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Published 23 Sept 2026, 09:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Digital Technology Agency Staff - Banner Support

Official notice

Authority: Nottingham Trent University (Education)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF14)
Awarded value£4,000,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 6 Nov 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Higher Digital Limited
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

The provision of specialist consultancy, implementation and programme delivery services to support the Banner student record system upgrade project and migration to the cloud. The Supplier uses a proprietary workforce planning tool and methodology to translate the university's requirements into a detailed resource model, identifying the specialist Banner skills and capacity required at each stage of the programme.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of specialist consultancy, implementation and programme delivery services to support the Banner student record system upgrade project and migration to the cloud. The Supplier uses a proprietary workforce planning tool and methodology to translate the university's requirements into a detailed resource model, identifying the specialist Banner skills and capacity required at each stage of the programme.

Direct award justification:

Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights

Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 direct award justification - possession of intellectual property rights.

Higher Digital owns the intellectual property rights (copyright) relating to the software used to deliver the service, which uses this software to assess the university's output requirements, which determines the level of resources needed.

The Supplier uses a proprietary workforce planning tool and methodology to translate the university's requirements into a detailed resource model, identifying the specialist Banner skills and capacity required at each stage of the programme

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
72210000 Programming services of packaged software products72222000 Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services72227000 Software integration consultancy services79620000 Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £4,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Higher Digital LimitedSME4 Jan 2027 – 3 Jan 2029 · up to 3 Jan 2032Extensions: 3 x 12-month extension periods£4,000,0006 Nov 2026standstill to 17 Nov 2026Standstill

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
23 Sept 2026, 09:56 BST
Last source update
6 Nov 2026, 07:42 GMT
Authority reference
NTU/26/3112/DS
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-105487
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077837 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 direct award justification - possession of intellectual property rights.

Higher Digital owns the intellectual property rights (copyright) relating to the software used to deliver the service, which uses this software to assess the university's output requirements, which determines the level of resources needed. The Supplier uses a proprietary workforce planning tool and methodology to translate the university's requirements into a detailed resource model, identifying the specialist Banner skills and capacity required at each stage of the programme.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

6 Nov 2026 → 17 Nov 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published7 days ago
    6 Nov 2026, 07:42 GMT
  2. Today
    13 Nov 2026
  3. Standstill endsin 4 days
    17 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    23 Sept 2026, 09:56 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    6 Nov 2026, 07:42 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottingham Trent University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLJN-1931-JMHG 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG1 4FQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Higher Digital LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 13576046GB-PPON: PPTW-5316-HWQR Suite 1, 7th Floor 50 Broadway, London, London, SW1H 0BLContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender