The Open University

Upcoming opportunities

• Provision of Catering Services/PME/PRO/2026

  Location: South East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 12 Nov, 20267 daysValue £7.20mSource Find a Tender

  The OU will soon be embarking on a tendering exercise for its catering services, during the early part of 2027. The OU is the largest on-line university in the UK teaching up to 200,000 students per year, it is not a typical university as most student’s study part time in their own homes or in their place of work suppo

• Provision of Onsite Behind-the-Meter Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)

  Location: South East

  UpcomingPublished 25 May, 2026Value £2.00mSource Find a Tender

  Provision of a private wire (behind-the-meter) Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), under which a third-party solar contractor shall undertake the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems across suitable buildings at the Walton Hall campus. The contractor will supply genera

• Provision of Guarding Services

  Location: South East

  UpcomingPublished 25 May, 2026Value £2.56mSource Find a Tender

  Provison of Guarding Services at OU Walton Hall Campus and Nation and Locations. This shall cover: • static guarding • patrols • control room operations • lock and unlocks • key holding • alarm response

• Media Service tender pipeline notice

  Location: South East

  UpcomingPublished 21 May, 2026Value £46.00mSource Find a Tender

  Pipeline notice for Media Service tender (2027)

• Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement CRM/RFI/PRO/2026

  Location: South East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 15 May, 2026Source Find a Tender

  The Open University (OU) is requesting information regarding the provision of a modern, secure, cloud based Alumni and Philanthropy Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, together with associated implementation, support, and ongoing service capabilities. This is a Request for Information (RFI) as market resea

• Courier Services/ITT/PRO/2026

  Location: South East

  UpcomingPublished 1 May, 2026Value £6.12mSource Find a Tender

  Tender of OU Courier Services both domestically and internationally

• Communication Channel System/RFI/PRO/2026

  Location: South East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 1 Apr, 2026Source Find a Tender

  Preliminary Market Engagement: Request for Information to gather information on the market, potential suppliers and solutions.

• Behavioural Risk Management Platform /RFI/PRO/2026

  Location: South East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 14 Apr, 2026Source Find a Tender

  Provision of a Behavioural Risk Management Platform that reduces human cyber-risk measurably across the organisation. This is a Request for Information (RFI) as market research only and not a procurement exercise. The objective of this RFI is for the OU to obtain key information to understand the market, what it has to

• Printed Book Production/PME/PRO/2026

  Location: South East

  UpcomingEngagement closes 12 Feb, 2026Source Find a Tender

  The Open University (OU) is preparing to initiate a future procurement activity for the provision of Printed Book Production Services to support the delivery of student course materials. The intended procurement is likely to result in the appointment of two suppliers under a framework style arrangement. This notice is

• Microsoft Azure (OCRE agreement)

  Location: South East

  UpcomingPublished 29 May, 2025Value £3.33mSource Find a Tender

  Microsoft Azure Platform (OCRE agreement).

• Provision of Business Travel

  Location: South East

  UpcomingPublished 27 May, 2025Value £12.00mSource Find a Tender

  Provision of Business Travel and Travel Management Services

• Provision of Guarding Services

  Location: South East

  UpcomingPublished 27 May, 2025Value £2.56mSource Find a Tender

  Provison of Guarding Services at OU Walton Hall Campus and Nation and Locations. This shall cover: • static guarding • patrols • control room operations • lock and unlocks • key holding • alarm response

• Creative Services

  Location: South East

  UpcomingPublished 23 May, 2025Value £3.30mSource Find a Tender

  The provision of Creative Services for the Open University

• Media Services

  Location: South East

  UpcomingPublished 23 May, 2025Value £46.00mSource Find a Tender

  The provision of Media Services for the Open University

• Microsoft EES Agreement

  Location: South East

  UpcomingPublished 12 May, 2025Source Find a Tender

  Microsoft Licenses, agreement for all Microsoft products except Azure for university wide use.