UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER tenders

Contract awards and SME share

From 11 award notices published by UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER between 21 Jul 2026 and 16 Sept 2026.

Supplier awards

11

10 different suppliers

Won by SMEs

55%

6 of 11 supplier awards where size declared; 55% of single-supplier contracts

Typical award value

£220k

median of 9 valued single-supplier awards

Size not declared

0

awards excluded from the SME share

Recent awards and winners

• Provision of Lift Maintenance Services 2026

  Allied Lift Services Division (UK) Ltd (SME)

  Value not stated · Published 16 Sept 2026 · Award notice ↗

• 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)

  ACADEMIA LIMITED (Large)

  £150k · Awarded 7 Aug 2026 · Award notice ↗

• Award Notice for Safety and Security Software under Crown Commercial Service G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (Ref. RM1557.14), Using Lot 2: Cloud Software

  CriticalArc Ltd (SME)

  £170k · Awarded 14 Jul 2026 · Award notice ↗

• 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)

  ACADEMIA LIMITED (Large)

  £55k · Awarded 29 Jul 2026 · Award notice ↗

• 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

SME means the supplier declared itself a small or medium-sized enterprise on the award notice (or, where that notice is silent, on its most recent notice). Suppliers are matched across notices by Companies House number, other registered identifiers or name, so a few may be grouped imperfectly.