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Published 24 Sept 2026, 16:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Distance Learning Integrated Marketing and Enrolment Solution

Authority: University of Huddersfield (Education)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£100,000≈ £100k / year · £100,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 8 Oct 202612:00 BST · 11d 6h left
Clarification cut-off 1 Oct 202623:59 BST · questions to the authority
Contract term 1 yrup to 3 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026
Bids per lot · this authority 5all categories · n=8 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Distance Learning Unit at the University of Huddersfield represents a key strategic growth area. However, current recruitment funnels are constrained by antiquated, siloed processes and unaligned systems, resulting in fragmented conversion data and slow turnaround times. The University requires an adaptive, responsive framework capable of immediate engagement. The objective of this tender is to appoint a single partner capable of managing the full ecosystem from demand generation and campaign mechanics through to CRM integration and student enrolment, without inter-agency handoffs.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:

https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Huddersfield:-Sales%2C-marketing-and-business-intelligence-software-development-services./GCSKJ49UMH

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/GCSKJ49UMH

CPV: Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Renewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2026 — 31 Oct 2027 (1 yr) · up to 3 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleTurnover guideline: ~£200,023/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
£100,000 exc. VAT · £100,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
1 Year + 2
72212480 Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

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 are scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1 — 80%
  • Criterion 2 — 20%

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How University of Huddersfield buys Programming services of packaged software products (CPV 7221) — and who usually turns up

University of Huddersfield’s own published record, next to the Yorkshire and the Humber market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Programming services of packaged software products (CPV 7221) →

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

University of Huddersfield

contract notices in 36 months: 2 in CPV 7221 (1 route not published) · 2 in division 72 (1 route not published) · 34 in all categories (2 route not published)

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 8 lots. 5 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 5) and 3 from older notices (bids received, middle 7).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

5all categories · 36m · n=8 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 8 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

13%all categories · 36m · n=8 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 8 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

at estimateall categories · 36m · n=8 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 5 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

49dall categories · 36m · n=5 notices
Notice updates
i

How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.

Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 56 notices.

Last 24 months.

0all categories · 24m · n=56 notices
Awarded without competition
i

How often this buyer awards without a competition.

Direct or limited awards as a share of its notices that say which procedure was used. These routes are legal in defined cases. This is just the record.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 32 notices.

Last 36 months.

0%all categories · 36m · n=32 notices
Bids per lot robust · n=8
i

How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 8 lots on 8 contested notices · all categories, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 13%
  • 2–3 13%
  • 4–6 38%
  • 7+ 38%

Middle value 5 · 8 lots on 8 contested notices · all categories.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=8
i

How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 8 lot pairs · all categories, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 38%
  • Within ±2% 63%
  • Above estimate 0%

8 lot pairs · all categories.

The market · authority’s region

Yorkshire and the Humber · Programming services of packaged software products (CPV 7221)

contract notices delivered in Yorkshire and the Humber in 36 months: 68 in CPV 7221 (30 competed, 18 route not published) · 620 in division 72 (259 competed, 130 route not published) · the notice publishes no delivery location, so the authority’s registered region is used

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 7221), last 36 months: 13 lots. 7 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 4) and 6 from older notices (bids received, middle 3.5).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

4CPV 7221 · 36m · n=13 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 7221), last 36 months: 13 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

15%CPV 7221 · 36m · n=13 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 7221), last 36 months: 6 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

3% belowCPV 7221 · 36m · n=6 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 7221), last 36 months: 10 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

65dCPV 7221 · 36m · n=10 notices
SME bidders
i

How much of this market goes to small and medium firms.

SME bidders where buyers published the split, otherwise SME winners.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 7221), last 36 months: 9 lots.

Last 36 months.

79%CPV 7221 · 36m · n=9 lots
Winners based in the region
i

How much work like this goes to companies based in the delivery region.

Awards in this category delivered here where the winner’s registered address is in the region.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 7221), last 36 months: 23 awards.

Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.

Last 36 months.

74%CPV 7221 · 36m · n=23 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=13
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How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 13 lots on 13 contested notices · CPV 7221, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 15%
  • 2–3 31%
  • 4–6 31%
  • 7+ 23%

Middle value 4 · 13 lots on 13 contested notices · CPV 7221.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=6
i

How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 6 lot pairs · CPV 7221, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 50%
  • Within ±2% 17%
  • Above estimate 33%

6 lot pairs · CPV 7221.

robust · n=8
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Where this tender’s estimate would land if the usual pattern repeats.

We apply the buyer’s usual movement between estimate and award (or the region’s) to the estimate on this notice.

Based on this buyer’s own usual movement over 8 lots (all categories), applied to the £100,000 estimate on this notice.

A benchmark, not a price to bid.

The middle award in University of Huddersfield (all categories, n=8 pairs) lands at estimate: on this notice’s £100,000 that is about £100,000. Context for a bid, not a recommended price.
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Who you are likely to meet
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Who you may be up against.

Suppliers on this buyer’s earlier similar contracts, and suppliers whose record fits this tender.

A guess from the record. Buyers do not publish who is bidding.

Suppliers on this authority’s earlier similar contracts, then suppliers with a matching track record — from published award history, not a bid list

Suppliers with a similar track record — and how they price
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Suppliers with a similar track record, and how they price.

Suppliers matched on wins in this category, history with this buyer, location and size. Their award vs estimate is from their own past wins.

A guess from the record, not a bidder list.

SupplierEvidenceLast awardTheir award vs estimateRelevance
Abzorb SME4 class wins7 months agono comparable pairs62%
Global Data Management UK Ltd t// Data Harvesting SME2 class wins14 months ago52% below n=158%
Acumé Forensic Ltd SME2 class winsthis monthno comparable pairs56%
Tribal Dynamics Ltd SME1 class wins7 months ago4% below n=155%
Content Formula Ltd SME4 class wins3 months agono comparable pairs53%

Matched by the nightly worker on class wins, buyer history, delivery geography, scale and notice text; relevance is a 0–100% heuristic score, not a probability of bidding. “Their award vs estimate” is that supplier’s middle value on its own comparable single-supplier wins, CPV 7221 first. Nobody here is known to be bidding.

Coverage and what to read with care
  • Each tile explains itself. The on a figure says what it is, how it is counted and which scope this notice’s own record came from (class, division, all categories, or the authority’s 24-month row). The two columns are never blended and nothing is filled from a UK-wide figure; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable. Long form: Methodology.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). About 30 % of award-vs-estimate pairs are exact matches — the buyer published the award at the estimate. n is on every figure; a thin sample is muted, never hidden.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Open for tender
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
24 Sept 2026, 16:46 BST
Last source update
24 Sept 2026, 16:46 BST
Authority reference
HUD-VCO-004
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0779e8 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via Delta eSourcing
Submission portal named on this notice: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Expression of interest (EOI)
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Tender submission deadline
8 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Published estimate £100,000 excludes VAT (£100,000 including VAT).

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published3 days ago
    24 Sept 2026, 16:46 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 5 days
    1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadlinein 11 days
    8 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract startsin 35 days
    1 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Sept 2026, 16:46 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Huddersfield

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVLZ-8691-TYWT Queensgate, Huddersfield, Yorkshire & Humber, HD1 3DH [email protected] 01484 472954

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender