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Metaverse project payment

University Of The West Of England

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21 Sep 2026 at 11:08

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of the West of England procured services for a metaverse project, described as a payment to its supplier. The requirement falls within IT software development services and relates to work delivered in the United Kingdom. The buying organisation is based at Frenchay Campus in Bristol. The selected provider was Morning Star Games Development Limited, an SME based in Mong Kok, Hong Kong. The project is therefore relevant to software developers and digital technology businesses with the ability to support metaverse-related work for a UK university. The procurement concerns services rather than goods or construction, and the recorded requirement is associated with one completed lot. The source description identifies the arrangement as a project payment rather than setting out a wider programme of technology services.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The University of the West of England used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. Morning Star Games Development Limited was selected as the supplier for the single lot. The contract was signed on 1 September 2026 and runs from 2 September 2026 to 3 September 2026. Its value is £23,052 excluding VAT and £27,662.40 including VAT. The contract is active, as is the associated award. The requirement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. The tender description refers to payments continuing until November 2026, while the recorded contract period ends on 3 September 2026.

This procurement shows that the university has bought metaverse-related IT software development services through a below-threshold direct award. A competitor seeking similar work would need credible software development capability relevant to metaverse projects, together with the capacity to deliver a defined technical service for a university customer. The selected supplier is an SME, indicating that this requirement was deliverable by a smaller specialist business rather than necessarily requiring a large systems integrator. Relevant firms may include game development studios, immersive-technology developers and software teams able to provide metaverse project support. The procurement route also shows that a future supplier would need to understand direct-award and below-threshold public-sector purchasing, as well as the university’s requirements for project-specific digital development services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Metaverse project payment

Notice Description

Metaverse project payment to supplier, period of payment until November 2026

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077631
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089035-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without 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

72212517 - IT software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£23,052 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Sep 2026 - 3 Sep 2026 30 days
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 The West Of England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS16 1QY
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Morning Star Games Development Limited

Further Information

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