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

Cardiff University has 2 open tenders and 851 awarded contracts on Stotles. Its activity spans Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) and Construction work. It is the 13th largest buyer in Wales by recent notice volume. Over the last five years it has awarded 566 contracts worth £160.9m.

About Cardiff University

Cardiff University is a higher education buyer based in the Welsh capital, and it advertises larger contract opportunities through the Sell2Wales portal. Current tender notices for the University are also published on InTend and the Tenders Electronic Daily service. Suppliers working with the University must hold a valid purchase order in place before any goods are delivered or any work begins. Purchase card payment covers smaller transactions instead of a formal purchase order. Every procurement at the University is run for value for money alongside environmental, social and governance impact across the whole life of the contract.

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

Over the past 5 years, most of Cardiff University's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and medical equipment and pharmaceuticals.

Recent notices from Cardiff University

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

Top procurement categories

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

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CategoriesCountValue
  1. Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
    156
    £68.8m
  2. Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
    154
    £18.2m
  3. Construction work
    104
    £218.1m
  4. Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
    84
    £13.3m
  5. Software package and information systems
    78
    £12.7m
  6. IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
    76
    £7.9m
  7. Repair and maintenance services
    65
    £43.8m
  8. Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
    39
    £38.4m
  9. Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
    35
    £106.1m
  10. Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
    34
    £23.3m

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