Award

Digital Degree Certificates

PRIFYSGOL BANGOR / BANGOR UNIVERSITY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

22 Jul 2025 at 00:00

Tender

19 Feb 2025 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

Bangor University completed an open procurement process for the provision of digital degree certificates, focusing on a bilingual software solution to enhance their current system. The industry category is services, specifically within the Education sector, and the project is located in Bangor, UKL12. The process advanced from the tender phase initiated in February 2025 and concluded with an award by July 2025. The successful supplier, Olivedon Ltd, was awarded a contract valued at £257,000 on 8 July 2025. The procurement utilised an open procedure, complying with the legal basis outlined by directive 2014/24/EU under the CPV classification 72260000.

This contract provides opportunities for growth to firms specialising in software solutions, especially those capable of delivering multilingual digital services for the education sector. Businesses with expertise in secure online transaction portals and educational software development could find similar tenders advantageous. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), given their success in this bid, appear well-positioned to leverage similar opportunities, enhancing competitiveness in the growing digital transformation market within educational institutions. The tender process encouraged electronic submissions, making it accessible for companies with robust digital capabilities.

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Notice Title

Digital Degree Certificates

Notice Description

Bangor University would like to procure a bilingual software solution to replace our existing secure degree certificate printing and HEAR transcript hosting web portal.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Bangor University would like to procure a bilingual software solution to replace our existing secure degree certificate printing and HEAR transcript hosting web portal. The software will allow onsite certificate printing. The web portal will be accessible to alumni and third parties and allow viewing and sharing of the HEAR transcript and an electronic copy of the degree certificate.

Renewal: Option to extend for an additional two years

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-148221
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=148221
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

30199000 - Paper stationery and other items

30199300 - Embossed or perforated paper

72260000 - Software-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£257,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
21 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Jul 20257 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
PRIFYSGOL BANGOR / BANGOR UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
e.wells@bangor.ac.uk, n.h.day@bangor.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1248382057, +44 1248388675

Buyer Location

Locality
BANGOR
Postcode
LL57 2TR
Post Town
Llandudno
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL32 Gwynedd
Delivery Location
TLL12 Gwynedd

Local Authority
Gwynedd
Electoral Ward
Glyder
Westminster Constituency
Bangor Aberconwy

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

OLIVEDON

Further Information

Notice Documents

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