Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of the West of Scotland
High Street
Paisley
PA1 2BE
UK
Telephone: +44 1418483110
E-mail: procurement@uws.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM83
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.uws.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00473
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Migration and Support of the UWS Website (Web Hosting Services)
Reference number: UWS-2025-164
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Upgrade of the public website before End of Life to mitigate operational, security
and compliance risks.
including establishing a predictable, planned, agile development and maintenance pipeline.
Protect the public website as UWS’s primary recruitment, brand and statutory-compliance platform.
Provide a secure, stable, reliable, modern system aligned to the University’s cyber and operational risk appetite.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
297 219.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Paisley, Ayr, Lanarkshire, Dumfries and London
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Upgrade of the public website before End of Life to mitigate operational, security
and compliance risks.
including establishing a predictable, planned, agile development and maintenance pipeline.
Protect the public website as UWS’s primary recruitment, brand and statutory-compliance platform.
Provide a secure, stable, reliable, modern system aligned to the University’s cyber and operational risk appetite.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The UWS website is hosted externally due to technical limitations associated with the original design and development of the platform. A strategic decision was made to continue hosting and developing the website off-site under the current operating model, reflecting the architectural and technical constraints of the existing platform.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2026/S 000-047909
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: UWS-2025-164
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/05/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Waracle LTD
the engine room, 1 bash street
Dundee
DD11NJ
UK
Telephone: +44 8001696877
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 297 219.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:833759)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Paisley Sheriff Court
St James Street
Paisley
PA3 2HW
UK
Telephone: +44 1418875291
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/06/2026