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UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

educationYorkshire and The HumberenglandGB

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Total contracts

1,091

Known spend

£453m

899 disclosed

Average value

£503,389

Per contract

Active suppliers

10

Last 5 years

Open0Awarded779Closed308

Top suppliers

Last 5 years
  1. 1

    Therser (UK) Limited

    2 winslatest 30 Mar 2026CH 06843333

    £799,226

  2. 2

    Mills CNC Limited

    2 winslatest 07 Jan 2026CH 01156673

    £290,000

  3. 3

    DCA Instruments Oy

    1 winlatest 03 Oct 2025

    £5m

  4. 4

    Softcat PLC

    1 winlatest 07 Apr 2025CH 02174990

    £3m

  5. 5

    B. and B. Press (Parkgate) Limited

    1 winlatest 21 Jul 2025

    £2m

  6. 6

    Belmont Press Ltd

    1 winlatest 21 Jul 2025

    £2m

  7. 7

    Hickling & Squires UK

    1 winlatest 21 Jul 2025

    £2m

  8. 8

    W&J Linney Ltd

    1 winlatest 21 Jul 2025

    £2m

  9. 9

    Optichrome Ltd

    1 winlatest 21 Jul 2025

    £2m

  10. 10

    Page Bros (Norwich) Ltd

    1 winlatest 21 Jul 2025

    £2m

What they buy

By CPV category
  • Lab & precision equipmentCPV 38

    190 contracts · £37m

  • Industrial machineryCPV 42

    182 contracts · £46m

  • Construction worksCPV 45

    127 contracts · £192m

  • SoftwareCPV 48

    84 contracts · £16m

  • Architectural & engineeringCPV 71

    77 contracts · £29m

  • IT servicesCPV 72

    46 contracts · £11m

  • Electrical equipmentCPV 31

    34 contracts · £14m

  • Office & computing equipmentCPV 30

    31 contracts · £9m

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Tender activity

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All contracts (1091)

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205706bd-df6a-4466-9c20-163efafa201c · award

Industrial biotechnology landscape report provision

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
servicesYorkshire and the HumberSME friendly

BBSRC, with support from EPSRC, have committed £18M to fund 13 unique collaborative Networks in Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy (BBSRC NIBB). The BBSRC NIBB foster collabora

£On request
⏱ 20 Jan 2017
Posted · 119mo agoView details →
U
e23f8a7d-5b18-4eec-920d-fa230eef2bac · award

Jonas court refurbishment

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
worksYorkshire and the HumberSME friendly

Tender opportunity 1563/MR Refurbishment of Jonas Court This is an open Non EU procurement procedure. The ITT including full specification can be downloaded by registering (free of

££90,000 — £100,000
⏱ 23 Dec 2016
Posted · 119mo agoView details →
U
a50406f3-d532-4fdf-b1da-b2a1ff01b5f9 · award

Refurbishment of minalloy house

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
worksYorkshire and the HumberSME friendly

Tender Opportunity 1568/MR -Minalloy House Refurbishment - ITT All organisations with relevant experience are invited to tender. This is open non-EU procurement procedure. The ITT

££400,000 — £500,000
⏱ 22 Dec 2016
Posted · 119mo agoView details →
U
f15707f5-bac0-40c3-8860-0f5d877d48b6 · award

Composite kit cutting conveyorised bed machine

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
goodsYorkshire and the HumberSME friendly

1558/320/SW/COM/16 Composite Kit Cutting Conveyorised Bed Machine The University of Sheffield invited tenders for the supply of a Conveyorised Bed Machine for the Cutting of Compos

££90,000 — £120,000
⏱ 9 Jan 2017
Posted · 119mo agoView details →
U
04182b89-80b5-4269-8c5a-69fdf959e45e · award

Lightweighting centre 5-axis machine tool

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
goodsYorkshire and the Humber

1555/319/SW/COM/16 Lightweighting Centre 5-axis Machine Tool The University of Sheffield invited tenders for the supply of a Lightweighting Centre 5-axis Machine Tool for use withi

££150,000 — £180,000
⏱ 12 Jan 2017
Posted · 119mo agoView details →
U
4365020c-7c26-4231-b5e1-469e48481cd3 · tender

Virtual reality suite - upgrade

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
goodsYorkshire and the HumberSME friendly

The University of Sheffield wishes to invite tenders for supply of goods and services to the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, Catcliffe, Rotherham. Scope: The instal

££100,000 — £150,000
⏱ 20 Dec 2016
Posted · 120mo agoView details →
U
6907a09e-20a3-4557-a702-c84386a00ad4 · award

Machine tool for advanced machining of composites

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
goodsYorkshire and the Humber

1552/317/EML/COM/16 Machine Tool for Advanced Machining of Composites The University of Sheffield invited tenders for the supply of a Machine Tool for Advanced Machining of Composi

££1,400,000 — £1,600,000
⏱ 6 Jan 2017
Posted · 120mo agoView details →
U
025d1461-2fb6-4407-881f-87beb4a6cb3e · award

