Official UK procurement notice
School of Divinity: Project Consultancy
Authority: University of St Andrews (Education)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Scotland (UKM72)
Awarded value £205,710published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 27 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to The RE Group LLC
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionResearch Consultancy Services for interdisciplinary research initiative at University of St Andrews.
CPV: Research consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Project Consultancy Services in support of three year interdisciplinary research initiative at University of St Andrews to include:
Project Consultancy Services in support of three year interdisciplinary research initiative at University of St Andrews to include:
-Strategic Program Design and Development
-Project-Leader Partnership
-Interdisciplinary Integration
-Program Coherence
-Collaborative Infrastructure
-Convening Design
-Workshop Facilitation
-Funder Alignment Additional information: All tenders for the University of St Andrews are administered through our eTendering System (InTend).To Express an Interest please go to our tender website at https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofstandrews
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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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Sept 2026, 10:23 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Sept 2026, 10:23 BST
- Authority reference
DIV/150926/OC/SL- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f9c8
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
- The Contract is for new services consisting of and building on similar services entrusted to the Economic Operator. Appointment of an alternative supplier would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in project delivery for the Contracting Authority.
Review and risk notes
- Review procedure
The University of St Andrews will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract being communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. more…
Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from The University of St Andrews. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rule to take action in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. The anticipated review body in such cases would be: Dundee Sheriff Court 6 West Bell Street Dundee DD1 9AD Telephone: +44 1382 229 961 Anyone bringing court proceedings against the University of St Andrews must inform the University of St Andrews in advance of the alleged breach and its intention to bring proceedings. Any such action must be brought within 15 days of the date on which a decision is sent to them or published to challenge that decision. Proceedings seeking an ineffectiveness order must be brought within 30 days of the publication of the contract award notice in the OJEU, or 30 days from the date of a decision letter to all tenderers concerned, and any candidates concerned, containing a summary of the reason for the recipient being unsuccessful, otherwise 6 months from the date of entering into the contract or concluding the framework agreement. Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may, by interim order, suspend the procurement procedure. The court may also set aside a decision or actions taken by the University or order it to amend and document; and/or award damages. However, by express requirement the court may decide not to grant an interim order when the negative consequences of such an order are likely to outweigh the benefits, having regard to a number of considerations. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the nature of the breach: make an ineffectiveness order; impose a financial penalty; shorten the duration of the contract; make any other order considered appropriate to address the consequences of ineffectiveness or shortening the duration or the contract; award damages.
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=841558. (SC Ref:841558)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £205,7101 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The RE Group LLCSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 087156-2026-DIV/150926/OC/SL-1 · The RE Group LLCSME
- Signed
- 27 Aug 2026
- Value
- £205,710
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dundee Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The RE Group LLCAwarded supplierView supplier profile →
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.