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Published 5 Nov 2026, 11:37 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Medical Exam Software · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: South West (UKK)
Awarded value£290,000published award · inc. VAT
Award in standstill 5 Nov 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Fry-IT
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Provision of a cloud-hosted software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for ePortfolio management and assessment delivery within a higher education medical programme. The service includes electronic portfolio functionality, online assessment tools covering admissions, clinical performance (including OSCE), and written examinations, together with question bank authoring, exam management, results processing, and analytics.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of a cloud-hosted software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for ePortfolio management and assessment delivery within a higher education medical programme. The service includes electronic portfolio functionality, online assessment tools covering admissions, clinical performance (including OSCE), and written examinations, together with question bank authoring, exam management, results processing, and analytics. The subscription also encompasses cloud hosting, platform monitoring, ongoing development and updates, and service desk access

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
48000000 Software package and information systems

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £290,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Fry-ITSME23 Nov 2026 – 22 Nov 2029£290,000 inc. VAT5 Nov 2026standstill to 16 Nov 2026Standstill

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
5 Nov 2026, 11:37 GMT
Last source update
5 Nov 2026, 11:45 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-105104
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b3cc Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification

The University currently utilises the RISR platform to deliver and manage medical training programmes. The system is embedded within existing training workflows and is integral to the delivery of medical exams.

  1. Framework Transition

Due to awarding during the transition between G-Cloud 14 and G-Cloud 15, we negotiated a direct award with RISR.

  1. Continuity of Service for Medical Training

The RISR system is currently in active use for medical training purposes across the University. Transitioning to an alternative solution would present significant risks, including:

  • Disruption to training delivery - Medical training programmes operate to strict regulatory and accreditation timelines. A system migration mid-cycle would risk non-compliance and interruption to learner progression.
  • Data migration complexity - Historical training records, competency tracking data, and assessment outcomes are held within RISR. Migration to a new platform would carry risks to data integrity and continuity of records.

The combination of the above factors means that RISR is the only solution that can meet the University's requirements without disproportionate cost, risk, and disruption.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

5 Nov 2026 → 16 Nov 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published2 days ago
    5 Nov 2026, 11:45 GMT
  2. Today
    7 Nov 2026
  3. Standstill endsin 9 days
    16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Nov 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    5 Nov 2026, 11:37 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    5 Nov 2026, 11:45 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    20 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000653 · GB-PPON: PZYG-2396-XCRZ Northcote House, Queens Drive, Exeter, South West, EX4 4QJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • FRY-IT LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04091032GB-PPON: PZCN-5598-HHHV 71-75 Shelton Street, London, London, WC2H 9JQContact 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
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender