Official UK procurement notice
Contract For Student Funding Management System
Authority: UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER (Education)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Published estimate£150,000£150,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 May 2026awarded 16 Jul 2026
Awarded to BLACKBULLION LTD
Contract term 3 moends 1 Sept 2026 · up to 1 Jun 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Winchester is seeking to secure a Student Funding Management system to support, enhance and improve our current financial support processes and improve the student experience.
This is the Award Notice
CPV: Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£150,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: Full details are to found in the tender documents which can be located at: https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/winchester/aspx/Home
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Apr 2026, 18:45 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2026, 20:26 BST
- Authority reference
26/AG/005- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036844- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068911Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 19 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 May 2026, 18:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Full tender details can be found at:
Timeline
22 Apr 2026 → 16 Jul 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published189 days ago22 Apr 2026, 18:45 BST
- Clarification questions by176 days ago5 May 2026, 18:00 BST
- Submission deadline162 days ago19 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts149 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published104 days ago16 Jul 2026, 20:26 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2026- Tender notice published22 Apr 2026, 18:45 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Jul 2026, 20:26 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Jul 2026, 20:26 BST
- Contract signature expected14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £150,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 88 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKBULLION LTD17 Aug 2026 – 16 Aug 2029 · up to 16 Aug 2031Extensions: To be agreed by booth parties. | £150,000 inc. VAT | 16 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 8 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BLACKBULLION LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender