Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of ICT Software Contract Optimisation Services UoB
Notice Description
Provision of ICT Contracts' Optimisation, Negotiation and Consulting Services
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: two extensions of 12 month each till 31/05/2030
Planning Information
The University of Bedfordshire (UoB) ICT department proposes to publish the above titled tender early in 2026. A first draft of the specification is attached for your information. Before going ahead with the tender, we would like to engage the market with a view to (a) developing the University’s requirements and approach to the procurement; (b) designing a procedure, conditions of participation or award criteria; (c) preparing the tender notice and associated tender documents; (d) identifying suppliers that may be able to supply the service required; We invite any supplier(s), able to meet these requirements, to signify their interest in meeting with us virtually for this Preliminary Market Engagement which will enable us develop the actual tender process. Virtual meetings are scheduled for the week commencing 24th November, 2025
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05db0d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023341-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
66171000 - Financial consultancy services
71316000 - Telecommunication consultancy services
72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
72224000 - Project management consultancy services
72227000 - Software integration consultancy services
72246000 - Systems consultancy services
72266000 - Software consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £833,333 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £833,333 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Mar 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Apr 20262 days to go
- Future Notice Date
- 21 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LUTON
- Postcode
- LU1 3JU
- Post Town
- Luton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH21 Luton
- Delivery Location
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, TLH21 Luton, TLH24 Bedford, TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
-
- Local Authority
- Luton
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023341-2026
16th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071295-2025
5th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbedfordshire/aspx/Home
Please register on the portal, access the tender documents and submit a bid
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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