Higher Education Tenders and Contracts
See open higher education tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector. Over 560 higher education tenders and contracts were published in the last 12 months, and over 150 higher education contracts are due to expire in the next year.
4,336 results
- Closed tenderPublished 5 May 2015
Lecture Capture System
£525,000
- Closed tenderPublished 23 April 2015
LUV00565 The Provision of Student Recruitment Advertising and Brand Management in Digital Media
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 15 April 2015
Provision of The Biomedical Engineering Hub at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore - Building for University College London/RNOH
£14,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 15 April 2015
New Student Centre for University College London
£25,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 10 March 2015
Provision of Enhanced Transcripts
£125,000
- Awarded contractPublished 23 February 2015
RFT for Virtual Learning Environment
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 10 February 2015
United Kingdom-Preston: Education and training services
£2,670,977
- Closed tenderPublished 10 February 2015
United Kingdom-York: Higher education services
£1,150,000
- Closed tenderPublished 10 February 2015
United Kingdom-Leeds: Catering services
£253,150
- Awarded contractPublished 13 January 2015
Procurement of Construction Consultants in Individual Lots for New UCC Student "Hub" Building
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 6 January 2015
Provision of Equine Diagnostic and Laboratory Research Support to Equine Science Programmes
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 10 September 2014
Provision of Accommodation for International Students of Limerick Institute of Technology
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 10 June 2014
Tender for the provision of Accommodation to International Students attending IT Tralee
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 16 May 2014
Multisupplier framework for Virtual Learning Environments, associated services and support
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 4 December 2013
Coding of Socio-Economic Data from New Entrants to Higher Education for the Higher Education Authority.
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 27 September 2013
Tender for the Provision of Accommodation to International Students attending IT Tralee
Value not stated
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about Higher Education in the UK public sector.
What counts as a higher education tender?
Higher education tenders cover course delivery, validation and training services bought for or delivered by universities and other higher education institutions, postgraduate training for public sector staff, and administrative and student support services such as bursary schemes and assessments.
Where are higher education contracts advertised?
Stotles brings together higher education tenders and contracts from 100+ portals into one search, so you do not have to check each portal separately, and you can set alerts for new opportunities across the UK and Ireland.
If you want to search the government portals directly, Find a Tender carries higher-value contracts across the UK and Contracts Finder carries lower-value contracts in England. Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI cover Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Ireland's eTenders covers Irish public bodies, and many councils, NHS bodies and housing associations publish on their own e-tendering portals such as ProContract. Course delivery is often direct-awarded to a single university for an existing cohort, and universities buy student services through consortium frameworks.
What do you need to bid for higher education contracts?
Course providers must hold degree-awarding powers or a validation agreement, and English providers must be registered with the Office for Students. Tenders usually set minimum insurance cover, check financial standing and ask for evidence of similar programmes at selection stage. Under the Procurement Act 2023, suppliers can be excluded for certain criminal convictions, insolvency or failure to pay tax.
How are higher education contracts usually procured?
Higher education contracts are often direct awards to a single provider to continue an existing programme and its enrolled cohort, while larger partnerships such as online programme management are run as competitions after early market engagement.
Who buys higher education services from the public sector?
Government departments, NHS organisations, nuclear and defence employers and bodies representing the university sector are regular buyers. Universities themselves also supply on some of these contracts and buy student recruitment, online programme management and student support services.
How do I find higher education contracts before they are formally tendered?
Read university strategies for online and international growth, workforce development plans, and early market engagement notices for programme management or student services, which come before a formal tender. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.
What CPV codes cover higher education tenders?
Higher education notices carry 80300000 (Higher education services), 80000000 (Education and training services) and 80570000 (Personal development training services). Student support assessments are sometimes also classified under health services codes such as 85000000.
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