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Anti-plagiarism Software

Bournemouth University

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30 Jul 2026 at 09:16

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bournemouth University procured anti-plagiarism software to support staff and students across the university. The requirement is for Turnitin Feedback Studio, used to check assessments for similarity and plagiarism and to provide feedback on the results. This is specialist educational software and information systems, including industry-specific software packages (CPV 48000000 and 48100000). The buying organisation is Bournemouth University, a public authority based in Poole. The software supports assessment activity for the university’s staff and students, so relevant suppliers are those serving higher education institutions with digital tools for academic integrity, assessment checking and feedback. The procurement covered one requirement rather than a wider group of separately described services or works.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Turnitin, LLC. It used a direct award procedure described as below threshold and without competition. The contract covers one lot and is for goods. The contract was signed on 1 May 2026, runs from 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2027, and has a gross value of £67,639.44. The contract remains active. The published evaluation route was therefore a direct, non-competitive award rather than an open tender with competing bids. The selected supplier is Turnitin, LLC, a large organisation based in Oakland, United States. The requirement was assessed as below the applicable threshold.

This procurement indicates a defined university requirement for software that checks student assessments for similarity and plagiarism and supports feedback to staff and students. A credible future competitor would need a mature academic-integrity or assessment platform, with functionality that can analyse submitted work for similarity, identify potential plagiarism and provide usable feedback within teaching and assessment workflows. Experience supporting higher education users would be relevant, particularly where the system must serve both academic staff and students across an institution. Suppliers should also be able to provide a dependable, institution-wide software service and demonstrate that their product addresses the same practical assessment-support need. The incumbent’s selection shows that a specialist, established software provider can satisfy this requirement through a direct, below-threshold route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Anti-plagiarism Software

Notice Description

Turnitin Feedback Studio for supporting staff and students across BU enabling assessments to be checked for similarity and plagiarism and providing feedback on this.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d728
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071984-2026
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48100000 - Industry specific software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£67,639 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 May 2026 - 30 Apr 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
Bournemouth University
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
POOLE
Postcode
BH12 5BB
Postcode Area
Bournemouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Electoral Ward
Talbot & Branksome Woods
Westminster Constituency
Bournemouth West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Turnitin UK

Further Information

Notice Documents

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