Official UK procurement notice
Wharton Data Research Services (WRDS) Platform
Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of the Wharton Data Research Services (WRDS) Platform.
CPV: Data supply services · Data-processing services · Economic research services · Research consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The University requires the provision of the Wharton Data Research Services (WRDS)…Awarded
The University requires the provision of the Wharton Data Research Services (WRDS) Platform for teaching and research across the whole University.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Jul 2026, 10:44 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jul 2026, 11:49 BST
- Authority reference
UOS-43445-S-2025- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070727- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c601Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
A Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) was raised on 08/07/2026. It provided third parties with the opportunity to raise their objection to this contract being awarded without competition. No objection was received which allows the University to determine that the appropriate route to market for this requirement is an award without competition in accordance with the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016, Regulation 6 – Circumstances in which a contract can be awarded without competition - (1) A contracting authority may award a public contract without seeking offers in relation to the proposed contract - b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons - (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss, or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings to the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:837388)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania dba Wharton Research Data Services | £83,653 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania dba Wharton Research Data Services | £83,653 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 064025-2026-UOS-43445-S-2025-1 · The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania dba Wharton Research Data Services
- Signed
- 8 Jul 2026
- Value
- £83,653
- Status
- active
Contract 070727-2026-UOS-43445-S-2025-1 · The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania dba Wharton Research Data Services
- Signed
- 8 Jul 2026
- Value
- £83,653
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.