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# University Of Edinburgh · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-edinburgh-GB-FTS-2023). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** University Of Edinburgh is a Education based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 293 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** University Of Edinburgh
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-2023` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 293
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £193m (median award: £358k) across 97 of 97 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-edinburgh-GB-FTS-2023

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 29 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 10% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 114 (93%), Framework: 9 (7%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 69 (56%), Open: 31 (25%), Route not published: 15 (12%), Selective: 8 (7%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 38 notices, last 24 months (31% of this period)
2. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 11 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
3. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 10 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
4. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 10 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
5. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 8 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Becton, Dickinson U.K. Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/becton-dickinson-u-k-limited-coh-00852702):** 5 procedures
2. **[BRUKER UK LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bruker-uk-limited-coh-00923986):** 5 procedures
3. **[¿Oracle Corporation UK Ltd.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/oracle-corporation-uk-ltd-GB-FTS-5775):** 4 procedures
4. **[Beckman Coulter UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/beckman-coulter-uk-ltd-GB-FTS-173059):** 4 procedures
5. **[Clarke Energy](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/clarke-energy-coh-01341453):** 4 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Key Travel](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/key-travel-coh-01524302):** £90m · [Business Travel Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/travel-management-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04ea39)
2. **[EUROPEAN ELECTRONIQUE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/european-electronique-limited-coh-01704440):** £10m · [Network Refresh](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/network-refresh-ocds-h6vhtk-06b62b)
3. **[SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/schneider-electric-limited-coh-01407228):** £10m · [Building Energy Management System Upgrade](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/building-energy-management-system-upgrade-ocds-h6vhtk-04af8a)
4. **[Key Travel](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/key-travel-coh-01524302):** £9.0m · [Student Group Travel Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/travel-management-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04ea39)
5. **[OCS Technical Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ocs-technical-services-ltd-coh-sc220049):** £5.5m · [Central & Accommodation Area](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fire-alarms-associated-services-general-and-reactive-maintenance-and-planned-works-ocds-h6vhtk-054de0)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 6
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## 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 Edinburgh intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-edinburgh-GB-FTS-2023#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-edinburgh-GB-FTS-2023
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt