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# University of St Andrews · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-st-andrews-GB-FTS-1904). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** University of St Andrews is a Education based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 79 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** University of St Andrews
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-1904` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 79
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £3.9m (median award: £226k) across 14 of 18 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-st-andrews-GB-FTS-1904

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 15 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 7% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 21 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 15 (71%), Limited / restricted: 6 (29%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 10 notices, last 24 months (48% of this period)
2. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 2 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
3. **[Transport services (except waste transport)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-passenger-services-60000000) (CPV 60):** 2 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
4. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 2 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
5. **[Clothing, footwear, bags](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/clothing-footwear-luggage-articles-and-accessories-18000000) (CPV 18):** 1 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Richmond Sport LLP T/A Macron Sports Hub Dundee](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/richmond-sport-llp-t-a-macron-sports-hub-dundee-coh-so304788):** 2 procedures
2. **[Buro Happold Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/buro-happold-ltd-coh-02049511):** 2 procedures
3. **[spinflex instruments ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/spinflex-instruments-ltd-GB-FTS-144855):** 1 procedures (4 awards)
4. **[PDG Helicopters](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pdg-helicopters-GB-FTS-121850):** 1 procedures
5. **[Datech Scientific Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/datech-scientific-limited-coh-03726722):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Rigaku Europe SE](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rigaku-europe-se-GB-FTS-175730):** £667k · [School of Chemistry: Single-Crystal X-Ray Diffractometers](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-of-chemistry-single-crystal-x-ray-diffractometers-ocds-h6vhtk-04d4ee)
2. **[Thermo Fisher Scientific](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thermo-fisher-scientific-GB-PPON-PTND-1582-BZLR):** £586k · [School of Earth & Environmental Science: Collision Cell Multi Collector Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometer](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-of-earth-environmental-science-collision-cell-multi-collector-inductively-coupled-m-ocds-h6vhtk-0551d2)
3. **[Unst Inshore Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/unst-inshore-services-coh-sc246623):** £380k · [School of Biology/SMRU: Bespoke 7.5M Vessel](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-of-biology-smru-bespoke-7-5m-vessel-ocds-h6vhtk-05d4a4)
4. **[TESGL Ltd. T/A SSE Energy Solutions](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tesgl-ltd-t-a-sse-energy-solutions-coh-08462158):** £285k · [Estates:  Building Management System (BMS) Maintenance](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/estates-building-management-system-bms-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-06b48f)
5. **[Fishers Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/fishers-services-ltd-coh-sc067627):** £284k · [Residential & Business Services: Commercial Laundry Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/residential-business-services-commercial-laundry-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05f1c9)

## 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 St Andrews intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-st-andrews-GB-FTS-1904#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-st-andrews-GB-FTS-1904
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt