University of Glasgow tenders, awards, and pre-procurement notices.

University of Glasgow has 4 open tenders and 1,205 awarded contracts on Stotles. Its activity spans Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security and Software package and information systems. It is the 14th largest buyer in Scotland by recent notice volume. Over the last five years it has awarded 687 contracts worth £536.8m.

About University of Glasgow

University of Glasgow buys as a higher education institution, run by its own Procurement Office at Tay House. Every tender is advertised and submitted through the Public Contracts Scotland portal, with no paper submissions accepted. Purchasing follows the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges runs sector-wide frameworks for the Scottish higher education sector that the university draws on. Colleges hold delegated authority for smaller purchases below a set threshold. Selective Travel Management is the approved supplier for the university's travel and conferencing needs.

Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.

Over the past 5 years, most of University of Glasgow's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, business services and software and information systems.

Recent notices from University of Glasgow

Browse open tenders, awarded contracts, and pre-procurement documents from University of Glasgow. Click on any notice to view more details.

  • Awarded contract

    System, storage and content management software package

    University of Glasgow£45,900Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    PURCH1775 Provision Of A Preparative Gas-Chromatograph With Flame Ionisation Detection

    University of Glasgow£156,600Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    Lasers

    University of Glasgow£200,000Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    Printed Circuit Boards and Firmware

    University of Glasgow£45,000Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    PURCH1776 Provision Of A Semi-Preparative High Pressure Liquid Chromatography Instrument (Hplc)

    University of Glasgow£40,000Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    PURCH1778 Provision of A Fourier Transformation Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer

    University of Glasgow£152,000Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    PURCH1774 PROVISION OF AN ACCELERATED SOLVENT EXTRACTION SYSTEM (ASE)

    University of Glasgow£58,200Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    Provision of Installation of a SPTS Omega LPX Rapier System

    University of Glasgow£57,800Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    PURCH1753 Provision Of Fused Silica Optic Ears

    University of Glasgow£58,740Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    PURCH1715 Provision Of A Contract Agreement For A Wafer Bonder

    University of Glasgow£300,000Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    PURCH1713 Provision Of Micrometre Accuracy Pick And Place Packaging Tool

    University of Glasgow£250,000Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    Purch1760 For The Provision Of Dynamic Laser Scattering Instrument (DLS)

    University of Glasgow£28,686Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    PURCH1680 Provision of a Sputtering Deposition System

    University of Glasgow£212,400Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    PURCH1767 Provision of a Floor Centrifuge

    University of Glasgow£30,016Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    PURCH1761 For The Provision Of Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)

    University of Glasgow£48,850Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

    University of Glasgow£58,740Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    PURCH1723 Provision Of An Integrated Elemental Analyser

    University of Glasgow£135,500Closing —
  • Awarded contract

    Engineering-related scientific and technical services

    University of Glasgow£300,000Closing —

Top procurement categories

Categories University of Glasgow has published tenders under over the last five years.

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CategoriesCountValue
  1. Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
    331
    £70.6m
  2. Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
    135
    £183.1m
  3. Software package and information systems
    102
    £46.0m
  4. Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
    88
    £44.9m
  5. IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
    76
    £45.3m
  6. Repair and maintenance services
    56
    £563.3m
  7. Research and development services and related consultancy services
    43
    £7.3m
  8. Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
    32
    £114.1m
  9. Education and training services
    29
    £5.0m
  10. Financial and insurance services
    27
    £27.1m

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