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Contract award · 20 Apr 2026

Award of contract for OEMS support - University of Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen awarded “Award of contract for OEMS support - University…” to Data Architects Ltd for £200k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionIT servicesScotland

BuyerUniversity of Aberdeen
Value £200k
WinnerData Architects Ltd 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 Aberdeen · Body governed by public law
Supplier
Data Architects Ltd SME
Value
£200,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
IT services · Software support services (CPV 72261000)
Region
Scotland
Official notice
035775-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date20 Apr 2026
  2. Published20 Apr 2026Published the same day

Description

Award of contract for a custom built solution developed exclusively for the University to meet specific operational, technical, and regulatory requirements. It is not a commercially available off the shelf product.

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