Official UK procurement notice
Job Board Advertising · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of 75 Job Board Advertising slots including automated Job Posting and 6 Recruiters Seats.
Within the University of Edinburgh Strategy 2030 one of our key values is to “celebrate and strengthen our deep-rooted and distinctive internationalism, attracting the world’s best minds and building innovative global partnerships for research, teaching and impact”.
To enable us to support this value it’s imperative that the University engages with job posting boards that allows us to attract the best minds across all fields including research, teaching and professional services roles.
CPV: Job search services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The provision of 75 Job Board Advertising slots per month including automated Job…Awarded
The provision of 75 Job Board Advertising slots per month including automated Job Posting and 6 Recruiters Seats.
Within the University of Edinburgh Strategy 2030 one of our key values is to “celebrate and strengthen our deep-rooted and distinctive internationalism, attracting the world’s best minds and building innovative global partnerships for research, teaching and impact”.
To enable us to support this value it's imperative that the University engages with job posting boards that allows us to attract the best minds across all fields including research, teaching and professional services roles.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Nov 2025, 16:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Nov 2025, 16:32 GMT
- Authority reference
NCA21359- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072542- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05de0eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
There is no other job board that allows The University to directly engage with potential candidates, who work in specific fields/ areas and are the best at what they do.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:815402)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINKEDIN (IRELAND) | £99,900 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 072542-2025-NCA21359-1 · LINKEDIN (IRELAND)
- Signed
- 10 Nov 2025
- Value
- £99,900
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Linkedin IrelandAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.