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# University of Chester

GB

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Published

168

since 5 Mar 2015

Typical value

£132,500

median of 162 stated values

Value range

£200 to £6.5m

lowest to highest

## Open opportunities

University of Chester has no open tenders right now.

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## How this buyer buys

84 of University of Chester's notices were call-offs from a framework, DPS or dynamic market, worth £39,544,105 in total. Only suppliers on the route can win that work.

- [RM1557.15 G-Cloud 15](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM1557.15) Framework No: framework closed until about 5 Feb 2028 Only suppliers already on it can win call-offs. It runs until 5 Feb 2028; you can bid for its replacement then. 4 call-offs £3,490,000 last 19 Aug 2026
- Delivery of Training in Wellbeing and Resilience Skills. DPS Dynamic purchasing system Possibly: a DPS accepts new suppliers while it runs The notice does not link to the DPS itself. Ask the buyer how to apply. 1 call-off £2,050 last 3 Feb 2022
- [RM3781 Multifunctional Devices, Managed Print and Content Services and Records and Info](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM3781) Open to join now Framework Yes: framework open for bids 1 call-off £410,000 last 4 Apr 2019 [How to apply](https://www.gca.gov.uk/agreements/RM3781)
- Delivery of Training in Wellbeing and Resilience Skills - DPS Dynamic purchasing system Possibly: a DPS accepts new suppliers while it runs The notice does not link to the DPS itself. Ask the buyer how to apply. 1 call-off £2,100 last 10 Mar 2021
- Delivery of Skills Training in the Nuclear Sector - DPS Dynamic purchasing system Possibly: a DPS accepts new suppliers while it runs The notice does not link to the DPS itself. Ask the buyer how to apply. 1 call-off £800 last 27 Apr 2021
- Delivery of Training in Sales Skills. DPS Dynamic purchasing system Possibly: a DPS accepts new suppliers while it runs The notice does not link to the DPS itself. Ask the buyer how to apply. 1 call-off £4,600 last 31 Jan 2022
- Delivery of Online Training in Project Management Skills - DPS Dynamic purchasing system Possibly: a DPS accepts new suppliers while it runs The notice does not link to the DPS itself. Ask the buyer how to apply. 1 call-off £1,800 last 27 Apr 2021
- Delivery of Training in Functional Skills - DPS Dynamic purchasing system Possibly: a DPS accepts new suppliers while it runs The notice does not link to the DPS itself. Ask the buyer how to apply. 1 call-off £730 last 24 Nov 2021
- [RM6314 Demand Management & Renewables Framework](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6314) Framework No: framework closed until about 23 Mar 2027 It ends 23 Mar 2027, so a replacement is likely to be tendered before then. That is your chance to get on it. 1 call-off £4,400,000 last 16 Jan 2026
- Delivery of Training in Coding and Digital Skills - DPS Dynamic purchasing system Possibly: a DPS accepts new suppliers while it runs The notice does not link to the DPS itself. Ask the buyer how to apply. 1 call-off £5,000 last 27 Apr 2021
- Delivery of Training in Basic Skills - DPS Dynamic purchasing system Possibly: a DPS accepts new suppliers while it runs The notice does not link to the DPS itself. Ask the buyer how to apply. 1 call-off £9,500 last 12 Oct 2020
- Delivery of Training in Sales Skills - DPS Dynamic purchasing system Possibly: a DPS accepts new suppliers while it runs The notice does not link to the DPS itself. Ask the buyer how to apply. 1 call-off £4,750 last 8 Mar 2021
- Delivery of Online Skills Training in Digital Marketing - DPS Dynamic purchasing system Possibly: a DPS accepts new suppliers while it runs The notice does not link to the DPS itself. Ask the buyer how to apply. 1 call-off £3,000 last 9 Sept 2020
- [RM6188 Audit & Assurance Services (A&AS)](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6188) Framework No: this framework has expired Existing call-offs can run on. Watch for its replacement. 1 call-off £250,000 last 12 Apr 2022
- Delivery of Online Training in IT for Business Skills - DPS Dynamic purchasing system Possibly: a DPS accepts new suppliers while it runs The notice does not link to the DPS itself. Ask the buyer how to apply. 1 call-off £1,200 last 28 Oct 2021

## Procurement contacts

People University of Chester named as contact points in its own tender and award notices, newest first.

6 contacts published by University of Chester

Names, emails and phone numbers exactly as the buyer published them in its notices. Included with Professional and Business.

