THE OPEN UNIVERSITY: tenders, sectors & how to win their contracts

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY has published 139 tenders in United Kingdom.

1 is open for bids as of 14 November 2026.

Its buying spans 21 CPV divisions, most often business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, security.

Open Tenders

(1)

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

The OU will soon be embarking on a tendering exercise for its catering services, during the early part of 2027. The OU i...

United Kingdom

£8,640,000

78 days remaining

55500000

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Measured from THE OPEN UNIVERSITY's own published record — no estimates, no generic advice.

They publish about 13.7 tenders a month, measured over 10 months of history.
Half of the tenders where they publish a value are estimated at £48k or less.
Most of their buying falls in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, security, software package and information systems, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support.
Their most frequent suppliers are JISC SERVICES LIMITED (4), NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE LIMITED (THE) (3), B:Music (Enterprises) Ltd (3) — expect to bid against incumbents who already know this buyer.

Supplier	Contracts	Total Value
JISC SERVICES LIMITED	4	-
NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE LIMITED (THE)	3	-
B:Music (Enterprises) Ltd	3	-
Cameca	3	-
Infosys Limited, NashTech Limited	2	-
Brighton and Hove City Council	2	-
Elsevier B.V.	2	-
ProQuest LLC	2	-