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title: "Out of Hours Library and IT Support Service"
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# Out of Hours Library and IT Support Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/out-of-hours-library-and-it-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04cf80). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Hertfordshire: "Out of Hours Library and IT Support Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Hertfordshire](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-hertfordshire-urn-133783)
- **Published Value:** £200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 February 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Helpdesk and support services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £155,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/out-of-hours-library-and-it-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04cf80#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04cf80`

## 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/out-of-hours-library-and-it-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04cf80#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Funiversityofhertfordshire)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/out-of-hours-library-and-it-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04cf80#participate

## Description
The University of Hertfordshire and its subsidiary companies ("The University") is conducting a tender process for the provision of an Out of hours I.T and Library Support Service to approximately 30,000+ students and 3360 staff Full requirements specification is set out within the tender documents

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72253000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £200,000
- **Description:** the provision of an Out of hours I.T and Library Support Service to approximately 30,000+ students and 3360 staff as per the requirements set out in tender pack Appendix A – Background and Requirements Specification

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Out of Hours IT and Library Support Service (active)
  - Award id: `005643-2026-24042-1`
  - Supplier(s): **University of Northumbria at Newcastle**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-172309`
  - Value: £155,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Out of Hours IT and Library Support Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £155,000
  - Signed Date: 19/01/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005643-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-22T10:48:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T08:52:04.832Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04cf80