Official UK procurement notice
Independent investigation into higher education institution
Authority: Scottish Funding Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAn independent investigation to determine the causes and contributing factors to the deterioration of a higher education institution's financial position.
CPV: Financial consultancy services · Investigation services · Legal advisory and information services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1An independent investigation to determine the causes and contributing factors to the…Awarded
An independent investigation to determine the causes and contributing factors to the deterioration of the higher education institution's financial position.
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
- Services
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Oct 2025, 16:28 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Oct 2025, 16:28 BST
- Authority reference
SFC 24-25 014 Q4- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064348- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
The award was required due to an urgent requirement for these services. This was brought about by a quickly developing and changing situation at the higher education institution. Further time pressure was been caused due an unsuccessful competition for these services in which 0 tenders were returned. (NB this was a competition under a Framework). SFC was therefore in a position where they need to appoint a provider urgently.
Publisher note: The award was required due to an urgent requirement for these services. This was brought about by a quickly developing and changing situation at the higher education institution. Further time pressure was been caused due an unsuccessful competition for these services in which 0 tenders were returned. (NB this was a competition under a Framework). SFC was therefore in a position where they need to appoint a provider urgently. The sensitive nature of this requirement meant it was not possible to delay further to carry out another competition. (SC Ref:800830)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BDO LLP | £423,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 064348-2025-SFC 24-25 014 Q4-1 · BDO LLP
- Signed
- 14 Apr 2025
- Value
- £423,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 0 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BDO LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.