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Circular Economy Integrated Decision Intelligence Platforms

University of Exeter

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

02 Oct 2026 at 15:02

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Tender

15 Apr 2026 at 09:30

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Exeter procured the design, implementation and management of an integrated circular-economy data platform. The work involves building infrastructure to pool data from multiple sources across sectors and public systems, then aggregate and analyse it. The aim is to create a scalable, interoperable data architecture that supports advanced analytics and system-wide transformation. The services cover information technology and systems consultancy, quality assurance and review, data services and data analysis. Delivery is in the South West of England.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Pytalion Ltd. It was run as an open competition below the applicable threshold. The contract was signed on 1 August 2026 and is active, with a period from 1 August 2026 to 1 August 2028. The contract value is £125,000 excluding VAT (£150,000 including VAT). The tender deadline was 30 April 2026, and the deadline for enquiries was 23 April 2026. There was one lot. Evaluation criteria were set out in the invitation to tender documents.

This award shows demand from the University of Exeter for integrated circular-economy data infrastructure that brings together datasets spanning sectors and public systems. Suppliers competing for similar work for this buyer would need to demonstrate capability across platform design, implementation and ongoing management, as well as data integration, aggregation and analysis. Interoperability and scalability are central: a credible solution must support advanced analytics and system-level transformation rather than operate as an isolated data tool. The requirement also combines IT delivery with systems consultancy and quality assurance, so suppliers need to show they can build and review a technically robust service, alongside strong data-services expertise. The award to a small and medium-sized supplier indicates that delivery at this scale can be undertaken by an SME.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Circular Economy Integrated Decision Intelligence Platforms

Notice Description

This opportunity is to design, implement and manage integrated CE data pooling infrastructure capable of aggregating and analysing multi-source datasets across sectors and public systems. The purpose of this tender is to enable scalable, interoperable CE data architecture that supports advanced analytics and system-level transformation.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-068283
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093437-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

72222300 - Information technology services

72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services

72300000 - Data services

72316000 - Data analysis services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£125,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£125,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£125,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Oct 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
30 Apr 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 1 Aug 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University of Exeter
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX4 4QH
Postcode Area
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
TLK4 Devon
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
Duryard and St James
Westminster Constituency
Exeter

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Pytalion Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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