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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-06d78c · award

Openathens

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Single sign-on software for the library.

£Up to £87,754
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06d407 · award

Legal services

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

For the provision of legal services

£Up to £29,000
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06d27e · award

Audit software license renewal

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

The OU has an existing installation of Ideagen's audit software. This contract is the renewal of licenses for a three (3) year period.

£Up to £31,748
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06cd58 · award

Venue hire (southbank centre)

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

OU Graduation - Southbank Centre - 26th November 2026

£Up to £45,400
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06cd57 · award

Upgrade to LED of all lights

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Upgrade to LED of All Lights in Geoffrey Crowther

£Up to £49,762
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06cd56 · award

Belfast: terrace decking replacement

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Belfast: Terrace decking replacement item

£Up to £49,000
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06ad80 · award

Nanosims annual service contract

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Renewal of annual service contract for the NanoSIMS 50 instrument.

£Up to €423,000
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06ccb9 · award

Online donation platform

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

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

£Up to £53,350
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06cb10 · award

Milton keynes council rates 2026/27 east campus

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Milton Keynes Council 6900290378X - Rates 2026/27 - East Campus

£Up to £56,462
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06cb0a · award

BR27AB venue hire (brighton centre)

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

BR27AB Venue Hire (Brighton Centre) for The Open University Degree Ceremony 24 Sept 2027

£Up to £25,950
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06cb06 · award

Manchester city council rates 2026/27

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Manchester City Council Business Rates Bill 2026/27

£Up to £32,790
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06caf6 · award

BR28AB venue hire (brighton centre)

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

BR28AB Venue Hire (Brighton Centre) for the Open University Degree Ceremony 07/10/28.

£Up to £25,950
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06c7f8 · award

Access abintegro careers services

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Access Abintegro Careers Services, Career and CV Builder Software.

£Up to £31,720
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06c7f4 · award

Arbortext publishing engine developer license

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

PTC Arbortext Publishing Engine Development and Testing License.

£Up to £35,175
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-058589 · award

Technology Partner(s)/CFP/PRO/2025

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

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

££8,333,333 — £83,333,333
⏱ 5 Sept 2025
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06c128 · award

CORE development services 2026

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

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

£Up to £500,000
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06bb9e · award

Unicom system architect

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

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.

£Up to US$89,523
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06b5a1 · award

University profile and course listing

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

To provide the OU with a university profile and course listing on this well known university guide.

£Up to £35,000
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06b53e · award

LIPF innovation circuit portfolio development

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Support in developing the Local Innovation Partnership Funded (LIPF) Innovation Circuit Portfolio

£Up to £30,000
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06b4ec · award

Marcomms youtube project

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

One-off project to optimize existing YouTube content on 3 channels - and consolidate all content into 1 main YouTube channel

£Up to £38,063
Posted · 3mo agoView details →