North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium

North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (North West) has 40 awarded contracts in our data, worth £1.7bn in total as published. 1 of them have a published end date in the next five years. 38 award notices did not publish an end date. There is 1 open tender.

Contracts tracked40
Total awarded (published)£1.7bn
Ending in next 5 yrs1
Open tenders1

Open tenders

OpportunityBuyerValueDeadlineRegion
Print Solutions
Find a Tender · CPV 22000000
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium £5.5m 30 Sep 2027, 23:59 UK time UK-wide

Contracts expiring by quarter

Q1 2030 (1)

ContractIncumbent supplier(s)ValueEnds
Residential Textiles and Linen Services
Contracts Finder · CPV 39512000
Custom Group Limited, Gailarde Limited, Herbert Parkinson Ltd +6 more £18.0m 28 Feb 2030
re-tender likely from ~28 Aug 2029

Top categories

CategoryContractsValue
Furniture, furnishings, appliances & cleaning products14£356.0m
Architectural, engineering & inspection services7£77.0m
Construction structures & materials5£275.0m
Laboratory, optical & precision equipment5£925.0m
Business services (legal, marketing, consulting, recruitment, security)3£9.0m
Transport equipment3£75.0m
Radio, TV, telecoms equipment3£28.4m

Most frequent suppliers

SupplierContractsValue
Thomas Kneale & Co Limited6£72.0m
Herbert Parkinson Ltd5£72.0m
Electrical Test Midlands Ltd5£55.0m
Calbarrie Compliance Services Ltd5£55.0m
Hawkesworth Appliance Testing Limited5£55.0m
Fisher Scientific UK LTD4£740.0m
BRUKER UK LIMITED4£740.0m
Rexel UK Ltd4£220.0m

