Supplier · Large organisation

University of Southampton

University of Southampton has won 18 UK public contracts worth £732m since 15 Feb 2021. See its competitors in research & development.

Company 05436927Companies House record Based in South EastFirst contract 15 Feb 2021Latest contract 20 Jul 2026

Contracts: 18
Published value: £732mwhere stated
Without competition: 11%2 contracts
Won by SMEs: 12%of 17 with size known

Contracts won per month, last 24 months 12 contracts · busiest month July 2026

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Biggest customers

DHSC 4 contracts · £545m
Department of Health and Social Care 3 contracts · £129m
NHS England 3 contracts · £1.69m
Home Office 2 contracts · £31,775
Met Office 1 contract · £57m
Food Standards Agency 1 contract · £172k
University of Southampton 1 contract · £162k
Office for Nuclear Regulation 1 contract · £90,000
UK Shared Business Services Limited 1 contract · £19,500
Natural England 1 contract · £12,160

What they supply

Research & development 12 contracts · £730m
Waste, cleaning & environmental 1 contract · £12,160
Health & social care 1 contract · £1.4m
Education & training 1 contract · £291k
Business services 1 contract · £117k
Architecture & engineering 1 contract · £90,000
Laboratory & precision equipment 1 contract · £162k

Competitors in research & development

Sector overview

WSP UK Limited 60 contracts · £116m
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd 50 contracts · £51.4m
IFF Research 44 contracts · £37.2m
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd 42 contracts · £195m
Ove Arup 30 contracts · £19.6m
Ricardo AEA Ltd 28 contracts · £35.2m

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

All contracts won by University of Southampton

Contracts won by University of Southampton
Date	Contract	Buyer	Value
20 Jul 2026	DHSC: CSA: NIHR Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 2	Department of Health and Social Care	£89.1m
20 Jul 2026	DHSC: CSA: NIHR Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 3	Department of Health and Social Care	£39.5m
20 Jul 2026	DHSC: National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR): Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 2	DHSC	£189m
20 Jul 2026	DHSC: National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR): Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 2	DHSC	£189m
20 Jul 2026	DHSC: National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR): Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 3	DHSC	£83.6m
20 Jul 2026	DHSC: National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR): Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 3	DHSC	£83.6m
3 Apr 2026	DN772326 - Framework for Applied Science Technology and Engineering Requirements	Met Office	£57m
12 Aug 2025	MIGRATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE - literature review covering the causal link between migration and housing	Home Office	£14,978
12 Aug 2025	MIGRATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE - the impact of migration on housing in the UK	Home Office	£16,797
2 Jun 2025	DHSC: Statistical Advisor to Medicine Margin Survey	Department of Health and Social Care	£117k
3 Feb 2025	PS24247 the Orbital Sustainability Risk Index feasibility study No competition	UK Shared Business Services Limited	£19,500
28 Jan 2025	Operationalisation of prototype geospatial query and reporting database/tool No competition	Natural England	£12,160
23 Oct 2024	Wessex Public Health Specialty Training- MSc in Public Health	NHS England	£291k
14 Feb 2024	Tunable Broadband QC Laser System	University of Southampton	£162k
12 Feb 2024	Cancer Vaccines Launch Pad	NHS England	£1.4m
10 Jul 2023	Research Priority Setting For NHS England	NHS England	—
1 Sep 2022	Expert Panel on Natural Hazards	Office for Nuclear Regulation	£90,000
15 Feb 2021	FS430621 Survival of SARS-CoV-2 on food surfaces and food packaging materials	Food Standards Agency	£172k

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.