UOW956 - Boiler Replacement Jenny Lind

About the buyer

University of Worcester is a higher education institution that runs its own dedicated procurement function. A Head of Procurement leads the university's buying activity and sets its procurement strategy. Tenders are advertised through the university's own In-Tend tendering portal, where prospective suppliers register in order to bid for contracts. Larger opportunities also appear on the Find a Tender service. Membership of the North West Universities Purchasing Consortium opens up Procurement England Limited's shared framework agreements. Further routes to market run through the Crown Commercial Service, ESPO and the Crescent Purchasing Consortium, each offering pre-negotiated agreements.

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

Over the past 5 years, most of University of Worcester's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and software and information systems.