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##  Recent contract awards

- [Allied Lift Services Division (UK) Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/allied-lift-services-division)

    [Provision of Lift Maintenance Services 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be4-08b6-7174-9536-c66668c456d3/provision-of-lift-maintenance-services-2026)

    £750,000

    1 Sept 2026
- [Academia Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/academia)

    [Direct Award for a Video Management and Learning Platform under the SLRA - Framework Agreement for Software Licence Resellers Agreement & Consultancy Services, Agreement Reference: ITS4052 SU using Lot 4 - Commercial Off the Shelf Software (COTS)](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d24-4107-73e6-b8d7-0d9b7dcac6dc/direct-award-for-a-video-management-and-learning-platform-under-the-slra-frame)

    £150,000

    7 Aug 2026
- [Academia Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/academia)

    [Direct Award for Engagement Platform Software under the SLRA - Framework Agreement for Software Licence Resellers Agreement & Consultancy Services, Agreement Reference: ITS4052 SU Lot 4 - Commercial Off the Shelf Software (COTS)](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d1c-6c67-736f-9daa-d29669587f86/direct-award-for-engagement-platform-software-under-the-slra-framework-agreeme)

    £55,000

    29 Jul 2026
- [Kortext Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/kortext)

    [Award for E-textbooks using Lot 7: E-book aggregator: e-textbooks of Framework Agreement: Books, e-books and associated services Agreement Number: LIB4061 SU](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d22-e0e4-7050-a8f1-4f1c66b00cb2/award-for-e-textbooks-using-lot-7-e-book-aggregator-e-textbooks-of-framework-a)

    £420,000

    29 Jul 2026
- [CriticalArc Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/criticalarc)

    [Award Notice for Safety and Security Software under Crown Commercial Service G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (Ref. RM1557.14), Using Lot 2: Cloud Software](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d1d-12eb-7148-9316-ba5fd3badc2e/award-notice-for-safety-and-security-software-under-crown-commercial-service-g-c)

    £170,000

    14 Jul 2026
- [Walker Fire UK Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/walker-fire)

    [Statutory Compliance and Planned Preventative Maintenance Services on Fire Safety Equipment](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bdc-a699-70ab-9316-3b91703e7ec9/statutory-compliance-and-planned-preventative-maintenance-services-on-fire-safet)

    Value not published

    2 Jul 2026
- [Anglian Water Business (National) Limited Trading as Wave](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/anglian-water-business-national-trading-as-wave)

    [Award Notice for TEC Water Services Call Off Contract Under the TEC Water Framework Reference TECPROC029](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d22-b01a-7247-9a50-2f9abf225d11/award-notice-for-tec-water-services-call-off-contract-under-the-tec-water-framew)

    £700,000

    11 Jun 2026
- [Life Fitness (UK) Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/life-fitness)

    [Award Notice for the Supply of Gym Equipment Under Sports, Fitness & Play Equipment framework agreement Reference: EFM3178 CPC Lot 2: Commercial Fitness and Gym Equipment](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d1d-774b-7311-9deb-6317e84fcd48/award-notice-for-the-supply-of-gym-equipment-under-sports-fitness-play-equipm)

    £100,000

    10 Jun 2026
- [Gresham Office Furniture Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/gresham-office-furniture)

    [Direct Award for the Supply of Furniture Under the NWUPC Furniture Framework using Lot 1 - Office, Learning & Communal Spaces (Great Britain); FFE3158NW FTS](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d17-e6d7-73e0-9bb7-b930e5c5b8d5/direct-award-for-the-supply-of-furniture-under-the-nwupc-furniture-framework-usi)

    £800,000

    23 Apr 2026
- [Fusion Practices Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/fusion-practices)

    [Award Notice for Pre-Award Costing Tool under G-Cloud 14](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d1e-bf42-701b-aa77-f4395b889353/award-notice-for-pre-award-costing-tool-under-g-cloud-14)

    £220,000

    20 Apr 2026
- [Optima Health PLC](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/optima-health)

    [Award Notice for Occupational Health Services and Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) Under the Occupational Health Services framework agreement Reference: PFB5072 LU using Lot 1 - Occupational Health & EAP Services National](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d1c-e744-705f-949f-fad058c6c3d8/award-notice-for-occupational-health-services-and-employee-assistance-programmes)

    £400,000

    2 Apr 2026
- [FCS-live Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/fcs-live)

    [Award Notice for Fire Risk Assessments for University of Chester](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d17-4bd0-707f-957a-14672d93da3c/award-notice-for-fire-risk-assessments-for-university-of-chester)

    £60,000

    31 Mar 2026

## Contracts coming up for renewal

University of Chester's contracts ending in the next two years, from award notices and its own contract register. Most go back out to tender, so this is the time to get to know the buyer.

