Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 2 Jan 2026, 14:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

AI Project Delivery & Development

Official notice

Authority: Office for Students (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South West (UKK1)

Published estimate£833,333≈ £833k / year · £1,000,000 inc. VAT21.2% below published estimate

Submissions closed 28 Jan 2026awarded 11 Feb 2026

Awarded to UNIFEYE LTD

Contract term 1 yrends 15 Mar 2027 · up to 15 Mar 2028 with extensions · starts 16 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Data team in the Office for Students works as an enabler to the whole organisation providing insight and data as well as collecting and assuring data from higher education providers and supporting internal processes with automation and data visualisation.We have identified internal processes that can be transformed with AI and automation. Making use of our data platform (Azure and Databricks) we can provide significant time savings and improve process consistency. Development and exploitation of the platform will be key deliverables of this contract, as well as upskilling Data colleagues.

CPV: Software programming and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£833,333

Contract period: 16 Mar 2026 – 15 Mar 2027 (1 yr) · up to 15 Mar 2028 with extensionsValue: £833,333 exc. VAT · £1,000,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: The approximate value of the 12 month extension period, if taken up, will be £200,000. This is allowing for delivered initiatives to embed and mature.

72200000 Software programming and consultancy services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Price
Quality
Social Value

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 2 Jan 2026, 14:05 GMT
Last source update: 17 Mar 2026, 16:54 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 24 Feb 2026
Authority reference: PRN2477
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-000055
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Software programming and consultancy services
Delivery area: South West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fec8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Submission deadline: 28 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/P2BT783T35 ↗

Timeline

2 Jan 2026 → 17 Mar 2026 · 7 dates

Tender notice published291 days ago
2 Jan 2026, 14:05 GMT
Submission deadline265 days ago
28 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT
Assessment summaries sent252 days ago
11 Feb 2026
Standstill ends242 days ago
20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Award decision expected by238 days ago
24 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts219 days ago
16 Mar 2026
Latest notice published217 days ago
17 Mar 2026, 16:54 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jan 2026

Tender notice published
2 Jan 2026, 14:05 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
11 Feb 2026, 19:05 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
11 Feb 2026, 19:05 GMT
Contract signature expected
13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
17 Mar 2026, 16:54 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £657,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1916 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
UNIFEYE LTDSME16 Mar 2026 – 15 Mar 2027 · up to 15 Mar 2028Extensions: The approximate value of the 12 month extension period, if taken up, will be £200,000. This is allowing for delivered initiatives to embed and mature.	£657,000	11 Feb 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · UNIFEYE LTDSME
Signed
16 Mar 2026
Value
£657,000
Period
17 Mar 2026 – 15 Mar 2027 · up to 15 Mar 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The approximate value of the 12 month extension period, if taken up, will be £200,000. This is allowing for delivered initiatives to embed and mature.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
19final-stage tenders	16	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Office for Students

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PYZM-6681-RPZP Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, South West, BS34 8SRContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Unifeye LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 16279076 4 Vicarage Road, Teddington, London, TW11 8EZContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender17 Mar 2026, 16:54 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender11 Feb 2026, 19:05 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender2 Jan 2026, 14:05 GMT