Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Digital Technology Agency Staff - Banner Support
Authority: Nottingham Trent University (Education)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF14)
Awarded value£4,000,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Higher Digital Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
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
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Sept 2026, 09:56 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 09:56 BST
- Authority reference
NTU/26/3112/DS- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077837
- 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 more…
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.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £4,000,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Digital LimitedSME4 Jan 2027 — 3 Jan 2029 · up to 3 Jan 2032Extensions: 3 x 12-month extension periods | £4,000,000 | — | Standstill |
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Transparency notice published23 Sept 2026, 09:56 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Higher Digital LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender