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Published 10 Sept 2026, 11:39 BST
Official UK Procurement Procedure

Curriculum Management & Timetabling Software Solutions & Associated Services

goods
SME eligible
Framework
Above threshold
Competitive flexible procedure
Business and management consultancy and related services
Computer support and consultancy services
Computer-related services
+6 more
UK
Published value
£0
Contract value exc. VAT
Submission deadline
Pipeline stage
planned
Lots published
1
Lots published in procedure
Contract duration
2 yrs (with extension options)
Starts 1 Jun 2027, 00:00 BST
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Published portal

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES: "Curriculum Management & Timetabling Software Solutions & Associated Services". Published status: planned. Published value: £0. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Official Requirement Description:
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES PROCUREMENT CONSORTIUM (SUPC) (an operating unit of Southern Universities Management Services) is considering undertaking a procurement exercise to establish a framework agreement for the provision of curriculum management and timetabling software solutions, and associated services for higher and further education, and other eligible public sector organisations. The potential scope may include the provision, implementation, configuration, integration, support, maintenance and ongoing development of curriculum management and timetabling software, together with associated consultancy, professional and related services. The framework is being considered to provide participating organisations with access to solutions that support the planning, management and optimisation of curriculum activity and timetabling, including, where applicable, related scheduling, resource allocation, data management, workflow, reporting and integration requirements. This notice is provided for transparency and early market visibility. It does not signal any commitment by SUPC to undertake a procurement process, set up a framework agreement, or procure goods or services. Progression to any procurement will be subject to formal approvals and procedures, and all aspects including scope, design, expected value, timelines, and requirements may change or the procurement may be discontinued. Further information will be provided should SUPC decide to proceed with the procurement.

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planned
    Renewal
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    1 Jun 2027 — 31 May 2029 (2 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    Options / extension:
    Renewal options

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Award criteria weighting not published in structured data — consult the tender pack documents.
Incumbent & Market Position
Open Competition LandscapeNo single vendor holds a majority of retained authority awards.
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~2× annual contract value annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 2 yrs (with extension options)
  • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
    Needs a published budget AND award for the same procedure
    Competition Density
    Not availableNo published reports
    Single-bidder rate: Not published
    Supplier Concentration
    No estimate
    Insufficient attributable awardsNo attributable single-supplier awards retained
    Published spend
    Check noticePublished terms
    Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract.
    Typical award value
    Not available
    Too few awards for a meaningful range
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (0 active published awards)
    Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot); 0 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 48 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Suitable for SMEs
    Prepared 10 Sept 2026, 14:42 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    7.215%
    CPV sector evidence · 126 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    2reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 2,740 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~74 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 178 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 48)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
    IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITEDCRN: PNQM-8935-PYGQ
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    1 contract£2,000,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    INDRA SISTEMAS, S.A.CRN: PYQN-2645-LVWV
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    49 contracts£1,559,238,888At ceiling / not disclosed
    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
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    same region
    similar value band
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    same region
    similar value band
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    £0
    same CPV family
    same region
    similar value band
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    same region
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    same CPV family
    same region
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodCompetitive flexible procedureLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    Procurement categorygoods
    Notice statusplannedProcurement threshold
    Above threshold
    (FTS publication)
    Regulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureFramework agreementCompetition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published10 Sept 2026, 11:39 BSTLast source update10 Sept 2026, 11:39 BST
    Estimated future notice11 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMTClassification (CPV)Business and management consultancy and related services, Computer support and consultancy services, Computer-related services, Higher education services, Miscellaneous business and business-related services, Software package and information systems, Software-related services, System and support services, Systems and technical consultancy services
    Delivery area
    UK
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f695
    Timeline
    1. Pipeline notice
      10 Sept 2026, 11:39 BST
    2. Procedure published
      10 Sept 2026, 11:39 BST

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      10 Sept 2026, 11:39 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES

    Contracting authority
    GB-COH-02732244
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    Official Documents & Specifications (1)

    Official links; attachments are not copied