Contract

LinkedIn Job Board Advertising

  • University Of Edinburgh

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-005514

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04e312

Published 18 February 2025, 9:54am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

University Of Edinburgh

Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street

Edinburgh

EH1 1HT

Contact

Gordon Whittaker

Email

Gordon.Whittaker@ed.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1316502759

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.ed.ac.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

LinkedIn Job Board Advertising

Reference number

NCA21301

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79611000 - Job search services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The 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.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £94,500

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79611000 - Job search services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The provision of 75 Job Board Advertising slots including automated Job Posting and 6 Recruiters Seats.

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.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The 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.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

17 January 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

LinkedIn Ireland

Gardner House, Wilton Place

Dublin

Dublin 2

Country

Ireland

NUTS code
  • IE - Ireland
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £94,500


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:790931)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Edinburgh Sherriff Court

27 Chamber Street

Edinburgh

EH1

Country

United Kingdom