the gasifier to the engine (valves, gas flow meter and pipework)
EBRI invites you to submit a formal written quotation for the improvement of the interface between the gasifier and the CHP engine. The supplier should be able to provide all requi