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title: "Peer to Peer Networking Software"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000662597"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH"
published: "2021-08-04"
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# Peer to Peer Networking Software

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000662597

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## Summary

The University of Edinburgh has completed the procurement process for the provision of 'Peer to Peer Networking Software', aimed at enhancing student engagement through a digital platform. This initiative falls under the goods category in the education sector and was conducted via an open procedure, with the contract awarded to Unibuddy for the value of £27,000. The contract was signed on 22 July 2021 and relates to the University’s ongoing efforts to support prospective students in making informed decisions. The delivery location is specified as the University of Edinburgh, located in Edinburgh, UK.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses in the technology sector that specialise in software development, particularly those with experience in creating online platforms for educational engagement. Companies capable of offering innovative peer-to-peer communication tools or similar digital solutions would be well-suited to compete, especially those that can demonstrate effectiveness in enhancing student interaction and recruitment processes. Engaging in such contracts can enable businesses to expand their presence in the education market and foster partnerships with academic institutions.

## Notice

Peer-to-peer tool to provide a digital platform through which prospective students can engage with student ambassadors, facilitating messaging from a credible and authentic voice, personalised and highly relevant interactions and important role-modelling activity.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This contract is being awarded under regulation 6(1)(b)(ii) of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016 - Competition is absent for technical reasons. Background: UniBuddy was originally purchased by SRA as part of the Covid mitigation activity. This was purchased via 3 quotes route as the value was below 50k. The Business School also uses UniBuddy under a separate contract, however this NCA was consolidate this spend under one contract. Justification: Unibuddy allows our Unibuddies (current students) to have one-to-one conversations with prospective students through their text chat function. In addition to this function, Unibuddy have a live events feature - during the event it allows presentations to be streamed, multiple group conversations on specific topics with our Unibuddies and/or staff, and the ability for them to be direct messaged. These direct messages can then continue after the event. This feature of providing a single event with different ways to provide information and attendees to engage has proved very valuable in recruitment and conversion events, especially for the Business School. No other prospective student's peer-to-peer product on the market provides the same function to allow one-to-one conversations all year round and live events being integrated into the platform, and utilising the Unibuddies on the platform through the multiple group conversations.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG423387 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Aug 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Jul 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £27,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 1HT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIBUDDY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 4 Aug 2021 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG423387

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG423387
  Peer to Peer Networking Software - Peer-to-peer tool to provide a digital platform through which prospective students can engage with student ambassadors, facilitating messaging from a credible and authentic voice, personalised and highly relevant interactions and important role-modelling activity.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000662597

## Provenance

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