Clinical Drug Trial - University of Aberdeen

About the buyer

University of Aberdeen is a Scottish higher education institution that buys through its own Procurement Office. Tenders are advertised through Public Contracts Scotland, with invitation-to-tender exercises run on the PCS-Tender platform. Larger contracts are also published on the UK-wide Find a Tender service. Much of its purchasing also runs through Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC), the framework body for the Scottish higher education sector. Procurement decisions follow the Scottish Government's Procurement Journey guidance. A dedicated Supplier Coordinator also manages supplier registration and credit checks on the university's own Finance and Procurement system.

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

Over the past 5 years, most of University of Aberdeen's contract awards have been in software and information systems, repair and maintenance and business services.