CRM Fundraising and Donor Management SaaS

Official notice

Authority: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)

Awarded value£85,692published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 5 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Blackbaud Europe

What is being bought

Published requirement description

CRM Fundraising and Donor Management SaaS

CPV: Customer Relation Management software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1CRM SaaSAwarded

CRM SaaS. Additional information: This was a direct award Call off Contract with the top ranked supplier on APUC Framework ITS1054 AP - Alumni & Fundraising CRM

Delivery: Scotland

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 25 Mar 2026, 11:46 GMT
Last source update: 25 Mar 2026, 11:46 GMT
Authority reference: RBGE 2025-020
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-027253
Classification (CPV): Customer Relation Management software package
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0673b4 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This is a Call off Contract with the top ranked supplier on the APUC Framework Alumni CRM & Associated Services (ITS1054 AP)

Publisher note: (SC Ref:823124)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £85,6921 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Blackbaud Europe	£85,692 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 027253-2026-1 · Blackbaud Europe
Signed
5 Feb 2026
Value
£85,692
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 5LRContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sheriff CourtsReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Blackbaud EuropeAwarded supplier Shackleton House, 5th Floor, Hayes Galleria, Battle Bridge Lane, London, London, SE1 2HX

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.