Official UK procurement notice
Strategic Leadership in Research Training Programme
Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Edinburgh (UoE) appointed a Supplier to co-design, deliver, and monitor elements of its Strategic Leadership in Research Training Programme over the next 4 years.
- Recurrence: Spring 2030
CPV: Personal development training services · Staff training services · Training programme services · Training services · Vocational training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The University of Edinburgh offers a Strategic Leadership in Research Training…AwardedRenewalPublished value£183,333
The University of Edinburgh offers a Strategic Leadership in Research Training Programme which provides a framework to develop core research leadership skills and behaviours to progress experienced mid-career researchers into prominent future research leaders. The programme is suited to experienced mid-career researchers who demonstrate the potential and motivation to develop into a research leader role and is designed to advance research leadership skills that are applicable to both internal and external research environments.
The programme is conducted once per annum over a period of 6 months per cohort. Each cohort has up to 24 participants and the programme comprises of various elements, which we anticipate will be conducted as a combination of in-person and virtual events. The frequency will be 1 iteration of programme per annum for 4 years, running alternately for either open or targeted cohorts. Additional information: The contract value in this Contract Award Notice is based on the tendered price plus an additional 10% contingency for if and when additional associated services are required.
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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).
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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: 80
- Price: 20
- Economic & financial standing
Part IV: Selection criteria - B: Economic and financial standing – Question 4B1.1 (turnover requirement) and 4B5.1 and 4B5.2 (insurance requirements).
Minimum: Question 4B1.1 Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 100,000 GBP for the last 3 years. Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up/started trading… - Technical & professional ability
Part IV: Selection criteria - C: Technical and Professional Ability – Question 4C1.2 (Relevant Experience) and 4C.10 (Subcontracting)
Minimum: Question 4C1.2: Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services as described in part II.2.4 of the Contract Notice. Please refer to the ITT tender documents for full details. Question 4C10: Bidders will …
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Spring 2030
- First published
- 28 Jan 2026, 10:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Jul 2026, 16:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 May 2026 – …
- Authority reference
EC1075- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068420- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0610a0Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:836567)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 4 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
13 Apr 2026 → 20 Jul 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected191 days ago13 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline169 days ago4 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened169 days ago4 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Notice published92 days ago20 Jul 2026, 16:31 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2026- Published value updated to £183,3332 Apr 2026, 14:22 BSTwas £200,000
- Status changed to active2 Apr 2026, 14:22 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Apr 2026, 14:22 BST
- Deadline published: 4 May 2026, 12:00 BST2 Apr 2026, 14:22 BST
- Status changed to complete20 Jul 2026, 16:31 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MY Consultants LtdSMESubcontracting: declared | £175,604 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 068420-2026-EC1075-1 · MY Consultants LtdSME
- Signed
- 24 Jun 2026
- Value
- £175,604
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18bids · 18 electronic · 18 from abroad | 18 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MY Consultants LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.