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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-05a5eb · award

Digital training workshops

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Provision of specialist digital training workshops to staff.

£Up to £40,177
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05a045 · award

Electricty supply to OU belfast office

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Electricty Supply to Open University Belfast Office

£Up to £39,309
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-059d73 · award

DHL courier - post room 2025/26

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Courier Services for OU Post Room 2025/26

£Up to £47,400
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-059ce9 · award

Zetasafe software 2025 - 2028 3year software (SSJ2147)

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Compliance Management Software Grand Total ex VAT: £ 30,300.00

£Up to £3,030,000
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-059203 · award

Copyright licensing agency annual subscription

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Annual subscription to the Copyright Licensing Agency

£Up to £33,285
Posted · 13mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-058f9c · award

Executive search

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Executive Search services.

£Up to £25,000
Posted · 13mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-058f7a · award

Executive search

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Executive search services for 3 senior appointments

£Up to £38,000
Posted · 13mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-058f3e · award

Screening checks

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Safeguarding screening and employment checking services.

£Up to £29,900
Posted · 13mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-058eb6 · award

Trainingzone skills starter campaign

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

HRZone are planning and running a workshop and then creating a series of resources and to be used in an online tool for employers (hosted by the OU). They will then promote the too

£Up to £25,000
Posted · 13mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-058df1 · award

OUPA11553

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Courier Services for OU Warehouse 2025/26

£Up to £45,000
Posted · 13mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-055960 · award

Silicon wafers for test chips

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

As part of the existing Technology Development Element (TDE) contract with the European Space Agency (ESA), the Open University (OU), in company with Teledyne-e2v, are required to

£Up to €220,000
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05844f · award

Elevation works

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Elevation Works on OU Edinburgh Office

£On request
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05844e · award

Canteen refurbishment works

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Refurbishment Works of the Canteen at the Open University

£On request
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05844c · award

Upgrade of fluorescent lights

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Upgrade of Fluorescent Lights at The Open University

£On request
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-0583ff · award

Intend software

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Specialist software to support tender processes within the Procurement Services Team at The Open University.

£Up to £28,370
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-0583a1 · award

Provision of catering services

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Catering services to The OU Walton Hall Campus based in Milton Keynes.

£On request
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-056c48 · award

Observatory control system, installation and support

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Professional activities connected with designing, creating, maintaining and licensing software used to manage astronomical observations, together with installation and configuratio

£Up to €10,822,866
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-056c05 · award

Telephone fundraising software (MOLE)

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Telephone fundraising software (MOLE) - market leading calling software for the education sector for use on educational telephone fundraising campaigns. 58,341.60 inc VAT

£Up to £48,618
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-056bf6 · award

Soterweb license

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

SOTERweb Complete SOFTWARE (unlimited licenses for staff, students and contractors to all modules (including future developments). 161,632.08 (inc VAT)

£Up to £1,346,934
Posted · 14mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-056b1b · award

Rural business bootcamp

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
South East

Delivery of a 2 day Rural Business Bootcamp held at the SRUC Barony Campus

£Up to £27,500
Posted · 14mo agoView details →