Notice Information
Notice Title
AULA Product Development Resource
Notice Description
Contractor resource to support the University's AULA VLE Platform.
Procurement Information
The justification for direct award is based on the following technical circumstances: Ownership of Proprietary Solution by the Contracting Authority: While the intellectual property rights of the bespoke solution are formally held by Coventry University, the system is wholly designed, configured, and implemented by the supplier. The supplier retains exclusive knowledge of the internal logic, custom-developed components, and maintains the security architecture of the system. Exclusive Technical Know-how and System Familiarity: The supplier's historic involvement in the design and build phases has resulted in a technical environment that cannot be practically or safely supported or modified by any other economic operator. No alternative supplier has access to the internal configuration, source code annotations, or encrypted integration protocols essential for compliant and secure delivery. Risk and Inefficiency of Change in Supplier: Transferring the contract to another provider would result in disproportionate technical risk, including potential service disruption, loss of system integrity, and elevated security exposure. Additionally, engaging a new supplier would entail duplicative discovery costs, lengthy familiarisation, and likely redevelopment, undermining value for money. Due Diligence: An internal technical and commercial appraisal concluded that no alternative supplier could undertake the services without unacceptable risk, cost, and delay.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05120a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045808-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,079,817 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,290,721 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 4 Jun 2025 - 5 Jun 2026 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- COVENTRY UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@coventry.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- COVENTRY
- Postcode
- CV1 5FB
- Post Town
- Coventry
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG33 Coventry
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Coventry
- Electoral Ward
- St Michael's
- Westminster Constituency
- Coventry South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045808-2025
4th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021938-2025
15th May 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020854-2025
13th May 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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