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Published 29 Oct 2025, 13:54 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

PebblePad ePortfolio system · UK public procurement notice

Authority: UNIVERSITY OF DERBY (Education)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products (03)Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)

+1 more

Software Packages & ERP (48)

Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£323,505published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to PEBBLE LEARNING LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

PebblePad is the University core ePortfolio system with a range of tools to help learners plan, record, reflect on, and evidence their learning, and bring their learning journey stories together, primarily for assessment. E-portfolios form an important component of a high-quality student digital learning experience. PebblePad is used across all Colleges in the University.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible

03000000 Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products 30000000 Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages 45111290 Primary works for services 48000000 Software package and information systems

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: 29 Oct 2025, 13:54 GMT
Last source update: 29 Oct 2025, 13:54 GMT
Authority reference: PROC GC DISP 1494
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-069396
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d646 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification: PebblePad is the University core ePortfolio system with a range of tools to help learners plan, record, reflect on, and evidence their learning, and bring their learning journey stories together, primarily for assessment. E-portfolios form an important component of a high-quality student digital learning experience. PebblePad is used across all Colleges in the University.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 29 Oct 2025

Transparency notice published
29 Oct 2025, 13:54 GMT
UK5
Contract signature expected
29 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £323,5051 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
PEBBLE LEARNING LTD29 Oct 2025 – 30 Jun 2028	£323,505	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF DERBY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 03079282 · GB-PPON: PBVB-7935-WGYQ Kedleston Road, Derby, East Midlands, DE22 1GBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

PEBBLE LEARNING LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04922922GB-PPON: PDYN-3794-HTMP E Innovation Centre, Shifnal Road, Priorslee, Telford, West Midlands, TF2 9FTContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender29 Oct 2025, 13:54 GMT