Notice Information
Notice Title
2526-01-DTS-SS-YH - Student Health and Social Care Placement System
Notice Description
The University seeks to procure a single, integrated Student Placement System to manage the full placement lifecycle, streamline processes, and reduce reliance on fragmented systems.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: 7 years in total (3years term plus 2x 24 months extension period)
Planning Information
The University has undertaken preliminary market engagement to inform the development of its requirement for a single, integrated Student Placement System. The scope of the engagement included discussions with suppliers regarding system functionality, placement lifecycle management, integration capability, data handling, and operational workflows within Health and Social Care placements. Engagement activities were included PMC within our Intend Portal and Demo sessions via Microsoft Teams between the dates of:- 15/08/2025 to 07/10/2025 Suppliers were invited to participate through the University's In Tend portal, where details of the engagement activity were advertised. Interested suppliers were able to submit expressions of interest directly through the portal. Any clarification questions related to the engagement were also submitted via the In Tend messaging function. This preliminary engagement has supported the University in refining its requirements ahead of the competitive procurement process.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065a92
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016629-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £310,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £310,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Feb 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 26 Jul 2026 - 26 Jul 2029 3-4 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
- SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHEFFIELD
- Postcode
- S1 1WB
- 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
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLE32 Sheffield, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Sheffield
- Electoral Ward
- City
- Westminster Constituency
- Sheffield Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016629-2026
24th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016272-2026
23rd February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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