Aston University tenders, awards, and pre-procurement notices.

Aston University has 437 awarded contracts on Stotles. Its activity spans Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security and Software package and information systems. It is the 31st largest buyer in West Midlands by recent notice volume. Over the last five years it has awarded 296 contracts worth £402.5m.

About Aston University

Aston University is a higher education provider in Birmingham, and buys through a dedicated Procurement Team. Tender opportunities are advertised on ProContract, the university's e-tendering system, where suppliers register free to respond. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender Service, with Contracts Finder used for smaller notices. Low-value construction work can be sourced through Constructionline. Much of this procurement flows through frameworks including SUPC, TUCO, ESPO and the Crown Commercial Service. The Procurement Team also maintains a Contracts Register of awarded tenders and framework agreements. All procurement follows financial regulations and University policy.

Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.

Over the past 5 years, most of Aston University's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, construction work and software and information systems.

Recent notices from Aston University

Browse open tenders, awarded contracts, and pre-procurement documents from Aston University. Click on any notice to view more details.

  • Stale Pre-tender

    Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

    Aston University—Closing —
  • Stale Pre-tender

    Telephone and data transmission services

    Aston University£665,000Closing —
  • Stale Pre-tender

    Construction consultancy services

    Aston University£5,500,000Closing —

Top procurement categories

Categories Aston University has published tenders under over the last five years.

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CategoriesCountValue
  1. Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
    130
    £29.2m
  2. Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
    42
    £29.3m
  3. Software package and information systems
    41
    £12.1m
  4. IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
    31
    £10.8m
  5. Construction work
    28
    £28.8m
  6. Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
    26
    £30.8m
  7. Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
    16
    £1.9m
  8. Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
    14
    £3.8m
  9. Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
    12
    £5.4m
  10. Industrial machinery
    10
    £4.3m

Unlock decision-makers at Aston University

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