Notice Information
Notice Title
Advisory and Support Services
Notice Description
Provision of advice and support to the university's senior management team. The value of the contract provided is an estimate and not guaranteed and may go up or down depending on performance outcomes.
Procurement Information
Interpath are familiar with the University operations having worked on similar projects in the past and therefore were the logical choice for this project which the University considers to be urgent and commercially confidential.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059d2e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062923-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66171000 - Financial consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £241,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £241,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 25 Sep 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTHAMPTON SOLENT UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- finance.procurement@solent.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SOUTHAMPTON
- Postcode
- SO14 0YN
- Post Town
- Southampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ32 Southampton
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Southampton
- Electoral Ward
- Bargate
- Westminster Constituency
- Southampton Itchen
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062923-2025
7th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062901-2025
7th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057722-2025
18th September 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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