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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
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
DHL INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED
£227,140
- 2
JISC SERVICES LIMITED
£141,564
- 3
The National Exhibition Centre
4 winslatest 17 Aug 2026£89,890
- 4
SYRENIS LIMITED
3 winslatest 09 Apr 2026£990,478
- 5
B:Music (Enterprises) Ltd
3 winslatest 26 Mar 2026£116,755
- 6
LEGENDS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
£92,017
- 7
Taylor & Francis Limited
3 winslatest 12 Aug 2026 - 8
The Barbican Centre
2 winslatest 16 Jan 2026£11m
- 9
Actian Europe Ltd
2 winslatest 21 Jan 2026£9m
- 10
Database for Business Limited
2 winslatest 05 Nov 2025£3m
What they buy
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Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (204)
Openathens
Single sign-on software for the library.
Legal services
For the provision of legal services
Audit software license renewal
The OU has an existing installation of Ideagen's audit software. This contract is the renewal of licenses for a three (3) year period.
Venue hire (southbank centre)
OU Graduation - Southbank Centre - 26th November 2026
Upgrade to LED of all lights
Upgrade to LED of All Lights in Geoffrey Crowther
Belfast: terrace decking replacement
Belfast: Terrace decking replacement item
Nanosims annual service contract
Renewal of annual service contract for the NanoSIMS 50 instrument.
Online donation platform
Online platform to facilitate payment of donations and associated management software, plus professional services for bespoke template development. Contract term 4+2 years, 6 years
Milton keynes council rates 2026/27 east campus
Milton Keynes Council 6900290378X - Rates 2026/27 - East Campus
BR27AB venue hire (brighton centre)
BR27AB Venue Hire (Brighton Centre) for The Open University Degree Ceremony 24 Sept 2027
Manchester city council rates 2026/27
Manchester City Council Business Rates Bill 2026/27
BR28AB venue hire (brighton centre)
BR28AB Venue Hire (Brighton Centre) for the Open University Degree Ceremony 07/10/28.
Access abintegro careers services
Access Abintegro Careers Services, Career and CV Builder Software.
Arbortext publishing engine developer license
PTC Arbortext Publishing Engine Development and Testing License.
Technology Partner(s)/CFP/PRO/2025
The Open University (OU) is seeking a Technology Partner(s) (TP) to provide resource with the comprehensive technical and non-technical expertise required to support and deliver it
CORE development services 2026
Service development capacity, in the form of software development and associated activities, to support the CORE project: CORE hosts the world's largest collection of open access r
Unicom system architect
5 x System Architect - Client Floating User Maintenance Licences, 1 x System Architect - Publisher Add on Floating User Maintenance Licence for three-year maintenance term.
University profile and course listing
To provide the OU with a university profile and course listing on this well known university guide.
LIPF innovation circuit portfolio development
Support in developing the Local Innovation Partnership Funded (LIPF) Innovation Circuit Portfolio
Marcomms youtube project
One-off project to optimize existing YouTube content on 3 channels - and consolidate all content into 1 main YouTube channel