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SITS Subscription

University Of The West Of England

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25 Sep 2026 at 10:02

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of the West of England procured a subscription to SITS, an educational software package, for use in Bristol. The purchase is classified as goods and covers the software subscription; no further functional scope is described. The contract was awarded to Tribal Education Limited. This is a university software requirement rather than a general education service or a wider technology project, so it is most relevant to suppliers that provide or support student information and higher-education administration software.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. The University of the West of England used a below-threshold direct award without competition. Tribal Education Limited was selected for the single lot. The contract was signed on 3 July 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its stated value is £159,010.68 excluding VAT (£190,812.82 including VAT). The procurement record gives no evaluation criteria or competitive assessment basis; the supplier was appointed directly.

This award shows that the university buys SITS subscription provision as a discrete software requirement, through a direct award below the procurement threshold. A credible future competitor would need to supply or support educational software suited to university administration and be able to meet the buyer’s subscription requirement. The selected supplier is a large education technology company, indicating that the requirement was met by an established provider, although the procurement does not state specific technical standards, accreditations, staffing requirements or service levels. Suppliers focused on unrelated software, general consultancy or education services are less closely aligned with this purchase.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SITS Subscription

Notice Description

SITS Subscription - until 31st Jul 2027

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a2b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090837-2026
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

48190000 - Educational software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£159,010 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 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 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

Tribal Education Limited

Further Information

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