- [Apple Equipment & Associated Services](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d21-c198-7330-96d3-9c921df3cde9/apple-equipment-associated-services) [Academia Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/academia) · Award notice Ends 30 Nov 2026 £60,000
- [Supply of Microsoft 365 Backup and Recovery under the Software Licence Resellers (SLRA) Framework Agreement, Number: ITS4042 SU using SLRA Lot 4 Other Software](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c9d-d402-7297-a73e-4093e3c2f21b/supply-of-microsoft-365-backup-and-recovery-under-the-software-licence-resellers) [Softcat PLC](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/softcat) · Award notice Ends 30 Nov 2026 £200,000
- [Award Notice for Provision of Student Group Travel Services Under the Travel Management Framework 2024 Reference: PFB4053 Lot 2 - Student Group Travel](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d00-c46c-7206-8f5a-bfad96835469/award-notice-for-provision-of-student-group-travel-services-under-the-travel-man) [Diversity Travel](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/diversity-travel) · Award notice Ends 18 Dec 2026 £500,000
- [Award Notice for Welfare Case Management System under G-Cloud 13](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cec-5bc6-7249-a58b-1fe010537de6/award-notice-for-welfare-case-management-system-under-g-cloud-13) [Symplicity Corporation](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/symplicity-corporation) · Award notice Ends 17 Mar 2027 £80,000
- [Design and Redevelopment of University of Chester's Corporate Website](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ca7-6d9b-726b-bf09-15c246cf73f8/design-and-redevelopment-of-university-of-chesters-corporate-website) [BLOOM DIGITAL LIMITED](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/bloom-digital) · Award notice Ends 2 May 2027 £300,000
- [University of Chester Corporate Website CMS](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cc4-0f04-70b6-a403-7417182ab81b/university-of-chester-corporate-website-cms) [TERMINALFOUR SOLUTIONS LIMITED](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/terminalfour-solutions) · Award notice Ends 14 May 2027 £240,000
- [Award Notice for Curriculum Management System under G-Cloud 13](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ccc-606c-7033-a1d8-4019b9521698/award-notice-for-curriculum-management-system-under-g-cloud-13) [CourseLoop UK LTD](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/courseloop) · Award notice Ends 18 Jul 2027 £420,000
- [Provision of Internal Audit Services Under Crown Commercial Service Audit & Assurance Services (A&AS) Framework Agreement ID: RM6188 Using Lot 1: Internal audit and assurance](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ca3-aaba-726f-9bc3-6401b24c6274/provision-of-internal-audit-services-under-crown-commercial-service-audit-assu) [RSM UK Risk Assurance Services LLP](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/rsm-risk-assurance-services) · Award notice Ends 31 Jul 2027 £250,000
- [Award Notice for the CRIS/RIMS Procurement using G-Cloud 13](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cbf-7c6f-72b3-a00f-d682b5034f34/award-notice-for-the-crisrims-procurement-using-g-cloud-13) [Digital Science & Research Solutions Inc.](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/digital-science-and-research-solutions-fc035057) · Award notice Ends 31 Jul 2027 £250,000
- [Provision of Specific Learning Difficulty Diagnostic Assessments](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ca3-d40e-71fa-b955-99d1515cd47b/provision-of-specific-learning-difficulty-diagnostic-assessments) [The Educational Guidance Service Ltd](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/educational-guidance-service) · Award notice Ends 31 Aug 2027 £130,000
- [Direct Award for the Supply of Serials, Periodicals and Associated Services (Print and Digital)](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cc9-3986-73b9-bb26-0442c5d43e57/direct-award-for-the-supply-of-serials-periodicals-and-associated-services-pri) [EBSCO International Inc](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/ebsco-information-services) · Award notice Ends 1 Oct 2027 £1,100,000
- [Provision of Maintenance Services for Fire Alarm Systems and Fire Extinguishers to the University of Chester](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ca4-aaa1-70a4-9146-f87f34982545/provision-of-maintenance-services-for-fire-alarm-systems-and-fire-extinguishers) [CHURCHES FIRE SECURITY LTD.](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/churches-fire-security) · Award notice Ends 9 Oct 2027 £650,000
- [Waste Management Services (Sustainable) at the University of Chester](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ceb-c7a0-70da-b423-bf5d9a10437f/waste-management-services-sustainable-at-the-university-of-chester) [VEOLIA ES (UK) LIMITED](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/veolia) · Award notice Ends 31 Dec 2027 £800,000
- [Student Occupational Health Services Under the Framework Agreement for Occupational Health Services ESPO - Reference: 985B\_23](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cf0-0146-706a-8110-03946384a075/student-occupational-health-services-under-the-framework-agreement-for-occupatio) [INNOVATE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/innovate-healthcare-management-group) · Award notice Ends 31 Dec 2027 £2,120,000
- [Direct Award for the Supply & Delivery of Software Licences under Lot 1 - Microsoft and Associated Services of the Software Licence Resellers Agreement (SLRA) - ITS4042SU, SUPC framework](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cfb-5947-736b-94c7-b94abc5e8b62/direct-award-for-the-supply-delivery-of-software-licences-under-lot-1-micros) [Softcat Plc.](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/softcat) · Award notice Ends 31 Dec 2027 £950,000

## What they buy

- [Education & training 31](https://tendernation.io/sectors/education-training)
- [Business services 26](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services)
- [Software packages & information systems 19](https://tendernation.io/sectors/software-information-systems)
- [Office & computing equipment 10](https://tendernation.io/sectors/office-computing-equipment)
- [Health and social work 9](https://tendernation.io/sectors/health-social-work)
- [Laboratory & precision equipment 9](https://tendernation.io/sectors/laboratory-precision-equipment)

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