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# University of Aberdeen · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-aberdeen-GB-FTS-5545). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** University of Aberdeen is a Education based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 95 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** University of Aberdeen
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-5545` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 95
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £6.8m (median award: £300k) across 15 of 15 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-aberdeen-GB-FTS-5545

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 11 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 9% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 21 (64%), Framework: 12 (36%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 26 (79%), Limited / restricted: 5 (15%), Route not published: 2 (6%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 10 notices, last 24 months (30% of this period)
2. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 3 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 3 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
4. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 3 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
5. **[Furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/furniture-incl-office-furniture-furnishings-domestic-applian-39000000) (CPV 39):** 2 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[OCS Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ocs-ltd-coh-14240715):** 2 procedures
2. **[Norwood Electrical (UK) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/norwood-electrical-uk-ltd-coh-04592283):** 2 procedures
3. **[West Coast Controls](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/west-coast-controls-coh-sc120849):** 2 procedures
4. **[First Choice Cleaning Services (Scotland) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/first-choice-cleaning-services-scotland-ltd-coh-sc277598):** 2 procedures
5. **[The MathWorks Ltd.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-mathworks-ltd-coh-03444214):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Mercer](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mercer-coh-00984275):** £2.1m · [Investment Services - University of Aberdeen](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/investment-services-university-of-aberdeen-ocds-h6vhtk-066131)
2. **[Randstad HR Solutions Ltd (trading as Randstad Student & Worker Support)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/randstad-hr-solutions-ltd-trading-as-randstad-student-worker-coh-02904400):** £700k · [Non-Medical Personal Help Services for the University of Aberdeen](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/non-medical-personal-help-services-for-the-university-of-aberdeen-ocds-h6vhtk-055c37)
3. **[Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/leica-microsystems-uk-ltd-coh-00476611):** £550k · [Award of contract for specialised high pressure freezer - University of Aberdeen](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/award-of-contract-for-specialised-high-pressure-freezer-university-of-aberdeen-ocds-h6vhtk-0783d5)
4. **[Wavemakers Live](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wavemakers-live-coh-12178847):** £480k · [Provision of Graduation Event Management Services for the University of Aberdeen](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-graduation-event-management-services-for-the-university-of-aberdeen-ocds-h6vhtk-064dea)
5. **[North East Assessment & Psychology Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/north-east-assessment-psychology-services-GB-FTS-166407):** £443k · [Educational Psychologists for the University of Aberdeen](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/educational-psychologists-for-the-university-of-aberdeen-ocds-h6vhtk-055c46)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full University of Aberdeen intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-aberdeen-GB-FTS-5545#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-aberdeen-GB-FTS-5545
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt