Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 28 May 2026, 10:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CSE Projects and Supervision May 2026 - Dec 2028

Authority: University of Leicester (Education)

Direct award

Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75)Education & Training (80) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF21)

Awarded value£677,150published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Uniworx Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

CSE Projects and Supervision May 2026 - Dec 2028:

Product Development Projects and Supervision for CMS PGT degree programmes for a 2.5 year term:

2026 - 2029 Academic Years Inclusive involves providing supervisions and in industry placement at local engineering and manufacturing companies in Leicester - Students then complete credit bearing projects for assessment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East Midlands

75121000 Administrative educational services 80000000 Education and training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 May 2026, 10:04 BST
Last source update: 3 Jul 2026, 11:25 BST
Authority reference: LUV01401
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-062684
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06a724 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: We are confident that the supplier is the only supplier of this service given the links required within local industry (in Leicester and Leicestershire) and because of the IP owned by the supplier and the fact that it is a credit bearing course.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

26 Jun 2026 → 3 Jul 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends118 days ago
26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice published111 days ago
3 Jul 2026, 11:25 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 May 2026

Transparency notice published
28 May 2026, 10:04 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
17 Jun 2026, 13:36 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
29 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
3 Jul 2026, 11:25 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £677,1501 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Uniworx Ltd30 Jun 2026 – 31 Dec 2028Options: contract value is entirely dependent on student numbers and therefore is likely to vary year on year - the estimate we have now is the uppermost estimate	£677,150	17 Jun 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Uniworx Ltd
Signed
29 Jun 2026
Value
£677,150
Period
30 Jun 2026 – 31 Dec 2028
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Leicester

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPNM-4297-VLCH University Road, University Road, Leicester, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 7RHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Uniworx LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYVY-9244-PGJP 55 Dorset Avenue,, Glenfield,, Leicester, East Midlands, LE3 8BDContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender3 Jul 2026, 11:25 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender17 Jun 2026, 13:36 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender28 May 2026, 10:04 BST