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
- University of Bradford · Higher Education
- Supplier
- Pact Solutions SME
- Value
- £77,900
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Education & training · E-learning services (CPV 80420000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 046636-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date13 May 2026
- Published20 May 2026Published 7 days after the contract date
Description
Objectives of the contract: • Define a clear and robust integration design that enables effective data exchange between the partner CRM solution and the University of Bradford's student systems. • Leverage the existing Azure Integration Architecture to ensure consistency with established patterns, standards, and governance. • Identify and design required inbound and outbound integration endpoints to support key business processes, including applications, enrolments, modules, and payments. • Establish appropriate orchestration, data transformation, and error-handling mechanisms using Azure integration services. • Address key integration considerations such as identity linkage, data mapping, and reporting requirements (including HESA-related needs). • Work collaboratively with University teams and partners to reduce delivery risk and accommodate evolving requirements. • Align to a scalable and extensible integration approach that supports future partners and additional data flows. • Sco…
About the supplier
Pact Solutions: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 15068514).