Who Won It

Contract award · 8 Sep 2026

PURCH3011- PPE1005178 Direct Award for the Provision of Higher Education Rankings and Reputation Management

University of Glasgow awarded “Direct Award for the Provision of Higher…” to Mshare Hong Kong Limited for £599k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionIT servicesScotland

BuyerUniversity of Glasgow
Value £599k
WinnerMshare Hong Kong Limited

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
Mshare Hong Kong Limited
Value
£599,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
IT services · Data services (CPV 72300000)
Region
Scotland
Official notice
096814-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date8 Sep 2026
  2. Published14 Oct 2026Published 36 days after the contract date

Description

PURCH3011- PPE1005178 Direct Award for the Provision of Higher Education Rankings and Reputation Management Internal Procurement Policy Exception (PPE) Form completed. Justification: Regulations 2015-33 (1) (b) (ii)Technical Reasons For a maximum period of three years (3).

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