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title: "E-Tendering System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05d221"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY"
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# E-Tendering System

Buyer: OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d221

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## Summary

Oxford Brookes University has awarded a contract for a new e-tendering and procurement system, with a focus on integrating an advanced Market Analytics tool to meet the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023. This system will aid the University in undertaking market analysis and intelligence gathering, essential for compliance and best practice under the new statutory framework. The contract, valued at £48,690, was directly awarded to BIP Solutions Limited without competition, reflecting the unique and proprietary nature of the supplier’s capabilities. The contract covers a range of locations across the United Kingdom, with the complete procurement process marked by its adherence to statutory duties and the procurement method used is a direct award, below threshold, without competition.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in software package and information systems, as well as computer-related services. BIP Solutions Limited, an SME, demonstrated its unique capacity to deliver the necessary technical solution, highlighting opportunities for similar businesses with distinctive offerings to engage in direct awards where proprietary technology is a competitive advantage. Companies looking to expand their reach in delivering complex, compliance-driven IT solutions within the public sector space would find such contracts particularly attractive, especially those that can offer unparalleled data integration and analysis capabilities.

## Notice

It is determined that only one specific supplier can deliver the technical capabilities essential to meeting the University's mandatory requirements for pre-market activities under the new statutory framework. Oxford Brookes University (OBU) is seeking to appoint a new e-tendering and procurement system provider for the next three years. A fundamental requirement of this new system, essential for compliance and best practice under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23), is the integrated Market Analytics element. This integrated Market Analytics tool is critically necessary to enable OBU to undertake comprehensive desk-top market analysis and intelligence gathering prior to formally commencing any PA23 pre-market engagement activities. This capability ensures that OBU's procurement strategy is evidence-based, proportionate, and fully compliant with early-stage PA23 duties regarding market understanding and engagement planning. Following extensive internal technical analysis and market scoping: 1. The specific and unique functionality offered by the Market Analytics solution, particularly its depth of data integration and advanced desktop analysis capabilities relevant to pre-market intelligence, is a proprietary element of the proposed provider's e-tendering platform. 2. The University confirms that this specific, necessary Market Analytics solution was only available with this supplier; no alternative provider within the e-tendering market can offer this equivalent, integrated, and technically specific pre-market analytical capability required by the University to efficiently fulfil its PA23 compliance requirements. Therefore, due to the unique, proprietary, and technically specific nature of the essential Market Analytics component, the University is proceeding with a Direct Award to this single supplier to ensure the immediate and effective implementation of a system capable of meeting critical statutory and operational needs.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067684-2025 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | 22 Oct 2025 - 23 Oct 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £40,575 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | OXFORD |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX3 0BP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Oxford |
| Electoral ward | Churchill |
| Westminster constituency | Oxford East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BIP SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72500000 - Computer-related services

## Release History

- 23 Oct 2025 at 08:52 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067684-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067684-2025
  23rd October 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bipsolutions.com
- http://www.brookes.ac.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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