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Published 22 May 2025, 13:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Project

Official notice

Authority: Askham Bryan College (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£250,000≈ £83k / year · £250,000 inc. VAT51.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Jun 2025awarded 12 Aug 2025
Awarded to Global Data Management UK Ltd t// Data Harvesting
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Askham Bryan College seeks to procure a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system to support marketing and student recruitment efforts, with the goal of driving student number growth. The system will enable effective lead capture, nurturing, and conversion of prospective students from initial enquiry through to enrolment.

CPV: Customer Relation Management software development services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£250,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2032 with extensionsValue: £250,000 exc. VAT · £250,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Description of options - Include enough information to understand the scope of the options and the circumstances in which they could be used. · Description of extensions - Include the circumstances in which they could be used, and provide a breakdown if multiple extensions are possible.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

  • Technical & professional ability

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

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: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Demonstration: 10%
  • Price: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price
  • Quality
  • Demonstration
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

  • Technical & professional ability

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 May 2025, 13:55 BST
Last source update
1 Sept 2025, 09:35 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Sept 2025
Authority reference
CA15874
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-024888
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Customer Relation Management software development services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051de4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
17 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
9 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

22 May 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    22 May 2025, 13:55 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    9 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    17 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent
    12 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published
    1 Sept 2025, 09:35 BST
  7. Award decision expected by
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    22 May 2025, 13:55 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    1 Sept 2025, 09:35 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    1 Sept 2025, 09:35 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    1 Sept 2025, 09:35 BST
  5. Contract signature expected
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £121,2001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1212 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Global Data Management UK Ltd t// Data HarvestingSME2 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2028 · up to 1 Sept 2030Extensions: 2 years extension (12 months periods)£121,20012 Aug 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
12final-stage tenders · 13 at stage one120—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Askham Bryan College

Contracting authorityPublic undertakingPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPBG-8518-ZJJN · GB-UKPRN: 10000415 Askham Bryan, York, Yorkshire & Humber, YO23 3FRContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • GLOBAL DATA MANAGEMENT UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04272539GB-PPON: PXJG-1584-RXYP C/O Xeinadin First Floor Secure House, Chandler's Ford, South East, SO53 3TLContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender