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title: "Consultancy"
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# Consultancy

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e3a5

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005725-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Nov 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £81,132 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 1HT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AMELIA B. FINARET |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 19 Feb 2025 at 09:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005725-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ed.ac.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000791049
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107

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