Official UK procurement notice
Specialist technical advice for the proposed merger between the University of Kent and the University of Greenwich
Authority: University of Kent (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe scope of work will involve an independent business review of the combined business case and financial plan, assessing strategic rationale, governance, operating model, research, estates, IT, and funding requirements. This is an engagement commissioned by UoK with three main clients - UoK, Greenwich, and the DfE, as well as informing the European Investment Bank. Due to the commissioning arrangements whereby UoK leads on behalf of three entities including UoK.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Nov 2025, 14:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Nov 2025, 14:11 GMT
- Authority reference
MR25_006- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070872- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d9f8Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
This is a new, innovative requirement for a proposed merger of two institutions to create a new Educational institution. There is no past precedent for a merger of this scale or size. PWC have worked with the EIB, a lender to the University on similar historic matters and have the historical, sector, and technical knowledge required.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
4 Nov 2025 → 13 Nov 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published358 days ago4 Nov 2025, 14:11 GMT
- Standstill ends349 days ago13 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Nov 2025- Transparency notice published4 Nov 2025, 14:07 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published4 Nov 2025, 14:11 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP14 Nov 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 | £605,000 | 4 Nov 2025standstill to 13 Nov 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICHProcuring entityProposed merger
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender