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Published 6 Jan 2026, 11:33 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Independent Policy Review · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Sussex (Education)

Below threshold - without competition
Awarded value£33,000published contract · inc. VAT
Awarded 19 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Shakespeare Martineau LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The scope of the requirement is to conduct an independent, comprehensive review of the University's current policies, procedures, and practices relating to the prevention, reporting, investigation, and resolution of complaints, with the aim of ensuring they are appropriate and effective, aligned with sector best practice and legal and regulatory obligations and reflect, and adequately address specific issues identified by the University. This will conclude with a final report including recommendations for policy, process and practice improvements and a suggested implementation roadmap and timeline.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
6 Jan 2026, 11:33 GMT
Last source update
6 Jan 2026, 11:33 GMT
Authority reference
US_26101
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000593
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID
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Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    6 Jan 2026, 11:33 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £33,0001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Shakespeare Martineau LLP£33,000 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Independent Policy Review · Shakespeare Martineau LLP

    Signed
    19 Dec 2025
    Value
    £33,000 inc. VAT
    Period
    19 Dec 2025 – 18 Jun 2026
    Status
    active
    Options
    If additional related services are identified these will be reviewed and requested if required.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000672 · GB-PPON: PWVT-1568-HWWM Sussex House, Falmer, Brighton, South East, BN1 9RHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SHAKESPEARE MARTINEAU LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC319029GB-PPON: PXPX-4658-DTQQ No 1 Colmore Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6AAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure