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E-Tendering System

OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY

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23 Oct 2025 at 08:52

Summary of the contracting process

Oxford Brookes University has awarded a contract for a new e-tendering and procurement system, with a focus on integrating an advanced Market Analytics tool to meet the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023. This system will aid the University in undertaking market analysis and intelligence gathering, essential for compliance and best practice under the new statutory framework. The contract, valued at £48,690, was directly awarded to BIP Solutions Limited without competition, reflecting the unique and proprietary nature of the supplier’s capabilities. The contract covers a range of locations across the United Kingdom, with the complete procurement process marked by its adherence to statutory duties and the procurement method used is a direct award, below threshold, without competition.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in software package and information systems, as well as computer-related services. BIP Solutions Limited, an SME, demonstrated its unique capacity to deliver the necessary technical solution, highlighting opportunities for similar businesses with distinctive offerings to engage in direct awards where proprietary technology is a competitive advantage. Companies looking to expand their reach in delivering complex, compliance-driven IT solutions within the public sector space would find such contracts particularly attractive, especially those that can offer unparalleled data integration and analysis capabilities.

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Notice Title

E-Tendering System

Notice Description

It is determined that only one specific supplier can deliver the technical capabilities essential to meeting the University's mandatory requirements for pre-market activities under the new statutory framework. Oxford Brookes University (OBU) is seeking to appoint a new e-tendering and procurement system provider for the next three years. A fundamental requirement of this new system, essential for compliance and best practice under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23), is the integrated Market Analytics element. This integrated Market Analytics tool is critically necessary to enable OBU to undertake comprehensive desk-top market analysis and intelligence gathering prior to formally commencing any PA23 pre-market engagement activities. This capability ensures that OBU's procurement strategy is evidence-based, proportionate, and fully compliant with early-stage PA23 duties regarding market understanding and engagement planning. Following extensive internal technical analysis and market scoping: 1. The specific and unique functionality offered by the Market Analytics solution, particularly its depth of data integration and advanced desktop analysis capabilities relevant to pre-market intelligence, is a proprietary element of the proposed provider's e-tendering platform. 2. The University confirms that this specific, necessary Market Analytics solution was only available with this supplier; no alternative provider within the e-tendering market can offer this equivalent, integrated, and technically specific pre-market analytical capability required by the University to efficiently fulfil its PA23 compliance requirements. Therefore, due to the unique, proprietary, and technically specific nature of the essential Market Analytics component, the University is proceeding with a Direct Award to this single supplier to ensure the immediate and effective implementation of a system capable of meeting critical statutory and operational needs.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d221
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067684-2025
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
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

72500000 - Computer-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£40,575 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Oct 20254 months ago
Contract Period
22 Oct 2025 - 23 Oct 2025 24 hours
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
Thomas Ashby
Contact Email
procurement@brookes.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX3 0BP
Post Town
Oxford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Churchill
Westminster Constituency
Oxford East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BIP SOLUTIONS

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