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 Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Academia
- Value
- £26,501.08
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Industry specific software package (CPV 48100000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 085878-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Sep 2026
- Published10 Sep 2026Published 6 days after the contract date
Description
The Authority requires a software solution to support the management and allocation of clinical placements for healthcare students. The system will be used to plan, allocate, monitor and report on student placements across healthcare providers, improving efficiency, visibility and data management throughout the placement lifecycle. The contract will be awarded through the ITS4052SU SLRA Framework for an initial period of one year.
About the supplier
Academia: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04771037).