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title: "School of Divinity: Project Consultancy"
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# School of Divinity: Project Consultancy

Buyer: University of St Andrews  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f9c8

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## Summary

The University of St Andrews bought research consultancy services for a three-year interdisciplinary research initiative at its School of Divinity. The work covers strategic programme design and development, partnership with the project leader, integration across disciplines, programme coherence and collaborative infrastructure. It also includes designing and facilitating convening activities and workshops, and aligning the programme with funders. This is a professional services requirement rather than a goods supply or construction project. Delivery is in St Andrews, Scotland, for the University of St Andrews, a public body in the education sector. The procurement is classified as research consultancy services (CPV 73210000) and was arranged as a single lot covering the full consultancy requirement.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. The University used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, rather than an open competition. The stated rationale was that the services build on similar services already entrusted to the selected economic operator, and appointing an alternative supplier would create disproportionate technical difficulties for project delivery. The award went to The RE Group LLC, an SME, for the single lot. The contract value is £205,710 and it was signed on 27 August 2026. The tender was evaluated through the direct award rationale and continuity of delivery, rather than a published price-and-quality scoring breakdown. A minimum 10-calendar-day standstill period applied when the award decision was communicated.

This procurement shows demand for specialist research programme consultancy supporting complex, interdisciplinary academic work. A credible future competitor would need to combine programme design with practical delivery: building coherent structures across disciplines, supporting senior project leadership, creating collaborative infrastructure, and designing and facilitating workshops or other convening activity. Experience of working with universities, research initiatives and funders would be relevant to the requirement, particularly where several academic contributors need to work within a clear programme framework. The award rationale also indicates that continuity, familiarity with comparable services and the ability to avoid technical disruption were important to the buyer. Suppliers should therefore be able to demonstrate transferable experience, dependable project leadership and the capacity to sustain collaboration throughout a multi-year initiative.

## Notice

Research Consultancy Services for interdisciplinary research initiative at University of St Andrews.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Project Consultancy Services in support of three year interdisciplinary research initiative at University of St Andrews to include: -Strategic Program Design and Development -Project-Leader Partnership -Interdisciplinary Integration -Program Coherence -Collaborative Infrastructure -Convening Design -Workshop Facilitation -Funder Alignment Additional information: All tenders for the University of St Andrews are administered through our eTendering System (InTend).To Express an Interest please go to our tender website at https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofstandrews Please note that 'Notes of Interest' placed via PCS (Public Contracts Scotland) are not automatically accepted

### Procurement Information

The Contract is for new services consisting of and building on similar services entrusted to the Economic Operator. Appointment of an alternative supplier would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in project delivery for the Contracting Authority.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087156-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £205,710 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | University of St Andrews |
| Locality | GUARDBRIDGE |
| Postcode area | Kirkcaldy |
| Postcode | KY16 0US |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife |
| Local authority | Fife |
| Electoral ward | Tay Bridgehead |
| Westminster constituency | North East Fife |
| Delivery location | TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | The RE Group LLC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73210000 - Research consultancy services

## Release History

- 15 Sep 2026 at 10:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087156-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/procurement/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841558
- https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofstandrews
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=841558
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00111

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