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Planned procurements and supplier instruction for online tendering portal registration

Updated on: 4 August 2025

The University of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø uses the online InTend tendering portal to manage the tender process, and instructions on how to register and receive the further particulars are detailed below.


If you have any further queries or experience difficulties in registering with regards to specific projects then please do not hesitate to contact Sarah Latto, Procurement Officer on 01334 462523 or procurement@st-andrews.ac.uk.

If you wish you can register as a tenderer straight away, however projects will only be advertised as and when Procurement are notified of requirements which is dependent on our Schools and Unit’s needs.  The University currently advertises tenders on:

  • Online In-Tend
  • University of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
  • OJEU (via Public Contracts Scotland)

If you choose to register as a supplier and once you have received your unique supplier ID number via the portal, please remember to log back in on a regular basis to check on current tender opportunities. 

Please note that although a Note of Interest can be made at Public Contracts Scotland, an official Expression of Interest must be made with the online portal for the tender documents to be published to the registered user.

Before registering with InTend

We need to make sure you receive the email notifications from the portal.  To ensure these emails reach your inbox, please add the email domain@in-tend.co.uk to your safe senders list and check your spam filter settings.

Ready to register with InTend

Before you can participate in any tender opportunity you must register your company details on the .  Remember and save the URL for future reference and login purposes.

Any documents uploaded as part of the InTend registration process are done so at the tenderers choice and are not a requirement of the University.  Therefore, if they have expired and you do not wish to replace them then you just need to remove the current versions.

Expired documents can be found under the Documents section, there will be options to View, Download, Update and Archive.  If you click on Archive this will remove your expired documents and stop you from getting the email alerts on a daily basis.

Once registration has been completed and accepted (normally within 48-hrs), the onus is with the supplier that if you do not receive further instruction via the portal’s automated messaging advising that project particulars are available for download, then please contact Procurement as detailed below.

Navigating around InTend

The following helpful tips have been prepared to assist users in navigating around the portal.

Accessing the company details tab

This area allows registered users to maintain and update company information, documentation, accreditation etc. 

  • Register or amend your company details and add or delete users requiring access

To add a new user within your Company Details select the Contact Details tab and follow instructions.

  • Expired documents

Any documents uploaded as part of the InTend registration process are done so at the tenderers choice and are not a requirement of the University.  Therefore, if they have expired and you do not wish to replace them then you just need to remove the current versions.

Expired documents can be found under the Documents section, there will be options to View, Download, Update and Archive.  If you click on Archive this will remove your expired documents and stop tenderers from getting email alerts on a daily basis.

How to access opportunities via the tenders tab

This drop-down function will allow you to view current tenders at the University and Express an Interest:

  • View the list of Current tenders at the University of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
  • Express an Interest – if you wish to participate in any of the Current tenders listed, click the View details button for further information. To express your interest to the University click on Express Interest.
  • My Tenders allows you to view and maintain past and current projects for which you or a colleague have expressed an interest in.
  • Submit your return – under My Tenders, View Details then Make Your Return. Upload your documents individually.

Communicating via the messages tab

This drop-down function will allow you to:

  • View Correspondence, Clarifications and Actions which have been issued as part of the project. [An email alert from the portal will advise you that any of the above has been published to the secure area of the site – these should always be read.]
  • respond to messages – if you wish to issue a correspondence to a message already received go to Correspondence and select Reply.
  • Request additional information relating to technical or operational aspects of a tender must be raised via a portal Correspondence. From Correspondence select OptionsCreate Correspondence.
  • Decline from the process; please do this by submitting a Correspondence within the portal. You can also opt out of the process via the Returns area.