Who Won It

Contract award · 8 Jan 2026

PURCH2874 – PPE1004170 Direct Award for the Provision of Skin Tissue Collection

University of Glasgow awarded “Direct Award for the Provision of Skin Tissue Collection” to Alea Sciences Inc. for £213k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionHealth & social careScotland

BuyerUniversity of Glasgow
Value £213k
WinnerAlea Sciences Inc. SME

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
University of Glasgow · Body governed by public law
Supplier
Alea Sciences Inc. SME
Value
£212,601
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Medical analysis services (CPV 85148000)
Region
Scotland
Official notice
003204-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date8 Jan 2026
  2. Published14 Jan 2026Published 6 days after the contract date

Description

PURCH2874 – PPE1004170 Direct Award for the Provision of Skin Tissue Collection Internal Procurement Policy Exception (PPE) Form completed. Justification: Regulations 2015-33 (1) (b) (ii)Technical Reasons

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