Awarded contract

Contract Award: Managed Service - ISG Development Framework

Details

Value
£2,500,000
Topic
Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Published
29 November 2024

Tender description

The contract is for a single supplier framework to help establish a long-term development resource collaboration with the University. This project is awarded to a supplier with developer contractor capacity that can work with the University and “burst” additional development resources when required. It is envisaged that this approach will enhance the development services resource availability and skillset that can be accessed primarily across EDINA and Applications. It is also beneficial to bring in expert contractors to help with skills cross-transfer; new skills, techniques and tools introduction; and external advice. Lot 1: The contract is a single supplier framework to help establish a long-term development resource collaboration with the University. This project is awarded to a supplier with developer contractor capacity that can work with the University and “burst” additional development resources when required. It is envisaged that this approach will enhance the development services resource availability and skillset that can be accessed primarily across EDINA and Applications. It is also beneficial to bring in expert contractors to help with skills cross-transfer; new skills, techniques and tools introduction; and external advice.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date19 November 2024
  2. Completed: Award published29 November 2024
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About the buyer

University of Edinburgh buys as a higher education institution, through its own Procurement function. Larger tenders are advertised on Public Contract Scotland, via the PCS-T e-tendering platform. Suppliers must register separately on both systems before bidding. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements with APUC, Scotland Excel and the Crown Commercial Service. Prior information notices invite market engagement from suppliers ahead of larger tenders. The Strategic Procurement team leads regulated sourcing, while Operational Procurement manages day-to-day purchase orders. A Procurement Support team handles reporting, data analysis and training across the function.

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

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

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79620000 · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

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