Making Climate Futures Real
Details
- Supplier(s)
- CLIMATE OUTREACH, Changeworks Resources for Life
- Value
- £99,141
- Topic
- Market research services
- Published
- 5 October 2026
Tender description
The University of Edinburgh has conducted a tender exercise to appoint a Supplier to deliver research '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 procurement was conducted as an Open procedure which in accordance with the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016 and Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 to establish a contract. The University has appointed 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.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date26 August 2026
- Completed: Award published5 October 2026Current notice
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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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
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| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov | |
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| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-edinburgh.gov |
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