Closed tender

Making Climate Futures Real

Details

Buyer: University of Edinburgh
Value: £90,000
Topic: Market research services
Published: 17 June 2026
Submission: 27 July 2026
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

The University of Edinburgh is conducting a tender exercise to appoint a Supplier to deliver 'Making Climate Futures Real: how to best communicate to the public what a changing climate means for Scotland.', a ClimateXChange project commissioned on behalf of the Scottish Government. The primary output of this research project will be a report and set of practical recommendations for trusted messengers to communicate effectively to the general public about Scotland’s future climate realities. Lot 1: This Invitation to Tender ("ITT") is for an Open procedure which shall be conducted in accordance with the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016 and Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 to establish a contract. The University of Edinburgh is conducting a tender exercise to appoint a Supplier to deliver 'Making Climate Futures Real: how to best communicate to the public what a changing climate means for Scotland.', a ClimateXChange project commissioned on behalf of the Scottish Government. The primary output of this research project will be a report and set of practical recommendations for trusted messengers to communicate effectively to the general public about Scotland’s future climate realities. Further detail is available in Schedule 3 – Statement of Requirements available on PCS- Tender as linked on this notice.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published17 June 2026
Current notice
Completed: Submission date27 July 2026

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

79310000 · Market research services

Decision makers

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