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title: "(NU/1647) Supply of a Digital Exam System"
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# (NU/1647) Supply of a Digital Exam System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nu-1647-supply-of-a-digital-exam-system-ocds-h6vhtk-029804). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Newcastle University: "(NU/1647) Supply of a Digital Exam System". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Apr 2021, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Newcastle University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/newcastle-university-GB-FTS-95021)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 April 2021 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Software package and information systems
- **Delivery Location:** UKC22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £645,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029804`

## 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-1647-supply-of-a-digital-exam-system-ocds-h6vhtk-029804#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3D634b40cf-637b-eb11-810a-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nu-1647-supply-of-a-digital-exam-system-ocds-h6vhtk-029804#participate

## Description
Newcastle University is looking for a digital exam system to support the provision of
authentic summative assessments in a secure digital environment.
Newcastle University has in the region of 28,000 students and 5,500 staff, who may use the
digital assessment system. Prior to the global pandemic the University’s centrally supported
digital exams service delivered 140 on campus digital exams each academic year, equating
to 20,000 student sittings. The largest cohort sitting an individual exam exceeds 400
students. On campus digital exam provision is expected to return to a similar level from
2021/22 academic year, should the public health situation allow.
Demand for on campus digital exams exceeds the scale of existing provision, and increasing
both capability and capacity is a strategic priority. The University’s ambition is to expand the
scale of on campus digital exam provision using a combination of delivery on university
owned PCs and student’s own devices, alongside diversifying the types of online assessment
that can be delivered in a secure exam setting.
The scope of this tender is for the supply and support of a digital exam system to be used by
all members of the University, including those located in our Branch Campuses in Malaysia
and Singapore. Digital exams will take place on campus.
Please note that tenders are only invited from bidders who have an existing off the shelf solution, deployed in an educational institutions of comparable size and scale (as detailed in the ITT documentation). We will not consider bespoke solutions.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** Newcastle University is looking for a digital exam system to support the provision of
authentic summative assessments in a secure digital environment.
Newcastle University has in the region of 28,000 students and 5,500 staff, who may use the
digital ...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** (NU/1647) Supply of a Digital Exam System (active)
  - Award id: `020223-2021-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Inspera AS**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-166357`
  - Value: £645,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** (NU/1647) Supply of a Digital Exam System (active)
  - Signed Value: £645,000
  - Signed Date: 26/07/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020223-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-18T14:05:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T09:38:46.130Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029804