Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Studiosity Services Agreement
Authority: De Montfort University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStudiosity is an online academic support system developed to assist students in their studies by providing 24/7 on-demand assistance across multiple subjects and skills. These services to students include writing feedback, live chat support and peer mentoring.
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
- 22 Aug 2025, 11:10 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Sept 2025, 10:07 BST
- Authority reference
240200- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054152- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058cb5Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
DMU is utilising Schedule 5 paragraph 6 of the Procurement Act 2023 in respect of this direct award which states; "due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works."
We have not be able to identify alternative options in the market which could meet our specific needs like Studiosity.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
3 Sept 2025 → 5 Sept 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends3 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published5 Sept 2025, 10:07 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Aug 2025- Transparency notice published22 Aug 2025, 11:10 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published22 Aug 2025, 11:14 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected4 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published5 Sept 2025, 10:07 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studiosity PTY LimitedProvision of Studiosity4 Sept 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2030Extensions: The provision will be for an initial term of 12 months, with options to extend by 4x 12 month periods (+1+1+1+1). A grace period is currently in place from 01/08/2025 until contract signing. This contract will run from the date of signature to 31/07/2026 and potentially to 31/7/2030 | £1,196,390 | 22 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Studiosity · Studiosity PTY Limited
- Signed
- 5 Sept 2025
- Value
- £1,196,390
- Period
- 5 Sept 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The provision will be for an initial term of 12 months, with options to extend by 4x 12 month periods (+1+1+1+1). A grace period is currently in place from 01/08/2025 until contract signing. This contract will run from the date of signature to 31/07/2026 and potentially to 31/7/2030
No agreed KPIs: this contract does not meet the £5m threshold.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Studiosity Pty 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