1473/216/YE superconducting nanowire single photon detector (snspd) - award

University Of Sheffield
goodsYorkshire and the HumberSME friendly

The University of Sheffield is out to tender on behalf of the Department of Physics and Astronomy for a Superconducting nanowire Single Photon Detector (SNSPD).\n \n The technical

£On request
⏱ 31 Oct 2016
Posted · 120mo agoView details →
U
f2308cae-2597-4c4f-b99c-3a97e1b6e546 · award

Award - high power laser welding facility

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
goodsYorkshire and the Humber

Award of tender reference 1497/308/EML/N/16 High Power Laser Welding Facility

£Up to £2,737,252
⏱ 7 Oct 2016
Posted · 120mo agoView details →
U
05befcaf-2187-4391-9e41-fd7ae01f9e07 · award

Refurbishment of 8 to 14 endcliffe crescent

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
worksYorkshire and the HumberSME friendly

award of contract for refurbishments works to University premises

£Up to £2,083,620
⏱ 21 Sept 2015
Posted · 120mo agoView details →
U
4ad87430-fa9c-47de-b8dc-f948b4c1e41d · award

1388/MR infrastructure works

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
worksYorkshire and the HumberSME friendly

Tender Opportunity 1388/MR - Pqq All organisations with relevant experience are invited to tender. The Project aims to supply an infrastructure to include 2 Roads, Dry Basin Detent

£Up to £5,289,410
⏱ 24 Apr 2016
Posted · 120mo agoView details →
U
efaf5897-9498-4483-beb4-f5c046286a46 · award

1442/MR refurbishment and electrical works to the main structures lab

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
worksYorkshire and the HumberSME friendly

Tender opportunity - 1442/MR Refurbishment and electrical works to the main Structures Lab The University of Sheffield is looking for suitably qualified and competent persons to un

£Up to £299,676
⏱ 30 Jun 2016
Posted · 120mo agoView details →
U
08627131-b219-40ac-84b1-f41fba2de977 · award

Lease of student accommodation

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
servicesYorkshire and the Humber

The University of Sheffield has awarded a tender on behalf of Accommodation Services for the lease of studentaccommodation. We have secured accommodation in Sheffield city for the

£Up to £1,600,000
⏱ 1 Feb 2016
Posted · 120mo agoView details →
U
f112b138-1c19-4248-adcc-f2520dba1b33 · award

1486/220/YE thermal imaging camera (LWIR) - award

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
goodsYorkshire and the Humber

The University of Sheffield is out to tender on behalf of the Department of Mechanical Engineering for a Thermal Imaging camera (LWIR). The closing date for return of tenders is Th

££50,000 — £75,000
⏱ 15 Sept 2016
Posted · 120mo agoView details →
U
304430db-2c73-4260-9195-f1545b407bec · award

1452/MH cisco network maintenance and support

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
servicesYorkshire and the Humber

Cisco Network Switches Maintenance and Service agreement, run as a mini-competition under the JISC Framework for routers and switches

£Up to £86,000
⏱ 28 Jun 2016
Posted · 120mo agoView details →
U
2ee18991-09ca-4ce4-98cc-eed80a5cb75c · award

Workshop equipment - robotic machining enclosure

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
goodsYorkshire and the HumberSME friendly

Award of Lot 1 Robotic Machining Enclosure tender reference 1480/304/EML/F/16 Workshop Equipment

£Up to £59,000
⏱ 8 Sept 2016
Posted · 120mo agoView details →
U
91a4f72b-6861-4314-b364-efa4d23a352a · award

1339/MH data visualisation tool

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
goodsYorkshire and the HumberSME friendly

We are looking to purchase a data visualisation tool and associated consultancy for the necessary implementation and training etc. Work is currently taking place to develop and imp

£Up to £100,000
⏱ 25 Feb 2016
Posted · 120mo agoView details →
U
df2e2f02-ea13-438f-bc51-ef13e6bf14c5 · award

198/YE bioreactor system - award

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
goodsYorkshire and the Humber

Award notice - University of Sheffield tender on behalf of the Faculty of Engineering's new Diamond Building, for a small scale bioreactor system. Small scale bioreactor system cap

£On request
⏱ 6 May 2015
Posted · 120mo agoView details →
U
4667426b-41b7-4a9f-ac36-ed7bc659ed18 · award

182/LF x-ray photoelectron spectrometer with argon gas cluster ion gun

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
goodsYorkshire and the HumberSME friendly

The University of Sheffield's tender for a X-ray photoelectron spectrometer capable of matching and preferably exceeding current capabilities in spectroscopy, chemical imaging and

£On request
⏱ 29 Jun 2015
Posted · 120mo agoView details →
U
19977fa2-fd3e-40b8-8b4c-ee133a0b3095 · award

1346/LF hybrid mass spectrometer

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
goodsYorkshire and the HumberSME friendly

A mini competition has been run under the APUC framework - Mass Spectrometers and Chromatography (LAB 1001). The call off contract for a Hybrid Mass Spectrometer has been awarded t

£On request
⏱ 11 Feb 2016
Posted · 120mo agoView details →