Buyer
Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS)
The tender notices in our corpus from Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS), newest first, read from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. Each links to its own page and to the original.
- Notices in the corpus
- 9Counted in the corpus search index when this page was read, across every stage (forecast, tender, award, contract). The index is refreshed by the corpus, so the newest notices may be missing for a while.Counted at Fri 23 Oct 2026, 01:38 BST.
- Newest notice published
- 1 Sep 2026
- Buyer type
- OtherThe corpus’s classification from the buyer name, as supplied.
- Read the buyer’s published records, newest first.
- Separate planning, live opportunities and historical outcomes.
- Read the original lot, value basis and documents.
- Investigate relevance before authorising response work.
Which notices has this buyer published?
Open notices are live tenders and forecasts. All notices also include historical ones: awarded, closed or past their deadline.
- Travel Management, Meetings & Events ServicesSouthern Universities Management Services (SUMS) · Published 1 Sep 2026The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise is to engage with the market to understand current supplier capability, market developments and potential approaches to the delivery of travel management services. SUPC is seeking to gather information to help inform the scope, lottingValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Bursary servicesSouthern Universities Management Services (SUMS) · Published 24 Aug 2026The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) procedure is to assess the viability of a framework agreement for bursary services. Initial thinking includes three potential Lots as follows: Lot 1: Bursary payment services - Where the supplier handles payments to qualifying individuals on be£100,000,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract valueForecast · Planning
- Laundry Equipment & ServicesSouthern Universities Management Services (SUMS) · Published 17 Aug 2026SUPC is exploring the viability of a potential framework agreement. The scope of this tender is the procurement of Laundry Equipment, services, supporting infrastructure and maintenance/repair of the associated equipment. Domestic equipment and the hire of linen or linen services is not covered by tValue not stated in sourceForecast · planning
- Library Subscription ServicesSouthern Universities Management Services (SUMS) · Published 27 Jul 2026The scope of this procurement includes the retendering of the existing framework agreement (Serials, periodicals and associated services, LIB4054 SU) with the addition of a second Lot for single source subscription e-resources. It will be possible for suppliers to bid for both Lots if they wish: Lot£350,000,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract valueForecast · Planning
- Education Recruitment Advertising and Resourcing Services (NERARS)Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS) · Published 11 Feb 2026The Education Recruitment Advertising and Resourcing Services Framework Agreement supports the public sector with education recruitment advertising and resourcing as well as student recruitment advertising. The current framework is made up of 2 lots as described below; Lot 1 - Education RecruitmentValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Responsible ProcurementSouthern Universities Management Services (SUMS) · Published 10 Oct 2025The framework will be designed to help higher education institutions and the wider public sector achieve responsible procurement outcomes across a number of key areas. It aims to cover aspects such as modern day slavery & ethical supply chain due diligence, social value, ESG, EDI, and varying consulValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Responsible ProcurementSouthern Universities Management Services (SUMS) · Published 11 Jun 2025Framework for Ethical, Sustainable, and Socially Responsible Procurement SolutionsValue not stated in sourceForecast · planned
- Servers, Storage and Solutions National Agreement (SSSNA)Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS) · Published 1 Apr 2025Framework for the Procurement of Servers, Storage and SolutionsValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Education Recruitment Advertising and Resourcing Services (National) NERARSSouthern Universities Management Services (SUMS) · Published 1 Apr 2025Framework for Education Recruitment, Advertising, and Workforce Resourcing SolutionsValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
What has this buyer published most recently?
This preview follows the current page’s record order. It is a sample, not a complete history or a forecast.
- 01
Travel Management, Meetings & Events Services
Value not stated in source
- 02
Bursary services
Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value
- 03
- 04
Library Subscription Services
Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value
- 05
Education Recruitment Advertising and Resourcing Services (NERARS)
Value not stated in source
How should you check a record before using it?
Follow its notice page to the original publication, then read the current document and value basis.
A published amount may describe a contract, lot or framework ceiling. The wording beside each record states the basis supplied by the source.
Publications: Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
- Open the linked tender page and its original publication, where recorded.
- Separate publication, award and response dates.
- Read the value basis; a framework ceiling is not money spent.
- Use the named organisation; do not merge a group parent by assumption.
How much time should you allow to review this page?
Multiply the visible record count by your own review time. Follow-up documents are extra work.
Plan this page’s review
9 records on this page × your minutes per record.
Five minutes is an illustration. Later pages and linked documents are additional work.
- First record5
- Remaining records on this page40
What should you investigate first?
Check the notice’s stage and scope before treating it as available work.
- Record01
Open one relevant notice
Keep its identifier and original publication together. - Context02
Separate invitation from outcome
Planning and award notices are not current invitations. - Evidence03
Read the current documents
Follow scope, lots and updates; resolve missing information through the buyer. - Decision04
Record why it matters
Keep facts separate from eligibility or future-demand assumptions. - Action05
Name a useful follow-up
Decide whether preparation work is justified.
An editorial review sequence, not a buyer timetable or predicted cycle.
What can you safely conclude from these records?
Use the facts each record states. A page of notices or awards does not establish market share, a win rate or future demand.
Review the recorded limitations below. Missing data stays missing, and organisations are linked only when the corpus supplies a page key.
- The corpus and this page are bounded views of published records.
- No organisation-wide spend or awarded-value total is calculated here.
- A named buyer link is not evidence of a wider group relationship.
- Past records do not establish the next opportunity’s date or value.
Where can you investigate next?
Use the guides to resolve the notice stage, framework or evidence question.
| Next record or guide | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Search Contracts Finder records | Understand the next part of the bid |
| Separate frameworks from contracts | Understand the next part of the bid |
| Check the invitation’s stage | Understand the next part of the bid |
| Check security evidence | Understand the next part of the bid |
The next decision needs a record someone can check.
What is the useful next action?
Open a relevant notice and establish whether there is work your team should investigate.
Keep the source, uncertainty and decision together.
Explore current and past tenders →- Locate a relevant published notice.
- Follow original documents and the stage.
- Resolve evidence and delivery questions.
- Keep a specific action and its reasons.
What are the limits of this record?
- Notices are linked to this buyer by a slug made from the buyer name on each notice. A notice that writes the name differently may be under another buyer, or none.
- Buyer type is the corpus's classification from the buyer name, not an official category.
Where was this record read?
- Buyer
- southern-universities-management-services-sums
- Read at
- Fri 23 Oct 2026, 01:38 BST
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source data © Crown copyright.
