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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)
Library resources
Subscription to academic journals for the OU library.
Library resources
Subscription to academic journals for the OU library.
Graduation ceremony hire
Hire of Symphony Hall, Birmingham on 16 Oct 2027 for OU graduation ceremony
Graduation ceremony venue hire
Hire of Symphony Hall, Birmingham on 28 Oct 2028 for OU graduation ceremony
Ultrasound and dexa scanner
Purchase of an Ultrasound (LOGIQ E10s R4) and a Dexa scanner (EU iDXA Pro MTY V18), plus five-year warranties for both items.
Delsys electromyography equipment
Multiple items of equipment including 2 x Trigno Centro Package (equipment and software) and 2 x Trigno Product Case
Prismic software
Content management system for student facing OU Helpcentre website, Annual subscription to Enterprise level Content Repository.
Worldpay credit card fees
Worldpay Credit Card Fees 2025-2026
Digital training support
Digital training support for staff
Graduation ceremony venue hire
Hire of Symphony Hall, Birmingham on 30 Oct 2025 for OU graduation ceremony
Graduation ceremony venue hire
Hire of Brighton Dome to hold Open University ceremonies on 10 November 2026
Graduation ceremony venue hire
Hire of York Barbican to hold two Open University ceremonies on 01 October 2026
Cranlea equipment
Multiple items of equipment including Cortex Metalyzer metabolic cart, Lode Exercise biked (CPET) and Lode braked cycle including 5 year maintenance and servicing.
Supply of platinum crucibles to KAMC-QMS-QP-0002
Platinum crucibles for ProSPA Instrument Sample Ovens for ProSPA Qualification Model and Flight Model build & test programmes.
Riskrecon by master card for 2 year contract
70 advisor licenses - unlimited user access from subscribing organization; setup, configuration, testing, and training; and technical support
Graduation ceremony venue hire
Hire of National Exhibition Centre for the 16th October 2027 graduation ceremony
Graduation ceremony venue hire
Hire of Bridgewater Hall for 11th November 2025 graduation ceremony
FTIR spectrometer & microscope
FTIR (Fourier transform infra-red) Spectrometer combined with FTIR microscope and software.
October 2025 brighton dome hire
Hire of Brighton Dome to hold two Open University ceremonies on 10 October 2025.
Biodex equipment
Purchase of medical research equipment, the Biodex System 4 Isokinetic Dynamometer for muscle testing and rehabilitation by medical and physiotherapy professionals and the Biodex B