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# Industry Project Providers

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/industry-project-providers-ocds-h6vhtk-0606b2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE): "Industry Project Providers". Published status: complete. Published Value: £100,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-salford-the-urn-133845)
- **Published Value:** £100,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 January 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Higher education services, Project management consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £115,200 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/industry-project-providers-ocds-h6vhtk-0606b2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0606b2`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/industry-project-providers-ocds-h6vhtk-0606b2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** Please contact Kaveh Kiani k.kiani@salford.ac.uk with your quotation and correspondence.
Procurement Contact Dion Horsfield - d.horsfield2@salford.ac.uk

## Description
The University of Salford is seeking a specialist industry engagement company to identify, secure, and manage industry-sourced Live Dissertation Projects for MSc students in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and IoT with Data Science. The appointed company will act as an intermediary between industry partners, students, and the University.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72224000, 80300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £100,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2026 to 01/05/2028

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Eden Smith**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-174213`
  - Value: £115,200 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 11/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003507-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-11T14:37:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T16:22:52.585Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0606b2