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THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

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Total contracts

204

Known spend

£260m

164 disclosed

Average value

£2m

Per contract

Active suppliers

10

Last 5 years

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Top suppliers

Last 5 years
  1. 1

    DHL INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED

    5 winslatest 19 Aug 2026CH 01184988

    £227,140

  2. 2

    JISC SERVICES LIMITED

    4 winslatest 11 Aug 2026CH 02881024

    £141,564

  3. 3

    The National Exhibition Centre

    4 winslatest 17 Aug 2026

    £89,890

  4. 4

    SYRENIS LIMITED

    3 winslatest 09 Apr 2026

    £990,478

  5. 5

    B:Music (Enterprises) Ltd

    3 winslatest 26 Mar 2026

    £116,755

  6. 6

    LEGENDS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

    3 winslatest 23 Sept 2026CH 05558259

    £92,017

  7. 7

    Taylor & Francis Limited

    3 winslatest 12 Aug 2026
  8. 8

    The Barbican Centre

    2 winslatest 16 Jan 2026

    £11m

  9. 9

    Actian Europe Ltd

    2 winslatest 21 Jan 2026

    £9m

  10. 10

    Database for Business Limited

    2 winslatest 05 Nov 2025

    £3m

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All contracts (204)

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ocds-h6vhtk-078415 · award

Iris connect

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Online education management and practice learning platform used by the PGCE Partnership Team to support the management, monitoring and assessment of student teachers' school-based

£Up to £27,075
Posted · 2d agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-0778f6 · award

Media monitoring

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Media monitoring partner capable of delivering high‑quality, reliable, and comprehensive monitoring services across relevant channels

£Up to £30,000
Posted · 2w agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-0778f1 · award

Graduation ceremony venue hire

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Hire of Bridgewater Hall for a graduation ceremony on 5th March 2027

£Up to £33,445
Posted · 2w agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-0778e1 · award

Training consultancy

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Consultancy for specific training courses.

£Up to £25,000
Posted · 2w agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-07764c · award

Graduation ceremony venue hire

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Hire of Bridgewater Hall for a graduation ceremony on 29th October 2027

£Up to £32,362
Posted · 2w agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-077620 · award

Graduation ceremony venue hire

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Hire of York Barbican for 16th April 2027 graduation ceremony

£Up to £26,210
Posted · 2w agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-061152 · award

Printed book Production/CFP/PRO/2026

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

The Open University intends to award a closed framework for the supply of printed book production (to include paper supply, printing, finishing and binding) of educational material

£On request
⏱ 7 Apr 2026
Posted · 3w agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05503a · contractAmendment

B2B public Relations/CFP/PRO/2025

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

The Open University is seeking to establish framework agreement with one supplier for the provision of B2B Public Relations, to the Business Development Unit.

£Up to £789,189
⏱ 18 Jul 2025
Posted · 1mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06e87e · award

Habitable worlds observatory detector

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Habitable Worlds Observatory Detector. Qualification testing of bespoke CIS300 series UVIS detectors. This work is being performed under the remit of a UK Space Agency (UKSA) resea

£Up to £585,000
Posted · 1mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06e70c · award

DHL courier services

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

DHL Courier services for Postal Services for financial year 2026/27

£Up to £44,740
Posted · 1mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06e54f · award

BM27AB venue hire - NEC (ICC) - 21 may 2027

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Hire of NEC on 21st May 2027 for OU graduation ceremony

£Up to £30,035
Posted · 1mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06e543 · award

Graduation ceremony venue hire

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Hire of NEC, Birmingham on 28 October 2028 for OU graduation ceremony

£Up to £29,820
Posted · 1mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06e310 · award

Library publications

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Library purchase of ebook publications

£On request
Posted · 1mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06e2f9 · award

Organisational training

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Organisation training for users.

£On request
Posted · 1mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06e217 · award

OUPA11768

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Books required from publisher for module E104

£On request
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06e1db · award

Jisc building digital capability (BDC) service subscription

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Jisc Building Digital Capability (BDC) service subscription for a three-year period.

£Up to £27,710
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06e1cf · award

Bluecat networks support renewal

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Support and Maintenance for Bluecat Networks for two-year period.

£Up to £36,699
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06e184 · award

Labstar pro glovebox

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

LABstar pro four-glove Glovebox package with gas purifier, 2 x vacuum antechambers, 1 x sensor set, wood packing and installation.

£Up to €29,522
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06dfba · award

Network cabling and installation services

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

General supply and installation of structured cabling systems for the IT Infrastructure teams.

£Up to £150,000
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06d9ff · award

Cardinus support licence for healthy working renewal

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Annual Support Licence for Healthy Working for three-year period.

£Up to £39,308
Posted · 2mo agoView details →