Award

Corporate and Financial Datasets

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

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10 Apr 2025 at 00:00

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Summary of the contracting process

The University of Edinburgh has awarded a contract for the procurement of financial data necessary for staff and student research. This is a limited procurement, specifically an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, owing to the specialised nature of the required data. The service falls under the Education category and is to be delivered to the region of UKM75, Edinburgh. The contract was awarded to LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) on 31 March 2025, with a contract value of £109,885.60, and it is currently in the Award stage.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing specialised financial datasets to engage with prestigious educational institutions. The University of Edinburgh's requirement for unique and comprehensive financial data underscores the demand for highly specialised services in the education sector. Businesses that excel in offering niche, high-quality financial datasets with extensive coverage would find this type of tender particularly suited to their capabilities and could leverage such contracts to build credibility and further expand their market presence.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Corporate and Financial Datasets

Notice Description

Financial data required for staff and student research.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Workspace provides company and financial data needed for staff and student research at the University of Edinburgh.. As this was an NCA there was no evaluation involved regarding quality however, the system does not allow for no quality % to be inserted

Procurement Information

LSEG Workspace is specialist database that provides the University of Edinburgh Business School access to corporate and executive data that supports research and teaching. There are no other datasets available that meets the University of Edinburgh requirements due to its coverage and range of data. As such, competition is absent due to technical reasons.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000796115
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR528163
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract 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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79980000 - Subscription services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£109,885 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 202510 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
mritchi7@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

LSEG (LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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