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Buyer Intelligence Snapshot

Coverage Range
2025-02-21 16:40 UTC to 2026-03-13 15:14 UTC.
Last Refresh
2026-03-18 02:47 UTC
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Find a Tender (133) Contracts Finder (1)
Sources
Open Tenders
3
Awarded Notices
130
Known GBP Value
£150,207,356
Avg Notice Value (Known GBP)
£1,262,247
Active Sectors
52
Awarded Suppliers
115

Open Opportunities

Page 1 of 1 (3 total)

TitleStatusDeadlineValueSectorSourcePublished
Printed Book Production/CFP/PRO/2026 active n/a £6,500,000 Printed books Find a Tender 10 Mar 2026, 19:49 View notice
Technology Partner(s)/CFP/PRO/2025 active n/a £91,666,666 Systems and technical consultancy services Find a Tender 11 Aug 2025, 17:09 View notice
B2B Public Relations/CFP/PRO/2025 active n/a £789,189 Public relations services Find a Tender 19 Jun 2025, 14:46 View notice
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Top Suppliers (Awarded)

Page 1 of 6 (115 suppliers)

SupplierAward CountKnown GBPMost Recent AwardSector Concentration
ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED 3 £1,335,000 16 May 2025, 14:41 Software package and information systems
The Barbican Centre 2 £11,341,183 16 Jan 2026, 18:02 Event services
Actian Europe Ltd 2 £5,833,334 19 Nov 2025, 16:42 Database software package
Database for Business Limited 2 £3,135,420 05 Nov 2025, 10:44 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Qubit Labs OÜ 2 £900,000 07 Jul 2025, 15:02 Custom software development services
MyJoVE Corporation 2 £860,000 11 Dec 2025, 16:17 Library services
DHL International (UK) Limited 2 £92,400 19 Dec 2025, 14:27 Courier services
APPLIED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LTD 2 £89,750 26 Jan 2026, 14:52 Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
B:Music (Enterprises) Ltd 2 £78,855 13 Mar 2026, 15:14 Event services
Taylor & Francis Limited 2 £68,363 31 Jul 2025, 10:51 Textbooks
Strand Partners Limited 2 £64,167 20 Jun 2025, 14:50 Research services
Proquest Information and Learning Limited 2 £63,388 15 Jan 2026, 13:45 Education and training services
Prismic 2 n/a 04 Mar 2026, 10:07 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
X-FAB Sarawak Sdn. Bhd. 2 n/a 18 Dec 2025, 12:03 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Actian Europe Limited 1 £5,638,551 21 Jan 2026, 17:28 Database software package
Micad 1 £3,030,000 18 Sep 2025, 10:14 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Oxford University Press 1 £2,500,000 20 Jan 2026, 16:23 Education and training services
Elsevier B.V. 1 £1,378,548 21 Jan 2026, 17:00 Education and training services
Montgomery & Coupers Ltd 1 £1,346,934 04 Aug 2025, 08:37 Software package and information systems
23red 1 £947,027 04 Mar 2026, 15:41 Public relations services
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Top Sectors by Notice Count

SectorNotices
Event services16
Software package and information systems16
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)12
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support10
Education and training services9
Textbooks5
Market research services4
Courier services3
Database software package3
Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products3
Public relations services3
Research services3

Top Sectors by Known GBP Value

SectorKnown GBPNotices
Systems and technical consultancy services£91,666,6661
Event services£11,949,56316
Database software package£11,471,8853
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support£6,527,3816
Printed books£6,500,0001
Building-cleaning services£5,000,0001
Education and training services£4,242,4188
Software package and information systems£3,950,48114
Public relations services£2,683,2433
Custom software development services£900,0002
Library services£860,0002
Catering services£784,0001

Top CPV Codes

CPV CodeDescriptionNoticesKnown GBP
79952000Event services16£11,949,563
48000000Software package and information systems16£3,950,481
38000000Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)12£429,139
72000000IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support10£6,527,381
80000000Education and training services9£4,242,418
22112000Textbooks5£376,808
79310000Market research services4£231,810
48611000Database software package3£11,471,885
79416000Public relations services3£2,683,243
33000000Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products3£337,846
64120000Courier services3£137,400
73110000Research services3£94,167
72230000Custom software development services2£900,000
92511000Library services2£860,000
31527260Lighting systems2£242,408

Monthly Trend

MonthTotalOpenAwardedKnown GBP
Feb 2025100£5,000,000
Mar 2025101n/a
Apr 202511011£808,825
May 202512012£12,934,175
Jun 2025615£1,055,443
Jul 202514014£1,293,410
Aug 202517116£94,516,470
Sep 2025404£3,149,994
Oct 2025909£3,386,828
Nov 202516016£7,226,790
Dec 2025707£1,981,606
Jan 202615015£10,142,754
Feb 202612012£889,788
Mar 2026918£7,821,274

Months active in last 12: 12. Longest active streak: 12 months.

Data Quality

Known GBP coverage: 88.8% of notices have known GBP values.

Awarded supplier coverage: 97.0% of notices have `awarded_to` populated.