Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Bedfordshire
10007152
University Square
Luton
LU13JU
UK
Contact person: Damola Aladesiun
Telephone: +44 1582743315-3315
E-mail: damola.aladesiun@beds.ac.uk
NUTS: UKH21
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.beds.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbedfordshire/aspx/Home
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Higher Education
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of SITs HEFS License
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72212218
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of SITs HEFS License to the University of Bedfordshire
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 052 655.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
Main site or place of performance:
University of Bedfordshire
Luton
LU1 3JU
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Software Licensing services. Procured as a direct award via the APUC frameworkITS1050 AP Student Information Management Systems and Associated Services
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Alignment with existing Contract
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
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:
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
Awarded via a direct award on the APUC frameworkITS1050 AP Student Information Management Systems and Associated Services .
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/11/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Tribal Group Plc
04128850
Sheffield
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 052 655.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service (PPRS)
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/12/2025