---
title: "Metaverse project payment"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077631"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "University Of The West Of England"
published: "2026-09-21"
---

# Metaverse project payment

Buyer: University Of The West Of England  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077631

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089035-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 2 Sep 2026 - 3 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £23,052 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | University Of The West Of England |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS16 1QY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Morning Star Games Development Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72212517 - IT software development services

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2026 at 11:08 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089035-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089035-2026
  21st September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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