Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of a Similarity Detection System
Notice Description
This contract is for the provision of a similarity detection system to support academic integrity across DN Colleges Group. The service enables originality and plagiarism checking at the point of submission, with full integration into the Group's virtual learning environments and alignment with partner university systems. Following a review, the contract has been directly awarded to Turnitin, LLC under the Procurement Act 2023 due to an absence of competition for technical reasons. Turnitin is fully embedded across DN Colleges Group systems and curriculum delivery, and migration to an alternative provider during the academic year would be disproportionate and disruptive to staff and students. The contract is valued at PS30,232.94 inclusive of VAT for a one-year period (2025/26 academic year). A market exercise will be undertaken in early 2026 to prepare for any future competition ahead of the 2026/27 academic year.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d0c3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067124-2025
- 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
- Below threshold - without competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72212190 - Educational software development services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £30,232 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 5 Oct 2025 - 5 Oct 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DN COLLEGES GROUP
- Contact Name
- Michael Robertson
- Contact Email
- procurement@dncolleges.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DONCASTER
- Postcode
- DN1 2RF
- Post Town
- Doncaster
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE35 Doncaster
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Doncaster
- Electoral Ward
- Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Doncaster Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067124-2025
21st October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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