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University of St Andrews

UK public-sector supplier
SME

The University of St Andrews is Scotland's first university, founded in 1413, offering a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs, research opportunities, and business services.

st-andrews.ac.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£3.6m
Live
5
Buyers
7
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts5 / 17
  • Top buyers7
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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  • Companies House
  • Financial
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Quick answer — University of St AndrewsUpdated 27 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

University of St Andrews has won £3.6m across 7 public-sector buyers, with 5 live contracts.

Why: top buyer DEFRA at 50% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
No CH recordCompany status
5 of 17Live contracts
50%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

↔ Cross-checked
Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 5
Tailored coursesThe University can design a tailor-made educational course to match the needs of your organisation. ↗St Andrews InnovationConnects industry with students and staff, supporting research collaborations and commercial licensing. ↗Careers CentreWorks with employers to build relationships with St Andrews students. ↗ConferencesInformation about holding or attending a conference in St Andrews. ↗Print and designCreate a large range of high quality printed materials by working with the print and design team. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • Liverpool Bay SPA ProjectDEFRA · £30k

Extracted automatically from st-andrews.ac.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships · 1

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

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Core credentials · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 1
Race Equality Charter Bronze AwardAdvanceHE · award ↗

Extracted automatically from st-andrews.ac.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 5 live · 12 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
ACC2039598 - Photonic ceramic metasurfaces for challenging environments
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory7300000001 Sept 2023£242k1.5 yrsClosed
Provision of research to study the crowd events following the death of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Crown Commercial Service7931500008 Mar 2023£39k6 moClosed
CEFAS23-01 Harbour Seal Decline
DEFRA7311200023 Jan 2023£22k2 moClosed
3.5 Year PhD
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory7300000031 Jan 2023£107k3.5 yrsLive
Bycatch Monitoring Programme (BMP)
DEFRA9070000001 Jun 2022£1.1m12 moClosed
Continuation of the Gill Net Acoustic Monitoring Project
DEFRA7311000022 Feb 2019£60k1.8 yrsClosed
Marine Mammal Density Model Core work
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO)9836100020 Sept 2018£28k4 moClosed
Twine Trial
DEFRA0330000001 Feb 2018£25k2 moClosed
Sound Trap study
DEFRA7311000001 Feb 2018£25k2 moClosed
ASSESSMENT OF BYCATCH OF PROTECTED SPECIES IN UK FISHERIES
DEFRA7170000014 Feb 2017£487k2.3 yrsClosed
Total live value £107k · mean award £211k1–10 of 17

Top buyers · 7 buyers · top 3 = 98%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
DEFRA
10 contracts
50%
since 2016
2
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
1 contract
38%
since 2011
3
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
2 contracts
10%
since 2023
4
Crown Commercial Service
1 contract
1%
since 2023
5
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO)
1 contract
1%
since 2018
6
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE
1 contract
0%
7
Met Office
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London11 contracts
89%
South West3 contracts
10%
North West1 contract
1%
Eastern1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). University of St Andrews highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
DE
Deloitte LLP
No£200.0m1
PC
PA Consulting
No£150.0m1
I(
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
No£5.7m5
WU
WSP UK Limited
No£3.1m3
PF
People For Research Limited
Yes£3.0m1
UO
University of St Andrews
Yes——
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
No Companies House record linked — automated risk checks unavailable.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

↔ Cross-checked
No Companies House record linked — statutory compliance checks unavailable.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Registered details, directors and PSC.

✓ Live sync
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No Companies House record linked

No Companies House number on file — this supplier may be overseas, a sole trader or a consortium.

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.