Award

CRM SYSTEM

COLLEGE OF WEST ANGLIA

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Award

24 Mar 2025 at 15:13

Summary of the contracting process

The College of West Anglia has successfully completed the procurement process for a CRM system titled "Support services for HubSpot." This tender falls under the industry category of Software support services (CPV code 72261000) and encompasses various delivery addresses across regions UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, and UKK. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract was awarded to Babelquest Services, an SME based in Abingdon, UK, with the contract signing date recorded as 24th March 2025.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses operating in the software support services sector, particularly those specialising in CRM systems and educational frameworks. Companies with expertise in HubSpot solutions and custom integrations for educational institutions are ideally suited to compete in similar tenders. The bespoke nature of the solution required by the College of West Anglia demonstrates that the market values tailored, technically advanced solutions, positioning businesses with similar capabilities for future success in the public procurement field. The value of the contract, amounting to £218,764.80, also highlights the significant investment and potential profit in servicing educational establishments.

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Notice Title

CRM SYSTEM

Notice Description

Support services for Hubspot

Lot Information

Lot 1

A bespoke solution to connect our student journey into a single platform based on the supplier's 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.

Procurement Information

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-04f802
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010948-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£218,764 £100K-£500K

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
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
COLLEGE OF WEST ANGLIA
Contact Name
Fatima Bensihem
Contact Email
fatima.bensihem@cwa.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1553815422

Buyer Location

Locality
KINGS 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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

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

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