ARC Placement System — UK public procurement notice

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-06f6ce
Creator: University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation
Published: 2026-09-10T12:19:24.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Authority: University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: South East (UKJ31)

Awarded value £26,501published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 4 Sept 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Academia Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This requirement is for a placement management system to support allocations for students undertaking mandatory healthcare placements.

CPV: Industry specific software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Authority requires a software solution to support the management and allocation of clinical placements for healthcare studentsAwarded

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.

Delivery: South East

Related open tenders

Bidding windows open now · matched by shared authority or category — not a similarity score

Notice	Matched by	Deadline	Days left	Published value
Supply, Installation and Operation of an Occupancy Sensor and Monitoring Solution	same authority · University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation	12 Oct 2026	22d	£1,350,000
Finance Management System	same category	21 Sept 2026	1d	£3,580,000
Student Capability Measuring and Reporting Product	same category	21 Sept 2026	1d	£60,000

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 10 Sept 2026, 13:19 BST
Last source update: 10 Sept 2026, 13:19 BST
Authority reference: 26-945
Classification (CPV): Industry specific software package
Delivery area: South East (UKJ31)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f6ce

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct Award under a framework, ITS4052SU

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £26,5011 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Academia Ltd	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 085878-2026-1 · Academia Ltd
Signed
4 Sept 2026
Value
£26,501
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation PWYV-2655-NPMQ University House, Portsmouth, South East, PO12UP [email protected]

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Dispute resolution & review bodies

University of PortsmouthReview body PortsmouthView profile →

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Academia LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04771037 Hemel Hempstead, East of EnglandView supplier profile →

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.