--- title: "PURCH3011- PPE1005178 Direct Award for the Provision of Higher Education Rankings and Reputation Management" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000845418" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000845418" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000845418.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000845418.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "University of Glasgow" published: "2026-10-14" --- # PURCH3011- PPE1005178 Direct Award for the Provision of Higher Education Rankings and Reputation Management Buyer: University of Glasgow Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000845418 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000845418) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000845418.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566626 | | 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 | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Oct 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 | £599,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | University of Glasgow | | Locality | GLASGOW | | Postcode area | Glasgow | | Postcode | G12 8QQ | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City | | Local authority | Glasgow City | | Electoral ward | Hillhead | | Westminster constituency | Glasgow North | | Delivery location | TLM82 Glasgow City | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | MSHARE HONG KONG LIMITED | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72300000 - Data services ## Release History - 14 Oct 2026 at 01:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566626 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566626 PURCH3011- PPE1005178 Direct Award for the Provision of Higher Education Rankings and Reputation Management - PURCH3011- PPE1005178 Direct Award for the Provision of Higher Education Rankings and Reputation Management ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.gla.ac.uk/ - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000845418 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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