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Heriot-Watt University

Find a Tender identifier: GB-FTS-4010 · Riccarton, Edinburgh, UKM75

Procurement processes58
Open opportunities0
Awarded procurements45
Signed contracts41
Avg. awarded suppliers1.3
Avg. reported bids3.7
Highest reported bids16
Bid-count coverage39 of 58

Value and contract picture

Published value (GBP)£3,655,000
Average published value (GBP)£365,500
Signed contract value (GBP)£11,221,387

GBP totals only, so values in another currency are never silently mixed into the total.

Procurement methods

Open procedure
26
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
19
Restricted procedure
7
Not published
3
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
2
Procedure involving negotiations
1

Top categories

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
13
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
9
Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
4
Grassing services
2
Business development consultancy services
2
Higher education services
2
Network infrastructure
2
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
1
Architectural, engineering and planning services
1
Data services
1

Most competitive procurements

Ranked by the number of bids reported by the buyer; a multi-lot procurement can report one count per lot.

ProcurementBids reportedValueStatus
Laboratory & Workshop Equipment - Preventative Maintenance, Reactive Works and Inspection16Value not publishedcomplete
Nightshift Cleaning Services - Oriam11Value not publishedcomplete
Development of online academic courses10Value not publishedcomplete
Purchase of 300L Fermenter, Steam Generator & Recirculating Water Chiller9Value not publishedcomplete
Purchase of Dielectric Deposition Systems8Value not publishedcomplete
Purchase of Closed-Cycle Helium Cryogenic System7£220,000complete
Virtualisation Infrastructure Servers and Storage7Value not publishedcomplete
Media Planning and Buying7Value not publishedcomplete
Purchase of Flow Cytometer7Value not publishedcomplete
Estates Surveys7Value not publishedcomplete

Most frequent awarded suppliers

SupplierProcurements wonPublished award value (GBP)
Photonic Solutions Ltd2Value not published
Chandler Engineering2Value not published
Boardwalk Robotics1Value not published
Academia1Value not published
attocube systems AG1Value not published
Edinburgh Instruments1Value not published
Clark Contracts1Value not published
Hunterlodge Group Ltd1Value not published
Infors UK Ltd1Value not published
Kinetic Solutions Ltd1Value not published

Recent and open procurements

ProcurementStatusDeadlineValue
Media Planning, Buying and Associated ServicesClosed4 Oct 2021Value not published
Global Foundation CollegeClosed2 Dec 2021Value not published
Network Infrastructure Strategic PartnerClosed11 Apr 2022Value not published
Global Digital Platform – Cloud HostedClosed27 May 2022£190,000
The Provision of Business Development ServicesClosed25 Aug 2022Value not published
The Provision of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Agency ServicesClosed31 Aug 2022£700,000
Oriam Grass Pitch Maintenance Servicescomplete16 Jan 2026£400,000
Purchase of Closed-Cycle Helium Cryogenic Systemcomplete23 Feb 2026£220,000
Window Cleaning Servicescancelled4 Mar 2026£400,000
Window Cleaning Servicescomplete5 Mar 2026£400,000
Mechanical and Electrical Consultancy Design ServicesClosed26 Mar 2026£400,000
Building Cleaning Services, Student Halls of ResidenceClosed20 Apr 2026£375,000
Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) and Fixed Appliance Testing (FAT)Closed27 Apr 2026£350,000
Purchase of High-Repetition-Rate Ultrafast Laser SystemClosed5 Jun 2026£220,000
Purchase of Stimulated Raman Laser & Multi-Channel Lock-In AmplifiercompleteNot publishedValue not published
Nightshift Cleaning Services - OriamcompleteNot publishedValue not published
Laboratory & Workshop Equipment - Preventative Maintenance, Reactive Works and InspectioncompleteNot publishedValue not published
Laser and Fibre Opto-Mechanical ComponentscompleteNot publishedValue not published
Virtualisation Infrastructure Servers and StoragecompleteNot publishedValue not published
Purchase of Dielectric Deposition SystemscompleteNot publishedValue not published

How to read these figures

Supplier count means distinct suppliers named in awards, not all bidders. Bid counts are published aggregate statistics, not a list of submitted bids. Award and contract data currently comes from the latest retained OCDS record for each procurement process.