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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)
Refrigeration Maintenance/Restricted/Pro/2023
Modification of contract to facilitate the supply and install of two Daiken chiller units within the OU laboratory facilities
Lupex PZT valves
Batch 2 - manufacture of 5 bespoke PZT valves to previously agreed dimensions.
Ingres database Subscription/PRO/2025
The contract is for the purchase of the subscription to the Ingres database.
Market research
Procurement for a provider of market research services to undertake a higher education market research project for the University.
Spectrometry components - HRS300 monochromators
Spectrometry components (12 items): Dry Nitrogen (N2) purge option (1 item) Dry Nitrogen (N2) purge option Motorized slit (2 items) Filter wheel without filters (1 item) ARC protec
Access to law publications
Direct award to procure access to specific publisher owned law publications for teaching delivery. The contract was signed in July 2025 with an end date as given in the notice, bel
Venue hire for OU graduation ceremony
Venue Hire for OU Graduation Ceremony for 2 days
OU graduation ceremony
Venue Hire for London based ceremonies in spring 2026 (Barbican Centre)
Library resources
Supply of books and magazines
Library resources
Subscription to academic journals for the OU Library
Library resources
Subscription to counselling videos for the OU Library
Silver member service contract for cameca SX100 microprobe
Silver member service contract for Cameca SX100 microprobe 01/09/2025 - 31/08/2026
OU graduation ceremony
OU Graduation Cermony and Venue Hire
Replacement of fluorescent lights with LED
Replacement of Fluorescent Lights with LED in Charles Pinfold
Licence for broadcasting materials
The licence provides the necessary copyright permissions for the educational use of broadcast content.
Courier services
LDS use of DHL for the 2025/26
CEI test chip manufacture (HDR3)
Procurement of one test chip (integrated circuit) HDR3 device, including manufacture and delivery.
Raman microscope upgrade
Package of hardware and software to upgrade the Raman microscope in the school of Physical Sciences.
Tohospec 3100-T thick film thickness measurement system
TohoSpec 3100-T Thick Film Thickness Measurement System £93,546
Library resources
Continued access to video resources for the University's library resources.