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.
Key facts
- Buyer
- University Of Edinburgh · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Oracle Corporation UK Limited
- Value
- £930,440.61
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Software support services (CPV 72261000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 059603-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 May 2026
- Published24 Jun 2026Published 36 days after the contract date
Description
The scope of this contract covers the support for the Oracle on premise databases. These are used to deliver University systems by providing the underlying data layer. The licences are perpetual; this contract cover support only.
About the supplier
Oracle Corporation UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01782505).