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Academic Integrity Software

University of Portsmouth

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28 Aug 2026 at 09:40

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation procured a renewal of its Turnitin Enterprise licence for academic integrity software. The requirement covers software supporting institutional marking workflows through Feedback Studio and integration with teaching platforms and end-to-end assessment lifecycles. It is a software package for academic and education-sector use, rather than a general IT supply. Delivery is for the University of Portsmouth in Portsmouth, United Kingdom. The procurement was arranged as a single requirement and concerns the University’s institutional use of an academic integrity and assessment-support platform. Suppliers operating in educational technology, academic integrity, assessment software, learning-platform integration or higher education marking systems would find the subject matter relevant, particularly where their products support institutional assessment processes and teaching staff workflows.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was awarded to TURNITIN, LLC on 3 August 2026 and signed on the same date. The active contract runs from 3 August 2026 to 31 July 2028. Its value is £121,044.30 excluding VAT, or £146,453.16 including VAT. The award covers the single completed requirement for the academic integrity software licence. The selected supplier is Turnitin, LLC, a large US-based software provider. The procurement used a direct route rather than an open tender, and the stated requirement was specifically a renewal of the supplier’s existing Turnitin Enterprise licence.

This procurement demonstrates established demand at the University of Portsmouth for enterprise academic integrity software embedded in assessment operations. A credible future competitor would need a mature platform for detecting academic integrity issues and supporting institutional marking, with functionality comparable to Feedback Studio. It would also need reliable integration with teaching platforms and the wider assessment lifecycle, rather than operating as a standalone checking tool. Suppliers should be able to support higher education users, institutional-scale licensing, teaching staff workflows and the operational requirements of an academic institution. Experience delivering secure, dependable education software and maintaining integrations across assessment systems would strengthen a competing proposition when this type of requirement is next reviewed.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Academic Integrity Software

Notice Description

This is for a renewal of the Turnitin Enterprise License for academic integrity software. Turnitin supports institutional marking workflows via Feedback Studio and is integrated with teaching platforms and end to end assessment lifecycles.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ee3b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082040-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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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

48100000 - Industry specific software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£121,044 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 1-2 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 Portsmouth
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PORTSMOUTH
Postcode
PO1 2UP
Postcode Area
Portsmouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ31 Portsmouth
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Portsmouth
Electoral Ward
St Thomas
Westminster Constituency
Portsmouth South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Turnitin UK

Further Information

Notice Documents

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