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Published 14 Jul 2025, 12:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Extension Social Media Management Tool

Official notice

Authority: UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) (Education)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate£40,000≈ £40k / year · £40,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Jul 2025awarded 12 May 2026
Awarded to HOOTSUITE INC2 awards
Contract term 1 yrends 1 Sept 2026 · up to 1 Sept 2027 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract extension - 12 months.

Social Media Management Tool, original notice September 2025.

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£40,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2026 (1 yr) · up to 1 Sept 2027 with extensionsValue: £40,000 exc. VAT · £40,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The intended contract will be for an initial term of one (1) year, with the potential for further extension subject to performance and budget availability.
48000000 Software package and information systems

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

Lot awarding rule: Quotations will be evaluated on the basis of: • Compliance with functional requirements • Value for money • Technical capability and user support • Supplier track record and references

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
14 Jul 2025, 12:10 BST
Last source update
22 May 2026, 14:29 BST
Authority reference
UoS/DH/24/25/QTR4/Social Media Management Tool
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039575
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055e68 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please email Andrea Mcdermott with correspondence and quotations [email protected].

Timeline

14 Jul 2025 → 22 May 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Jul 2025, 12:10 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published158 days ago
    22 May 2026, 14:29 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Jul 2025, 12:10 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    6 Aug 2025, 11:07 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    6 Aug 2025, 11:07 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    6 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract award notice published
    22 May 2026, 14:29 BST
    UK6
  6. Contract signature expected
    22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £89,2002 awards inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
HOOTSUITE INC1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027£41,200 inc. VAT12 May 2026Awarded
HOOTSUITE INC1 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2026 · up to 1 Sept 2027Extensions: Possible Contract Extension to 2027.£48,000 inc. VAT6 Aug 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Salford

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000666 · GB-PPON: PDHR-3751-QPQR 43 The Crescent, Salford, North West, M5 4WTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Hootsuite IncAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08056847GB-PPON: PLBD-2522-RZCN 111 East 5th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada, North West, M5 4WTContact email
  • Hootsuite MediaAwarded supplier LABS 90 High Holborn, London, London, WC1V 6XXContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

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