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Provision of a Similarity Detection System

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Tenderline Synopsis: DN Colleges Group: "Provision of a Similarity Detection System". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDN Colleges GroupScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
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Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Coverage: 2 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDN Colleges Group
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Statuscomplete
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Published21 Oct 2025, 14:12 BST
Last source update21 Oct 2025, 14:12 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05d0c3
What is being bought
This contract is for the provision of a similarity detection system to support academic integrity across DN Colleges Group. The service enables originality and plagiarism checking at the point of submission, with full integration into the Group's virtual learning environments and alignment with partner university systems. Following a review, the contract has been directly awarded to Turnitin, LLC under the Procurement Act 2023 due to an absence of competition for technical reasons. Turnitin is fully embedded across DN Colleges Group systems and curriculum delivery, and migration to an alternative provider during the academic year would be disproportionate and disruptive to staff and students. The contract is valued at £30,232.94 inclusive of VAT for a one-year period (2025/26 academic year). A market exercise will be undertaken in early 2026 to prepare for any future competition ahead of the 2026/27 academic year.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Oct 2025, 14:12 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    21 Oct 2025, 14:12 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    21 Oct 2025, 14:12 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
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  • Lot 1 · #1
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    complete
    Published valueNot published
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    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    21 Oct 2025, 14:12 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 6 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST · £30,233
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
TURNITIN, LLC
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Contracts
Provision of a Similarity Detection System
£30,233 · signed 6 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Contract period: 6 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST — 5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
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Buyer and organisations in this procedure

DN Colleges Group

Contracting authority GB-UKPRN-10004695
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