Professional Advisory Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Southampton Solent University (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: South East (UKJ32)

Awarded value£83,333published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Oct 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Mercer

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Professional advice for a project which is both commercially confidential and sensitive. Knowledge of the University is essential to this piece of work.

The value of this contract is not guaranteed and may go up or down depending on performance outcomes.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

66171000 Financial consultancy services

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: 17 Oct 2025, 13:54 BST
Last source update: 17 Oct 2025, 13:54 BST
Authority reference: 25/FIN/31
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-066328
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05cee0 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
17 Oct 2025, 13:54 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £83,3331 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Mercer	£83,333 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Mercer
Signed
17 Oct 2025
Value
£83,333
Period
17 Oct 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 · up to 31 Jul 2026 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
If further consultations are necessary .

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southampton Solent University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRYP-4729-BYJL East Park Terrace, Southampton, South East, SO14 0YNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Mercer LtdAwarded supplier Tower Place West, London, London, EC3R 5BUContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender17 Oct 2025, 13:54 BST