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Published 9 Nov 2026, 13:50 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

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Official notice

Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)
Awarded value£254,363published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 6 Nov 2026no call for competition
Awarded to linkedin Ireland unlimited
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

The University of Edinburgh requires access to a recruitment platform capable of reaching a broad, international audience across all job families, including research, teaching and professional services roles. LinkedIn is uniquely positioned to provide this service. LinkedIn is therefore the only supplier able to meet the University’s requirement for targeted, international recruitment advertising and automated job posting at the required scale.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Edinburgh requires access to a recruitment platform capable of reaching a broad, international audience across all job families, including research, teaching and professional services roles.

CPV: Job search services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Scotland

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £254,3631 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Nov 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
linkedin Ireland unlimited£254,363 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

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
9 Nov 2026, 13:50 GMT
Last source update
9 Nov 2026, 13:50 GMT
Authority reference
NCA31157
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-106247
Classification (CPV)
Job search services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b79c Find a Tender
Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Published justification

There is no other job board that allows The University to directly engage with potential candidates, who work in specific fields/ areas and are the best at what they do.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:847935)

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Of Edinburgh

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HTContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Linkedin Ireland UnlimitedAwarded supplier Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Dublin, IE061, Dublin 2Contact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.