Loughborough University: tenders, sectors & how to win their contracts

Loughborough University has published 59 tenders in United Kingdom.

Its buying spans 14 CPV divisions, most often laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses).

Across 21 awarded contracts the median value is £1.4m.

Its published awards total £172.9m.

How to win their contracts

Measured from Loughborough University's own published record — no estimates, no generic advice.

Plan for about 34 days to prepare a bid — that is the median gap between publication and deadline across 22 of their tenders.
They publish about 0.9 tenders a month, measured over 66 months of history.
Half of their 21 awarded contracts are worth £1.4m or less — size your bid to that range.
Most of their buying falls in laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), repair and maintenance services, software package and information systems.
Their most frequent suppliers are William Freer Ltd (2) — expect to bid against incumbents who already know this buyer.

Tender	Winner	Tender closed	Contract Value
LU00925 The Provision of an Estates Consultancy Framework	Addison Hunt Ltd	10 February 2026	£8m
The Provision of Loughborough University Student Accommodati...	John Graham Construction Ltd	12 December 2025	£59.1m
LU00828 - Provision of External Audit Services	KPMG LLP	4 April 2023	£1.6m
The Maintenance of Pressurisation Units and Associated Expan...	Flow Mech Products Ltd	28 March 2023	£420k
LU00805 - The Provision of International Pathway Programmes	CEG UFP Ltd	21 December 2022	£80m
The Maintenance of Gas Appliances & Systems, and Gas & Elect...	William Freer Ltd	31 August 2022	£1.6m