Official UK procurement notice
HALO Platform · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Coventry University (Education)
The current ITSM platform Service Now is proving to be financially unstainable for the group. We have had to review several alternative options available on the market over the last 5 months.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe current ITSM platform Service Now is proving to be financially unstainable for the group. We have had to review several alternative options available on the market over the last 5 months. Approval of Halo has been granted to replace Service Now
CPV: Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Jan 2025, 15:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Jan 2025, 15:17 GMT
- Authority reference
FRAM-1290-24-TH- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002858- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d6c7Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The current ITSM platform Service Now is proving to be financially unstainable for the group. We have had to review several alternative options available on the market over the last 5 months. Approval of Halo has been granted to replace Service Now. A direct award has been conducted against the Health Trust Europe Framework following the framework direct award criteria.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
7 May 2024 → 6 May 2027 · 3 dates- Contract startsContracts Finder. This notice did not publish a start date.7 May 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published28 Jan 2025, 15:17 GMT
- Today2 Nov 2026
- Contract endsin 185 days · Contracts Finder. This notice did not publish an end date.6 May 2027, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDW Limited7 May 2024 – 6 May 2027 | £413,913 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
HALO Platform · CDW Limited
- Signed
- 6 May 2024
- Value
- £413,913
- Period
- 7 May 2024 – 6 May 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CDW LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.