Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University Of Edinburgh
Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1HT
UK
Contact person: Iain Davies
Telephone: +44 1316502759
E-mail: idavies@ed.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.ed.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107
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
Job Board Advertising
Reference number: NCA31157
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79611000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University of Edinburgh requires access to a recruitment platform capable of reaching a broad, international audience across all job families, including research, teaching and professional services roles.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
254 632.50
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University of Edinburgh requires access to a recruitment platform capable of reaching a broad, international audience across all job families, including research, teaching and professional services roles.
LinkedIn is uniquely positioned to provide this service. With over 1 billion members globally, it is the only platform that combines large-scale job board advertising with direct access to an extensive professional network, enabling the University to engage with both active job seekers and passive candidates in specific sectors, disciplines and areas of expertise.
No equivalent supplier offers the same breadth of reach, professional data, sector-specific targeting and direct candidate engagement through a single platform. LinkedIn is therefore the only supplier able to meet the University’s requirement for targeted, international recruitment advertising and automated job posting at the required scale
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
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.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NCA31157
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/11/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Linkedin Ireland Unlimited
Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2
Dublin
Dublin 2
IE
Telephone: +44 7500761312
Fax: +44 7500761312
NUTS: IE061
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 254 362.50
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:847935)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/11/2026