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title: "Award Notice Support & Maintenance - Functional Accelerators University of Aberdeen"
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# Award Notice Support & Maintenance - Functional Accelerators University of Aberdeen

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000664951

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## Summary

The University of Aberdeen has recently completed a public procurement process for the provision of support and maintenance for Functional Accelerators, valued at £58,000. The procurement method employed was an open procedure, allowing for broad participation, although in this instance, Tribal Dynamics Ltd was awarded the contract without a competitive offer due to the unique technical specifications of the service. This award was formalised on 24th August 2021, with the procurement falling under the services category, specifically in the education sector, within Aberdeen, Scotland (UKM50).

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in support and maintenance of technical systems, particularly those with expertise in Microsoft Dynamics solutions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and other companies with proprietary technology capabilities may find themselves well-positioned to compete in future contracts, particularly in similar specialised service areas where competition might be limited due to unique technical requirements.

## Notice

Award Notice - Support and Maintenance for Functional Accelerators

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This contract has been awarded to Tribal Dynamics Ltd without seeking offers through a formal procurement procedure. Competition was absent for technical reasons. Under clause 6(1) (b) (ii) of the legislation, a contracting authority may award a contract without competition (only where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists, and the absence of competition is not the result of artificial narrowing down of parameters of the procurement). This is Support and Maintenance for Tribal Dynamics Functional Accelerators which are used for the University Student Recruitment & Enquiries and Curriculum Management Systems. These are built as functional accelerators for the Microsoft Dynamics environment. These solutions contain proprietary coding which is owned by Tribal Dynamics.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG425290 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Aug 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £58,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN |
| Locality | ABERDEEN |
| Post town | Aberdeen |
| Postcode | AB24 3FX |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |
| Local authority | Aberdeen City |
| Electoral ward | Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen |
| Westminster constituency | Aberdeen North |
| Delivery location | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TRIBAL DYNAMICS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72267000 - Software maintenance and repair services

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2021 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG425290

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG425290
  Award Notice Support & Maintenance - Functional Accelerators University of Aberdeen - Award Notice - Support and Maintenance for Functional Accelerators

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.abdn.ac.uk/procurement
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000664951

## Provenance

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