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# 23-CO-048 - IS  - New ESB

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/23-co-048-is-new-esb-ocds-h6vhtk-03a10e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** OverviewThe University of Portsmouth is seeking to engage the market with regards the refinement of its requirements to procure an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB). We are seeking assistance to help shape and enhance our current requirements before tendering the solution to the market in the next stage of the procurement process.An Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) is traditionally used to orchestrate all integrations and consists of a few tools that consolidate bespoke developments into a single solution that is both flexible and easy to monitor. These tools considerably reduce the work required to maintain communications between different applications.At the time the University purchased the current ESB, most systems were hosted on site and very few of them communicated in a ‘standard’ way, instead of using bespoke integrations between systems.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-portsmouth-higher-education-corporation-urn-133867)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 February 2023 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/23-co-048-is-new-esb-ocds-h6vhtk-03a10e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03a10e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/23-co-048-is-new-esb-ocds-h6vhtk-03a10e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fport%2Faspx%2FTenders%2FCurrent)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/23-co-048-is-new-esb-ocds-h6vhtk-03a10e#participate

## Description
OverviewThe University of Portsmouth is seeking to engage the market with regards the refinement of its requirements to procure an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB).  We are seeking assistance to help shape and enhance our current requirements before tendering the solution to the market in the next stage of the procurement process.An Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) is traditionally used to orchestrate all integrations and consists of a few tools that consolidate bespoke developments into a single solution that is both flexible and easy to monitor. These tools considerably reduce the work required to maintain communications between different applications.At the time the University purchased the current ESB, most systems were hosted on site and very few of them communicated in a ‘standard’ way, instead of using bespoke integrations between systems. The ESB purchased was intended to handle all these requirements with the flexibility to adapt to future requirements.The University's approach

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002774-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-01-30T12:29:42.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-14T06:07:45.186Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03a10e
- **Licence:** Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.