Award

Consultancy

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

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Award

19 Feb 2025 at 09:20

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Edinburgh, located at Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, has completed a procurement process titled "Consultancy" in the research services industry. The procurement focused on securing consultancy expertise in statistics and data ethics, particularly for leading applications to the Human Ethics Research Committee and preparing, analysing, and interpreting datasets. This limited procurement, conducted without prior publication of a call for competition, resulted in a contract award to Amelia B. Finaret. The contract, valued at £81,132, was signed on 1st November 2024, and the process has reached the 'Award' stage. The location of delivery is within the region of UKM75.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses with specialisations in research consultancy, data ethics, and statistical analysis. Firms with expertise in these areas, especially those familiar with navigating ethics committees and working with academic institutions, would find this procurement beneficial for growth. Given the nature of the limited procurement process due to technical specificity, businesses possessing highly unique skill sets and prior experience in similar fields would be well-suited to compete in comparable future tenders. The procurement method underscores the need for highly skilled professionals capable of delivering specialised services in research and data analysis.

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Notice Title

Consultancy

Notice Description

Consultancy expertise in statistics and data ethics and will lead the application to the Human Ethics Research Committee for the use of the secondary datasets. Preparing the acquisition of data, the preparation and analysis of the datasets and interpretation of results, either taking a lead role or supporting the research fellow and lead the preparation of several manuscripts from the project.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Lead the application to the Human Ethics Research Committee for the use of the secondary datasets and be involved in the acquisition of data, the preparation and analysis of the datasets and interpretation of results and preparation of several manuscripts from the project.

Procurement Information

The consultant was one of the authors of the grant application and therefore knows the area of work extremely well. She has worked previously at the lead partner institution and with the Principle and Co-Investigators and is trusted to carry out extremely high-quality work. She is an expert in the areas of nutrition and nutrition-data processing, which are very valuable, and uncommon, skillsets that will hugely benefit the delivery of this project.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e3a5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005725-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

73110000 - Research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£81,132 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Feb 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Nov 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Contact Name
Rosa Mak
Contact Email
gordon.whittaker@ed.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1316502759

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH1 1HT
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AMELIA B. FINARET

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