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University of Bristol

University of Bristol has awarded 66 UK public contracts worth £73.7m since 17 Feb 2023. Suppliers include Academia Limited, Ebsco International Inc.

South WestOfficial websiteFirst contract 17 Feb 2023Latest contract 12 Oct 2026

Contracts
66
Published value
£73.7mwhere stated
Without competition
8%5 contracts
Won by SMEs
13%of 63 with size known
Contracts awarded per month, last 24 months 54 contracts · busiest month December 2024

Suppliers used most

  1. Academia Limited 4 contracts · £193k
  2. Ebsco International Inc 3 contracts · £470k
  3. Illumina Cambridge Ltd 3 contracts · £286k
  4. FEI UK Ltd SME 2 contracts · £2.2m
  5. Softcat PLC 2 contracts · £367k
  6. Agilent Technologies LDA Limited 2 contracts · £360k
  7. VWR International Ltd. 2 contracts · £200k
  8. Rapid Electronics Ltd 2 contracts · £61,596
  9. Dell Corporation Ltd 1 contract · £11.6m

What they buy

  1. Laboratory & precision equipment 20 contracts · £4.49m
  2. Software & information systems 9 contracts · £915k
  3. Business services 7 contracts · £3.33m
  4. IT services 7 contracts · £14.9m
  5. Financial & insurance services 6 contracts · £33.7m
  6. Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals 4 contracts · £2.79m
  7. Industrial machinery 3 contracts · £5.6m
  8. Architecture & engineering 2 contracts · £138k

All contracts awarded by University of Bristol

Contracts awarded by University of Bristol
Date Contract Supplier Value
12 Oct 2026 Academia Limited £36,433
17 Sep 2026 FRY-IT LIMITED t/a Risr SME £321k
9 Sep 2026 Ans Group Limited £72,450
3 Aug 2026 Creative Video Productions Ltd SME £73,430
1 Aug 2026 OneAdvanced Ltd SME £140k
15 Jun 2026 Not named £216k
30 Apr 2026 Bruker UK Ltd £333k
28 Apr 2026 Softcat PLC £333k
31 Mar 2026 8x8 UK Limited SME £565k
18 Mar 2026 Agilent Technologies LDA Limited £74,785
13 Mar 2026 Elementar £70,663
1 Mar 2026 Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Limited —
17 Feb 2026 NHS Fleet Solutions c/o Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Tr SME —
22 Jan 2026 Dell Corporation Ltd £11.6m
23 Oct 2025 Thermo Fisher Scientifc £204k
1 Sep 2025 Insight Direct (UK) Ltd £50,000
8 Aug 2025 Illumina Cambridge Ltd £60,457
4 Aug 2025 Ebsco International Inc £65,000
4 Aug 2025 Ebsco International Inc £180k
1 Aug 2025 Jisc Services Ltd SME £177k
1 Aug 2025 Jigsaw Systems Limited £178k
31 Jul 2025 Illumina Cambridge Ltd £182k
9 Jul 2025 Edmond Shipway £21,900
30 Jun 2025 Softcat PLC £33,852
2 Jun 2025 Ebsco International Inc £225k
31 May 2025 Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management (UK) Ltd £13.5m
21 May 2025 AECOM Limited £116k
9 Apr 2025 Fluid Ideas Limited SME, Mordene Design Ltd T/A Astwood Design SME £150k
8 Apr 2025 Academia Limited £57,698
31 Mar 2025 Johnson Health Tech UK Limited SME £124k
28 Mar 2025 Skalar (UK) Ltd. £100k
14 Mar 2025 Not named £71,608
24 Feb 2025 Rockford Associates Limited £35,000
21 Feb 2025 Not named £88,581
14 Feb 2025 FEI UK Ltd SME £1.5m
23 Jan 2025 Burges-Salmon LLP £2.5m
14 Jan 2025 Electroimpact UK, Ltd £900k
13 Jan 2025 Illumina Cambridge Ltd £43,618
12 Jan 2025 Agilent Technologies LDA Limited £286k
10 Jan 2025 iCOMAT Ltd £1.6m
10 Jan 2025 Target3d Limited £26,658
3 Jan 2025 Loop Technology Limited SME £3.1m
20 Dec 2024 Academia Limited £42,592
20 Dec 2024 Atlas FM Limited SME, KGB Cleaning South West Ltd £53,150
20 Dec 2024 Academia Limited £56,032
19 Dec 2024 CRFS Limited SME, Keysight +1 more £7m
19 Dec 2024 Cambridge Management Consulting Limited SME £297k
19 Dec 2024 Rapid Electronics Ltd £61,596
18 Dec 2024 Rapid Electronics Ltd —
18 Dec 2024 VWR International Ltd. £71,140