Notice Information
Notice Title
Academic Operations Platform
Notice Description
To supply and implement an Academic Operations Platform to unify curriculum management, workload planning, scheduling, and student allocation into a single solution.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Academic Operations platform (AOP) is required to streamline academic planning, reduce operational costs, improve staff and student experience, and to enable the University to better meet its strategic objectives of digital transformation, sustainability, and educational excellence. The AOP will be used for curriculum management, workload planning, scheduling (including resource and exam management), publishing and student allocation, and student evaluation and reporting. 4 year agreement to be procured via the NHS SBS Digital Workplace Solutions 2 framework.
Procurement Information
Unique software product, in terms of end to end solution.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06803d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032928-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
48190000 - Educational software package
72260000 - Software-related services
72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £577,250 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Apr 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Feb 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HARPER ADAMS 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
- NEWPORT
- Postcode
- TF10 8NB
- Post Town
- Telford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG21 Telford and Wrekin
- Delivery Location
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
-
- Local Authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Electoral Ward
- Edgmond
- Westminster Constituency
- The Wrekin
Further Information
Notice URLs
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