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PURCH2999 Direct Award for the Provision of Project and Portfolio Management

University of Glasgow

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06 Aug 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

The University of Glasgow bought project and portfolio management services, delivered in Glasgow. The requirement was procured as cloud support services through Lot 3 of the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14). The work covers project and portfolio management rather than the supply of physical goods or construction. This is a specialist professional services opportunity for providers that can support the planning, governance, monitoring and delivery of organisational projects and portfolios in a cloud services environment. The buying organisation is a public university based in Glasgow, so suppliers serving higher education or other public-sector clients may find the requirement relevant, particularly where they provide structured project and portfolio management support alongside cloud-based service delivery.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. It used an open procedure and was described as a direct award call-off through the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement. One bid was received, from an SME, and the contract was awarded to Polarisoft The Anywhere Company Limited. The awarded contract value is £497,683 (GBP). The contract was signed on 29 July 2026 and is recorded as active. The procurement covered one lot. The published outcome identifies the requirement and selected supplier, but does not set out a separate award date or contract end date. The opportunity was evaluated through the framework call-off route rather than a new competition for multiple suppliers.

This award shows that the University of Glasgow purchases substantial project and portfolio management support through the G-Cloud cloud services route. A supplier competing for a similar requirement in future would need credible capability in project and portfolio governance, portfolio reporting, planning, assurance and delivery support, with the ability to provide those services as a cloud-based support offering. The selected supplier was an SME and submitted the sole bid, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist rather than only by a large systems integrator. Relevant experience of supporting complex programmes, higher education or other public-sector organisations, and operating effectively under a government cloud framework would strengthen a competitor’s position when this buyer next requires comparable support.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PURCH2999 Direct Award for the Provision of Project and Portfolio Management

Notice Description

PURCH2999 Direct Award for the Provision of Project and Portfolio Management. Call-Off via FW RM1557,14 G-Cloud Lot 3 Cloud Support Services

Lot Information

Lot 1

PURCH2999 Direct Award for the Provision of Project and Portfolio Management. Call-Off via FW RM1557,14 G-Cloud Lot 3 Cloud Support Services

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000838907
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561755
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72212210 - Networking software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£497,683 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jul 20264 weeks 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 Glasgow
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G12 8QQ
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM82 Glasgow City
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Hillhead
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Polarisoft The Anywhere Company Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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