Notice Information
Notice Title
Exam Timetabling
Notice Description
The University wishes to operate examination scheduling within a more integrated team with significant data integration and greater automation. Therefore, we need to understand the potential offered by current software products in the market to support achievement of these objectives and wish to engage with suppliers in order to: Gain an understanding of functionality (see key requirements below) and potential benefits to be gained from use of the system/service. Gain an understanding of the scale of cost associated with both purchase and implementation. On this basis we will then be building a business case for funding for submission to our internal planning process ahead of a possible procurement process. We are seeking expressions of interest from suppliers describing their product set in this space and, ideally, licensing and cost models as well as typical implementation costs. Please see additional information attached to the notice on Mercell. At this stage we are scoping the budget of this provision, so no cost is associated to this notice at this stage.
Planning Information
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=98806&B=
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05aa80
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063278-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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- CPV Codes
48332000 - Scheduling software package
48517000 - IT software package
72212330 - Scheduling and productivity software development services
72212332 - Scheduling software development services
72222300 - Information technology services
72260000 - Software-related services
72261000 - Software support services
72262000 - Software development services
72263000 - Software implementation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 29 Oct 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Oct 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH
- Contact Name
- Katy Duff
- Contact Email
- katy.duff@plymouth.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 01752582057
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PLYMOUTH, DEVON
- Postcode
- PL4 8AA
- Post Town
- Plymouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK41 Plymouth
- Delivery Location
- TLK4 Devon
-
- Local Authority
- Plymouth
- Electoral Ward
- Drake
- Westminster Constituency
- Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063278-2025
8th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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