Notice Information
Notice Title
Purlos Engage
Notice Description
Purlos Engage focuses on the early stages of the learner journey, helping institutions connect with potential students, increase enrolments, and reduce drop-out rates. Their innovative platform replaces outdated communication methods and uses social media WhatsApp to collect data, which was different and hailed a higher success rate than other companies considered
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-4989a584-e293-4378-a6ce-b447f2e814f2
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6a6a8afe-2f5d-4c0c-9569-dfff150fdd39
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £30,435 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £37,062 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Oct 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Dec 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Dec 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2026 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF DERBY
- Contact Name
- Procurement Team
- Contact Email
- procurement@derby.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01332 591094
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DERBY
- Postcode
- DE22 1GB
- Post Town
- Derby
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF11 Derby
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Derby
- Electoral Ward
- Allestree
- Westminster Constituency
- Mid Derbyshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6a6a8afe-2f5d-4c0c-9569-dfff150fdd39
29th October 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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