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# Research Ethics Management System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/research-ethics-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-051ff4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Aston University: "Research Ethics Management System". Published status: complete. Published Value: £215,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Aston University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/aston-university-urn-133787)
- **Published Value:** £215,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 June 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Software-related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG31
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £142,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/research-ethics-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-051ff4#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051ff4`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
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- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/research-ethics-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-051ff4#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FOpportunities%2FIndex%3Fv%3D2)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/research-ethics-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-051ff4#participate

## Description
Aston University is seeking proposals from Suppliers who are able to provide a Research Ethics Management System suitable for use within a Higher Education Environment.
The Research Integrity Office (RIO) are responsible for ethics evaluation of research projects across the following stakeholder groups:
· Research active staff.
· Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs).
· UG/PG taught students.
Ethics management consists of entirely manual processes involving email, MS Word, and MS Excel, delivered by three people.
The RIO is a small team for the workload, smaller than equivalent teams at other institutions. Whilst the team has grown, so has the complexity and volume of their workload. With the workload demand of the current process, there are not enough reviewers in the Colleges.
With this manual and unsustainable way of working, process reengineering is required with proactive and compliant solutions to allow staff to manage the ethics approval process, in an efficient environment where there is positive sentiment and an understanding of the consequences and the broader context of ethical approval.
Proposals will also include ongoing hosting and maintenance provision.
The full specification is available as part of the procurement documents available through Aston's e-tendering portal.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72260000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £215,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/07/2025 to 30/07/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **F1 Solutions Pty Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PJHX-2541-MGGZ`
  - Value: £142,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 30/07/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £117,755
  - Signed Date: 23/09/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026106-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-24T13:32:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T02:06:28.229Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-051ff4