Recent awards

ContractIncumbent supplier(s)ValueEnds
Lot 1 Residential Textiles and Student and Conferencing Packs framework · 4 suppliers
Find a Tender · CPV 39516100
Gailarde Limited, Kiesta Fabrics & Interiors Ltd, THE STUDENT ESSENTIALS COMPANY LIMITED +1 more £18.0m end date not published
Lot 2 Window Coverings framework · 6 suppliers
Find a Tender · CPV 39516100
Custom Group Limited, Herbert Parkinson Ltd, Milly Contract Furnishings Limited +3 more £18.0m end date not published
Residential Textiles and Linen Services
Contracts Finder · CPV 39512000
Custom Group Limited, Gailarde Limited, Herbert Parkinson Ltd +6 more £18.0m 28 Feb 2030
re-tender likely from ~28 Aug 2029
NWUPC Audio Visual Framework framework
Find a Tender · CPV 32321200
GVAV LIMITED £424k end date not published
Lot 1 - Overseas Taxation, Payroll, Immigration and Advisory Services framework · 3 suppliers
Find a Tender · CPV 79000000
AAB Employer Solutions LLP, Grant Thornton UK LLP, KPMG LLP £7.5m end date not published
Lot 2 - Employee Relocation Services framework · 3 suppliers
Find a Tender · CPV 79000000
Pickfords Move Management Limited, Sterling Relocation Limited, TTHCurzon Relocation Ltd £500k end date not published
Lot 3 - Employer of Record Services framework
Find a Tender · CPV 79000000
The Briars Group Limited £1.0m end date not published
Lot 2 - Gas Equipment Maintenance & Repair Services Non Domestic Equipment greater than 500kw rated input framework · 3 suppliers
Find a Tender · CPV 71630000
DFP Services Ltd, GOS Mechanical & Electrical Services Ltd, Kimpton Ltd. £11.0m end date not published
Lot 6 - Fixed Wire Testing (England, Northern Ireland and Wales) framework · 9 suppliers
Find a Tender · CPV 71630000
AES Electrical and Compliance Services Ltd, Calbarrie Compliance Services Ltd, Electrical Test Midlands Ltd +6 more £11.0m end date not published
Lot 4 - Portable Appliance Testing – Scotland framework · 7 suppliers
Find a Tender · CPV 71630000
Calbarrie Compliance Services Ltd, Comply2 Limited, Electrical Test Midlands Ltd +4 more £11.0m end date not published
Lot 5 - Portable Appliance Testing – Northern Ireland framework · 8 suppliers
Find a Tender · CPV 71630000
ARH Group Ltd, Calbarrie Compliance Services Ltd, Electrical Test Midlands Ltd +5 more £11.0m end date not published
Lot 3 - Portable Appliance Testing – England and Wales framework · 9 suppliers
Find a Tender · CPV 71630000
AES Electrical and Compliance Services Ltd, Calbarrie Compliance Services Ltd, Electrical Test Midlands Ltd +6 more £11.0m end date not published
Lot 7 - Fixed Wire Testing (Scotland) framework · 8 suppliers
Find a Tender · CPV 71630000
Calbarrie Compliance Services Ltd, Comply2 Limited, Electrical Test Midlands Ltd +5 more £11.0m end date not published
Lot 1 - Gas Equipment Maintenance & Repair Services Domestic and Non Domestic Equipment up to 500 kw rated Input (North West) framework · 3 suppliers
Find a Tender · CPV 71630000
DFP Services Ltd, GOS Mechanical & Electrical Services Ltd, Kimpton Ltd. £11.0m end date not published
Lot 4 - Electrical Materials and Associated Products and Services – NI Only framework · 4 suppliers
Find a Tender · CPV 44000000
City Electrical Factors Ltd, Edmundson Electrical Ltd, RS COMPONENTS LTD +1 more £55.0m end date not published
Radiation Safety & Detection Equipment framework
Find a Tender · CPV 38000000
Fisher Scientific UK LTD £185.0m end date not published
Magnetic Resonance Equipment framework · 9 suppliers
Find a Tender · CPV 38000000
BRUKER UK LIMITED, Fisher Scientific UK LTD, JEOL UK Ltd +6 more £185.0m end date not published
X-Ray, Imaging, Elemental & Micro Analysis Equipment and Microscopy Instruments framework · 26 suppliers
Find a Tender · CPV 38000000
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LTD, BRUKER UK LIMITED, BlueScientific Ltd +23 more £185.0m end date not published
Mechanical, Thermal and Physical Testing Equipment framework · 10 suppliers
Find a Tender · CPV 38000000
BRUKER UK LIMITED, CARL ZEISS LTD, Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science Limited +7 more £185.0m end date not published
Spectroscopy Equipment framework · 12 suppliers
Find a Tender · CPV 38000000
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LTD, BRUKER UK LIMITED, BlueScientific Ltd +9 more £185.0m end date not published
Lot 2 - Air Filters Supply, Fit, Maintenance, Removal and Disposal - UK framework · 5 suppliers
Find a Tender · CPV 44000000
Camfil Ltd, IFC International Filter Company, International Filter Company (IFC ) Ltd +2 more £55.0m end date not published
Lot 3 - Electrical Materials and Associated Products and Services - GB framework · 10 suppliers
Find a Tender · CPV 44000000
City Electrical Factors Ltd, Edmundson Electrical Ltd, Individual / sole trader (name not shown) +7 more £55.0m end date not published
Lot 5 - Plumbing, Sanitary and Heating Equipment, Supplies and Associated Services - GB framework · 2 suppliers
Find a Tender · CPV 44000000
BSS Group Limited, Rexel UK Ltd £55.0m end date not published
Lot 1 - Air Filters and Associated Products - UK framework · 8 suppliers
Find a Tender · CPV 44000000
ACE Filtration Ltd, Camfil Limited, IFC International Filter Company +5 more £55.0m end date not published
Supply - Audio, Vision, Lighting Equipment framework · 7 suppliers
Find a Tender · CPV 32210000
Creative Video Productions Ltd (CVP), GV MULTI-MEDIA LTD, JIGSAW SYSTEMS LIMITED +4 more £14.0m end date not published

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder; updated every 2 hours. Where a notice doesn't publish a contract end date we show "end date not published" - we never guess.