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CRM System

COLLEGE OF WEST ANGLIA

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24 Mar 2025 at 15:12

Summary of the contracting process

The College of West Anglia has recently completed a direct award contracting process for the delivery and support of a CRM system by BabelQuest Services. The procurement, identified under ocid: ocds-h6vhtk-04f801, falls under the services category, encompassing software support services. Located in King's Lynn, the College aims to integrate the HubSpot CRM system into its various departments including B2B, Higher Education, Apprenticeships, Events, and alumni management. The contract, valued at £313,692.40 net (£376,430.88 gross), will commence on 4th April 2025 and last until 3rd April 2029. The procurement followed a bespoke solution development rationale, leveraging BabelQuest's expertise in the education sector.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in CRM systems, software integration, and educational technology solutions. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with proven experience in delivering customised CRM platforms, particularly within the education sector, would find this contract valuable for growth. The award to BabelQuest, an SME, highlights the potential for similar companies to secure contracts requiring specialised solutions and technical expertise, especially involving established frameworks like the HubSpot Education Framework. Businesses with the capability to design, implement, and support intricate CRM systems stand to benefit from pursuing similar public procurement opportunities.

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Notice Title

CRM System

Notice Description

Hubspot CRM System being delivered and supported by Babelquest Services

Procurement Information

Prototype and Development: This is a bespoke solution to connect our student journey into a single platform based on their existing HubSpot Education Framework, and customise it to connect to other college systems to enable secure data sharing with different departments, including B2B, Higher Education, Apprenticeships, Events and alumni management. Single Supplier Technical Reasons: . The HubSpot licence cost is the same regardless of whether it is contracted with BabelQuest, directly with HubSpot, or via another HubSpot Solutions Partner. The services element of the solution offered by BabelQuest has been designed specifically for CWA, and based on an existing Education-specific framework that they have developed and deployed at other institutions, and this represents a saving for the college compared with designing these implementation and support services from scratch. BabelQuest has a proven methodology for the technical design, implementation, testing, training, launch and ongoing managed service for support and enhancement of the specific HubSpot-based solution the college requires. They are the only UK-based HubSpot Solutions Partner with this proven capability in the education sector and the only HubSpot partner approved by CCS on G-Cloud-14

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f801
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010947-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72261000 - Software support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£313,692 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Mar 202511 months ago
Contract Period
3 Apr 2025 - 3 Apr 2029 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
COLLEGE OF WEST ANGLIA
Contact Name
Fatima Bensihem
Contact Email
fatima.bensihem@cwa.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+441553815422

Buyer Location

Locality
KING'S LYNN
Postcode
PE30 2QW
Post Town
Peterborough
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH52 North and West Norfolk
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Electoral Ward
Gaywood Chase
Westminster Constituency
North West Norfolk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BABELQUEST SERVICES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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