Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Sheffield Hallam University · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Tribal Education Limited SME
- Value
- £2,505,780
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Data services (CPV 72300000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 035657-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Jun 2025
- Published27 Jun 2025Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
The University requires a long-term contract for a modern, standardised student records management solution to replace its current highly customised and outdated implementation of SITS. To meet this need, a 5-year contract will be awarded to Tribal for the provision of SITS under the Higher Education Full Service (HEFS) licensing model. This contract will be procured via the APUC/UCISA Framework Agreement, which provides a standardised costing model based on HESA student numbers. The agreement aligns with the University's Operational Improvement Programme and supports the adoption of standard SITS functionality in line with sector-wide developments.
About the supplier
Tribal Education Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04163300).