University of Sheffield tenders, awards, and pre-procurement notices.

University of Sheffield has 1,818 awarded contracts on Stotles. Its activity spans Industrial machinery, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) and Construction work. It is the 40th largest buyer in Yorkshire and The Humber by recent notice volume. Over the last five years it has awarded 618 contracts worth £292.4m.

About University of Sheffield

University of Sheffield is a higher education institution whose Procurement Office lets and manages contracts for its schools and departments. Tenders are run through the In-Tend portal, and where required on the Central Digital Platform. The university also buys through regional and national frameworks as a member of the North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium, part of UKUPC. They cover catering, furniture, computing, laboratory supplies, postal services, domestic services, professional services and stationery. Once a contract is let, each school and department must buy from the contracted supplier. Lower-value purchases are handled by departments through quotation exercises.

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

Over the past 5 years, most of University of Sheffield's contract awards have been in construction work, industrial machinery and laboratory and precision equipment.

Recent notices from University of Sheffield

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

Top procurement categories

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

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CategoriesCountValue
  1. Industrial machinery
    269
    £77.8m
  2. Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
    237
    £94.5m
  3. Construction work
    219
    £186.1m
  4. Software package and information systems
    132
    £33.3m
  5. IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
    88
    £35.0m
  6. Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
    77
    £50.5m
  7. Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
    67
    £154.5m
  8. Installation services (except software)
    49
    £21.3m
  9. Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
    43
    £14.6m
  10. Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
    40
    £33.0m

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