Supplier · SME

The Open University

The Open University has won 10 UK public contracts worth £10bn since 3 Aug 2020. See its competitors in education & training.

Company RC000391Companies House recordBased in South EastFirst contract 3 Aug 2020Latest contract 2 Jul 2026

Contracts
10
Published value
£10bnwhere stated
Without competition
20%2 contracts
Won by SMEs
40%of 10 with size known
Contracts won per month, last 24 months 6 contracts · busiest month January 2026

Biggest customers

  1. Gloucestershire County Council 2 contracts · £312k
  2. Kirklees Council 2 contracts · £102k
  3. YPO 1 contract · £10bn
  4. Ministry of Justice 1 contract · £3.34m
  5. Milton Keynes Council 1 contract · £360k
  6. Torbay Council 1 contract · £237k
  7. Peterborough City Council 1 contract · £72,000

What they supply

  1. Education & training 7 contracts · £10bn
  2. Business services 2 contracts · £312k

Competitors in education & training

Sector overview
  1. Shannon Trust SME 74 contracts · £3.99m
  2. QA Limited 69 contracts · £78.9m
  3. Cambridge Spark SME 43 contracts · £10.3m
  4. PeoplePlus Group Ltd 35 contracts · £11.8m
  5. Babington Business College 29 contracts · £61m
  6. Teesside University 27 contracts · £110m

These are the suppliers with the most education & training contracts in the last two years, which is where The Open University wins most of its work. They are not necessarily bidding for the same contracts. See the whole sector.

All contracts won by The Open University

Contracts are matched to this supplier by company name as published in each notice. If a company appears under slightly different names, some of its contracts may be listed separately. How matching works.