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# (NU/1589-35) Integrated chat and blogging platform

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nu-1589-35-integrated-chat-and-blogging-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-02e321). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Newcastle University: "(NU/1589-35) Integrated chat and blogging platform". Published status: complete. Dynamic Market Estimate: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Newcastle University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/newcastle-university-GB-FTS-95021)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Marketing management consultancy services, Marketing services, Programming services of packaged software products, Sales or marketing software development services (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02e321`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nu-1589-35-integrated-chat-and-blogging-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-02e321#tl-md)

## Description
We are seeking to appoint a supplier to provide an integrated chat and blogging platform that facilitates peer-to-peer communication between prospective students and student ambassadors and staff.
The supplier specifically is required to have the ability to provide the following services:
1)	A 12 month subscription to a platform that provides the following features:
2)	Provide support with implementation and optimisation:
3)	Ability to transfer existing data, content and contacts from an existing Unibuddy implementation into the platform

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48480000, 48481000, 72210000, 72212480, 72212481, 79342000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** We are seeking to appoint a supplier to provide an integrated chat and blogging platform that facilitates peer-to-peer communication between prospective students and student ambassadors and staff.
The supplier specifically is required to have the abi...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** (NU/1589-35) Integrated chat and blogging platform (active)
  - Award id: `023470-2021-NU/1589-35-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Unibuddy**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-148667`
  - Value: £24,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** (NU/1589-35) Integrated chat and blogging platform (active)
  - Signed Value: £24,000
  - Signed Date: 06/09/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023470-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-09-21T13:54:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:33:24.119Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02e321