Buyer profile · Education
University of St Andrews tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 7
- About one every 52 days
- Contracts awarded
- 8
- To 8 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £1.66m
- 6 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £279k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 0 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 6 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)64%
- Direct award (no competition)36%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow University of St Andrews has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 32 days
- Longer than 77% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 7 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 64%
- Lower than 52% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 11 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 88%
- Higher than 93% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 8 winning suppliers
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 61% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 7 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 36%
- Higher than 56% of schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 11 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most schools, colleges and universities
- Based on 7 tenders
Compared with other schools, colleges and universities
University of St Andrews: 32 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 1 |
| 10–15 days | 1 |
| 15–20 days | 1 |
| 20–25 days | 8 |
| 25–30 days | 26 |
| 30–35 days | 22 |
| 35–40 days | 6 |
| 40–45 days | 0 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
University of St Andrews: 64%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 20 |
| 10–20% | 12 |
| 20–30% | 10 |
| 30–40% | 8 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 3 |
| 60–70% | 8 |
| 70–80% | 11 |
| 80–90% | 11 |
| 90–100% | 44 |
University of St Andrews: 88%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 1 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 6 |
| 30–40% | 10 |
| 40–50% | 24 |
| 50–60% | 31 |
| 60–70% | 19 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 11 |
| 90–100% | 6 |
Each column is a group of schools, colleges and universities with similar figures. The coloured column holds University of St Andrews.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
No contracts we hold from University of St Andrews end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estates: Building Management System (BMS) Maintenance | TESGL Ltd. T/A SSE Energy Solutions | — | 7 Sept 2026 |
| School of Divinity: Project Consultancy | The RE Group LLC | — | 27 Aug 2026 |
| School of Biology/SMRU: Helicopter for August Aerial Surveys of Seals in Scotland | PDG Helicopters | — | 31 Jul 2026 |
| School of Biology/BSRC: Mass Photometer | Refeyn Ltd | — | 1 Jul 2026 |
| School of Physics & Astronomy: UV Nanoimprint Lithography System | EV Group Europe & Asia/Pacific GmbH | — | 10 Apr 2026 |
| Residential & Business Services: Commercial Laundry Services | Fishers Services Ltd | — | 9 Apr 2026 |
| School of Biology/SMRU: Bespoke 7.5M Vessel | Unst Inshore Services | — | 10 Oct 2025 |
| School of Biology/SMRU: Multi-Sensor Camera and Mapping System for Coastal Seal Surveys | Trakka Systems AB | — | 9 Oct 2025 |