Closed tender

PURCH2731 Provision of a Framework Agreement for External Research and Innovation Grant Writing

Details

Topic
Business and management consultancy and related services
Published
19 March 2026
Submission
21 April 2026

Tender description

PURCH2731 Provision of a Framework Agreement for External Research and Innovation Grant Writing Tender documents available from Public Contracts Scotland. Tender returns should be submitted via Public Contracts Scotland, no paper copies will be accepted. Should paper tenders be submitted, they will be rejected. Further to this any questions or communications regarding individual tender exercises must be sent via the Public Contracts Scotland Portal. Tender queries received through any other channel will not be answered. Should users of Public Contracts Scotland have any problems with the web site they should contact website Support Desk, contact details can be found by following the ‘Contact Us’ option on the left hand menu at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/default.aspx Lot 1: Provision of Framework Agreement for External Research and Innovation Grant Writing for the period of four (4) years (2 years fixed, plus 2 x 12 months) The University has a requirement for the provision of a personalised, high-quality grant writing service to academics at the University of Glasgow, drafting significant parts of bids to a variety of research and innovation grant funding schemes (including but not limited to UKRI and EU). Please refer to the ‘PURCH2731 Invitation to Tender Goods or Services’ for further details and specification

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published19 March 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date21 April 2026

About the buyer

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.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79400000 · Business and management consultancy and related services

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