Official UK procurement notice
Relocation & Career Transition Support Services
Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Edinburgh seeks to procure comprehensive services that address two interconnected needs: Relocation Support for new employees and Career Transition Support for staff and their partners.
- Recurrence: May 2030
CPV: Career guidance services · Coaching services · Employee relocation services · Relocation services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 2 suppliers · 6 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (3.0 per place) · 2 appointed (full)
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Relocation ServicesCancelledRenewal
Relocation Services: Provide end-to-end support for employees relocating to Edinburgh. Services must adhere to the University’s Relocation Policy and offer global coverage to accommodate hires from the UK, Europe, and worldwide.
Lot #2Career Transition Support ServicesCancelledRenewal
Career Transition Support Services: Deliver tailored coaching and online resources to staff undergoing career changes and career support to partners of relocating employees, offering guidance on the UK job market and job search assistance.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Not applicable to this procurement exerise
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: As per the SPD, suppliers should be able provide or (confirm they will be able to obtain, before the commencement of the framework) certificates of relevant insurnaces below: Public Liability insurance of Minimum GBP 5m Employers Liability insurance of Minimum GBP 10m Professiona…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Relocation & Career Transition Support Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · May 2030
- First published
- 18 Jan 2022, 11:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 May 2026, 15:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Mar 2026 – …
- Authority reference
EC1073- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042085- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030c40Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:831372)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 12 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 12 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
12 Mar 2026 → 12 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period ends224 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown12 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened224 days ago12 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published168 days ago7 May 2026, 15:50 BST
- Bids must remain valid until132 days ago12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Apr 2022- Status changed to complete11 Apr 2022, 15:06 BST
- Published value updated to £2,600,00010 Feb 2026, 09:28 GMTwas £418,000
- Status changed to active10 Feb 2026, 09:28 GMT
- Deadline moved to 12 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT10 Feb 2026, 09:28 GMT+1480 days · was 21 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete7 May 2026, 15:50 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2022-01: 1 release · 18 Jan 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Relocation Services
- Signed
- 1 May 2026
- Value
- £2,400,000
- Status
- active
Career Transition Support Services
- Signed
- 1 May 2026
- Value
- £200,000
- Status
- active
Contract 009631-2022-EC0965-1
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2022
- Value
- £418,837
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Relocation Services | 4bids · 4 electronic · 7 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Career Transition Support Services | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court, 27 Chambers St, Edinburgh EH1 1LBReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- HCR LtdFramework contractor
- Intoo UK Limited (part of Gi Group Holding)Framework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria