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STUDIOSITY LEARNING SUPPORT PROGRAM

University of Salford

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

11 Aug 2026 at 16:50

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

12 Jun 2026 at 13:03

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

12 Jun 2026 at 13:00

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Salford procured a learning support programme for approximately 1,800 undergraduate students in its business school. The service provides a Blackboard LTI integration with anytime access to AI-powered tools that review submitted drafts and give formative feedback on structure, spelling and grammar, language choice, referencing and critical thinking. It also includes Study Assist, an AI academic chat assistant offering guidance and scaffolding for assignment research, academic writing principles, study skills and referencing. The assistant is subject-area locked, not content-specific, and uses a customised database of open educational resources. This is an education technology and software service for student learning support, with delivery associated with the University of Salford.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. The University of Salford used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. There was one completed lot. The contract was awarded to Studiosity Pty Ltd on 12 June 2026 for £28,800 gross. The contract was signed on 7 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. The award covers software package and information systems. Evaluation was therefore conducted through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. A signature milestone was scheduled for 29 June 2026, before the recorded signing date. The award and contract concern the same single requirement and supplier.

This award indicates demand for higher-education learning support technology that can integrate with Blackboard through an LTI connection and operate at institutional student scale. Suppliers competing for comparable work would need a reliable AI-assisted formative feedback service covering writing quality, structure, referencing and critical thinking, alongside an academic support chatbot for research, study skills, writing principles and referencing. The service would need to provide anytime access, maintain subject-area boundaries, avoid generating content-specific answers, and draw on a curated or customised open educational resource base. Credibility would also depend on supporting a large undergraduate cohort and fitting university digital learning environments. The buyer’s use of a direct, below-threshold award shows a route and scale relevant to future university learning-support technology requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

STUDIOSITY LEARNING SUPPORT PROGRAM

Notice Description

Via a Blackboard LTI integration, to provide: * Anytime access to AI-powered immediate review of submitted drafts for formative feedback including structure, spelling & grammar, language choice, referencing and critical thinking. * Study Assist: Anytime access to AI-powered academic chat assistant providing guidance and scaffolding across four key areas: assignment research, academic writing principles, study skills, and referencing. It is subject-area locked and not content-specific and it draws from a customised database of Open Educational Resources to ensure guidance is fit for purpose. We will extend the service provided to all SBS UG students (approx. 1800).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b408
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076420-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£28,800 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£28,800 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 6-12 months
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 Salford
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SALFORD
Postcode
M5 4WT
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Salford
Electoral Ward
Ordsall
Westminster Constituency
Salford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Studiosity Pty Ltd

Further Information

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