Buyer profile
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)
Geographic search engine
Creation of a geographic search engine, allowing full management by non-technical team members, both for upload of project data, but also configuration of filters. Platform to allo
API integration project
Connector Service - up to 3 API integrations and professional services.
GDPR preference system (cassie)
Direct award for the renewal of licenses for the GDPR Preference software 'Cassie'.
Subscription to elsevier's online journals
Subscription to Elsevier Read and Publish online journals via the contract set up by Jisc Services Ltd under the framework.
Academic integrity Tool/DA/PRO/2026
Renewal of licenses for the embedded academic integrity tool, Turnitin.
Communication channel System/RFI/PRO/2026
Preliminary Market Engagement: Request for Information to gather information on the market, potential suppliers and solutions.
Behavioural risk management platform /RFI/PRO/2026
Provision of a Behavioural Risk Management Platform that reduces human cyber-risk measurably across the organisation. This is a Request for Information (RFI) as market research onl
Training
Training and specific coaching services.
Library resources
Database subscription for library resources for Moodys Analytics Orbis Database.
Library resources
Library resources relating to eBooks.
Courier services
LDS use of DHL for the 2025/26
Graduation ceremony hire
Hire of Symphony Hall, Birmingham on 21 May 2027 for OU graduation ceremony
Library resources
Library resources - journals.
Cyber incident response
Data Security Consultancy s -Pre-paid Quorum Cyber Professional Services Retainer - Data Security Consultancy (30 Days) November Only Pricing
Chromatic enterprise plan subscription
This tool automates the testing process, catching bugs and accessibility issues before release, saving time and reducing dependency on manual testing and delays caused by it.
Space product assurance services
Product Assurance Manager (PA & QA support)
Qualtrics academic usecase
Extension of the 10 individual licences for Qualtrics survey system software for an additional 12 months.
Qodea (previously appsbroker)
Cloud Assure which pro-vides billing management on GCP
Purchase of mower equipment
Trimax Snake 400 S3 Mower to be attached to Tractor
LED lighting
LED Conversion Kits for Jennie Lee Inner Perimeter Notional Corridors