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title: "IT223 - Studio Servers"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06edb0"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Birmingham City University"
published: "2026-08-27"
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# IT223 - Studio Servers

Buyer: Birmingham City University  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06edb0

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## Summary

Birmingham City University bought a media asset management server for its Department of Media and English. The server supports teaching and assessment for 280 students studying live television studio modules, replacing or updating the equipment installed in 2013. This is a goods requirement for studio server and broadcasting technology, classified under CPV 48820000 (computer servers). Delivery and use are in Birmingham, at the university. The purchasing organisation is Birmingham City University, an education body governed by public law. The requirement is focused on a specialist server supporting media production teaching rather than general-purpose university IT, so relevant suppliers are those providing media asset management infrastructure, studio systems or broadcasting equipment and integration services.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Birmingham City University used a limited procedure without a prior call for competition, through further competition under the NWUPC Broadcasting Equipment and Integration Services framework. The award date was 20 April 2026, and The Digital Garage Group Limited was selected as supplier. The active contract is valued at £79,999 excluding any separately stated tax treatment. The procurement’s award basis was price. One bid was recorded. The tender included one lot, but that lot is marked cancelled while the related award and contract remain active. The contract was signed on 20 April 2026; the published outcome therefore records an awarded and contracted requirement rather than an early-stage purchasing intention.

This award indicates a defined university need for media asset management infrastructure supporting live television studio teaching and assessment. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement of this kind would have demonstrable experience supplying and integrating broadcasting equipment, studio servers and media asset management systems in an education or live-production environment. Credibility would come from understanding teaching workflows, student access, assessment continuity, system reliability and integration with existing studio technology, rather than offering standard IT servers alone. The buying route also shows the importance of access to, and experience of, the NWUPC Broadcasting Equipment and Integration Services framework or an equivalent compliant procurement route. The selected supplier was an SME, indicating that specialist smaller businesses can compete for this scale of requirement.

## Notice

Media Asset Management Server

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Birmingham City University installed its current Media Asset Management (MAM) server in June 2013. This device is essential for the teaching and assessment for 280 students undertaking live TV studio modules within the Department of Media and English.

### Procurement Information

Further Competition via NWUPC framework Broadcasting Equipment and Integration Services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081812-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £79,999 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Birmingham City University |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Postcode area | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B4 7BD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Nechells |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG31 Birmingham |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | The Digital Garage Group Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48820000 - Servers

## Release History

- 27 Aug 2026 at 14:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081812-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bcu.ac.uk

## Provenance

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