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Validating Email and Phone for The Sheffield College

THE SHEFFIELD COLLEGE

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08 Jan 2026 at 15:08

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process, initiated by The Sheffield College, involves a direct award contract for validating email and phone data, titled "Validating Email and Phone for The Sheffield College". The industry category falls under IT services, specifically consulting, software development, Internet, and support. The procurement, located in Sheffield, aims to cater to both staff and students with a solution that includes address, email, and phone validation. The contract, awarded to AFD Software LTD, has a contract period from 31st January 2026 to 31st January 2030, with a gross value of £150,969.60. The procurement method, detailed as "Direct award", was necessitated due to exclusive integration requirements and technical reasons, avoiding significant disruption and technical difficulties.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses involved in IT services, particularly those with expertise in consulting, software development, Internet, and support services. The project's direct award to AFD Software LTD highlights the importance of establishing exclusive integration capabilities and technical specialisation. Small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises, could see potential in niching in proprietary solutions that require specialised integration with existing systems to enhance their competitive edge in public sector contracts.

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Notice Title

Validating Email and Phone for The Sheffield College

Notice Description

1) AFD Address, Email and Phone validation within EBS for access by both staff and students for up to; 80,000 address lookups (including the addition of new build addresses and additional flats) 80,000 phone validations 80,000 email validations The address solution includes the addition of new build addresses and additional flats, 2) AFD Address, Email and Phone validation within D365 for access by both staff and students for up to; 10,000 address lookups 10,000 phone validations 10,000 email validations The address solution includes the addition of new build addresses, additional flats, additional business data, and business characteristics

Procurement Information

None viable; Tribal EBS integrates exclusively with AFD, and no other suppliers are supported for this service. Goods/Services are required for repairing or servicing existing specialist plant or equipment; Goods/Services are of a proprietary type only available from a single supplier.The contract is an extension to an existing contract and a change of supplier would cause disproportionate technical difficulties, diseconomies of scale or significant disruption to the College services.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06020b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001538-2026
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
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
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
£150,969 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Jan 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Jan 20261 months ago
Contract Period
31 Jan 2026 - 31 Jan 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE SHEFFIELD COLLEGE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
employerengagement@sheffcol.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S2 2RL
Post Town
Sheffield
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
Park and Arbourthorne
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Heeley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AFD SOFTWARE

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