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# University of the Highlands and Islands · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-the-highlands-and-islands-coh-sc148203). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** University of the Highlands and Islands is a Education based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 32 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** University of the Highlands and Islands
- **Classification:** Education
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-100437` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 32
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £360k (median award: £360k) across 1 of 1 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-the-highlands-and-islands-coh-sc148203

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Framework: 3 (75%), Contract: 1 (25%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 4 (100%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Printed matter and related products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/printed-matter-and-related-products-22000000) (CPV 22):** 1 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
2. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 1 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
3. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 1 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
4. **[Administration, defence and social security](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/administration-defence-and-social-security-services-75000000) (CPV 75):** 1 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 1 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Academia Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/academia-ltd-coh-04771037):** 2 procedures
2. **[LINKEDIN (IRELAND)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/linkedin-ireland-GB-FTS-175909):** 2 procedures
3. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** 1 procedures
4. **[Capita Business Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/capita-business-services-ltd-coh-02299747):** 1 procedures
5. **[Armstrong Watson](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/armstrong-watson-coh-oc415608):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Armstrong Watson](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/armstrong-watson-coh-oc415608):** £360k · [External Audit Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-audit-services-ocds-h6vhtk-067943)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 5
- **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 the Highlands and Islands intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-the-highlands-and-islands-coh-sc148203#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-the-highlands-and-islands-coh-sc148203
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt