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

University of Glasgow

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14 Oct 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Glasgow procured higher education rankings and reputation management services. The requirement concerns support connected with university rankings and reputation management, rather than general education provision. The work was for the university and is associated with Glasgow. The procurement covered one lot and was classified as a service; its CPV classification is 72300000, covering data-related services. The published description identifies the requirement by title but provides no further operational breakdown, so the scope should be understood as rankings and reputation management rather than a wider digital or marketing contract.

The procurement is complete and awarded to MSHARE HONG KONG LIMITED. The contract is active and was signed on 8 September 2026, with a contract value of £599,000. The stated maximum period was three years. The University used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition, citing technical reasons under the relevant procurement regulations. This was a single-lot award. The stated evaluation split was 50% quality and 50% price. Bid statistics report one bid, from an SME, submitted electronically and from outside the EU. The award information does not give a separate award date or a specified contract start or end date.

This award shows that the University of Glasgow buys specialist support for higher education rankings and reputation management, and that it used a direct award on technical grounds rather than a published competition. A credible competitor when this requirement next reaches the market would need demonstrable expertise in the rankings and reputation-management needs of a university, along with a strong quality case and competitive pricing, since quality and price carried equal weight in the stated evaluation. The selected supplier was recorded as a large organisation, while the sole bid was reported as coming from an SME; this indicates that the requirement attracted an SME bid but was awarded to a large supplier. The scale and duration point to a substantial, multi-year service requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

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

Notice Description

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

Lot Information

Lot 1

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).

Procurement Information

Regulations 2015-33 (1) (b) (ii)Technical Reasons

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000845418
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566626
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - 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

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

CPV Codes

72300000 - Data services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£599,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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

MSHARE HONG KONG LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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