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Published 22 Aug 2025, 17:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Purchasing of a plagiarism tool

Official notice

Authority: Sheffield Hallam University (Education)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£149,419published contract · inc. VAT
Awarded 2 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Turnitin, LLC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) requires a robust solution to detect and prevent academic misconduct, ensuring the integrity of student work. The system must be capable of assessing the originality of submissions by comparing them against a wide range of sources, including online content, academic publications, and previously submitted student papers. It should address emerging challenges such as AI-generated text, contract cheating, copy/paste plagiarism, and collusion, while also supporting draft submissions for formative feedback.

The requirement includes functionality for originality checking, comprehensive reporting, and integration with SHU's existing digital learning environment. Additionally, the solution should provide user support, training resources, and access to a knowledge-sharing community to ensure effective adoption and use across the institution.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
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, 17:08 BST
Last source update
22 Aug 2025, 17:08 BST
Authority reference
2526-01-DTS-CN
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051031
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058d38 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    22 Aug 2025, 17:08 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £149,4191 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Turnitin, LLC£149,419 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Turnitin, LLC

    Signed
    2 Aug 2025
    Value
    £149,419 inc. VAT
    Period
    2 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2027
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sheffield Hallam University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVMW-4512-JZYY · GB-UKPRN: 10005790 City Campus, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S1 1WBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Turnitin, LLCAwarded supplier 2101 Webster Street, Oakland, US, CA 94612, USContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender