Official UK procurement notice
PE25/09_Ethical research platform · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Anglia Ruskin University (Education)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£512,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 31 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Worktribe
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of online research ethics platform and research costing.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 21 Oct 2025, 08:30 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Dec 2025, 09:11 GMT
- Authority reference
PE25/09- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085640- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d054Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Further Following Competitive Procedure
- Published justification
Repeat and extension of solution provided by existing supplier.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
11 Nov 2025 → 23 Dec 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends345 days ago11 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published303 days ago23 Dec 2025, 09:11 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2025- Transparency notice published21 Oct 2025, 08:30 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published31 Oct 2025, 15:44 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected13 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published23 Dec 2025, 09:11 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £512,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Nov 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WorktribeSME14 Nov 2025 – 13 Nov 2028 · up to 13 Nov 2030Extensions: 2 x 12 months | £512,000 | 31 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
PE25/09_Ethical research platform · WorktribeSME
- Signed
- 27 Nov 2025
- Value
- £512,000
- Period
- 27 Nov 2025 – 26 Nov 2028 · up to 26 Nov 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x 12 months
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Worktribe LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender