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 30th 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.
- Expired contract
529 - Benchtop X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD)
- Expired contract
519 - 7th Floor, Main Building - Furniture
- Expired contract
507 3D Metal Printer
- Expired contract
505 HyPrecision Waterjet System
- Awarded contract
Industrial machinery
- Expired contract
489 - Grocery, Frozen and Chilled Food
- Expired contract
490 - Fresh Meat & Poultry
- Closed tender
539 - Small Business Leadership Programme
- Closed tender
539 - Small Business Leadership Programme
- Closed tender
540 - Concession Contract Embedded Academic Centre
- Stale Pre-tender
Higher education services
- Expired contract
430 Washroom and Water Management Services
- Awarded contract
Refuse and waste related services
- Closed tender
523 - Particle Sizer
- Closed tender
533 - Tuneable Mid Infrared Laser
- Closed tender
523 - Particle Sizer
- Expired contract
503 - IOT Workshop Model Shop & Concrete Lab.
- Closed tender
522 - Automated Cell Culture and Analysis System
Top procurement categories
Categories Aston University has published tenders under over the last five years.
- Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)130£29.2m
- Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security42£29.3m
- Software package and information systems41£12.1m
- IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support31£10.8m
- Construction work28£28.8m
- Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services26£30.8m
- Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products16£1.9m
- Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages14£3.8m
- Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products12£5.4m
- Industrial machinery10£4.3m
Unlock decision-makers at Aston University
Get direct contact details for senior stakeholders at Aston University so you can get your business in front of the people who actually sign off on contracts.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@aston-university.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@aston-university.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@aston-university.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@aston-university.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@aston-university.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@aston-university.gov |
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