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Forsta Plus

Buyer: JISC →

BuyerJISC
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
Value£541,000
Published4 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Multimodal survey software that allows: • survey data collection across different modes (online and telephone) • advanced survey questionnaire design including complex routing • multimodal operation (CAWI and CATI) in real time • CATI queue management • API to integrate data transfer with internal system • technical support and trouble shooting Forsta Plus SaaS experience measurement, data analytics, and insights. 1,230,000 units over 3 years. Premium emails up to 800,000 per month. 245 CATI interviewer seats.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

1

Statuspending
Value£541,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Dec 2026 to 30 Nov 2029

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06a430
Latest release ID083902-2026
Latest release timestampFri Sep 04 2026 12:25:55 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsDirect award
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
4 Sept 2026award, contract083902-2026
29 Jul 2026award, contract071760-2026
26 May 2026planning049003-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (3 releases)
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26 May 2026 · 049003-2026 · planning
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