plannedFind a Tender · planning Update

Responsible Procurement

Buyer: Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS) →

BuyerSouthern Universities Management Services (SUMS)

Statusplanned

DeadlineNot published

ValueValue not published

Published11 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Framework for Ethical, Sustainable, and Socially Responsible Procurement Solutions

Lot details

Lot LOT-0000

No lot description published.

Statusplanned

Contract periodFrom 1 Sept 2026 to 1 Sept 2029

SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

Item	Category	Quantity
LOT-0000	Government services, Environmental services	Not published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 75. The category anchor is Government services (75131000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison set	Procedures	Reported bids per procedure	Named award suppliers	Price evidence
Market: CPV division 75	2,722	3 median · 35.4 average (950 of 2,722 with a bid count)	3.3 average (1,149 of 2,722 with named award suppliers)	Not published
Same buyer	0	Not published	Not published	Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes

Dynamic purchasing systemNot published

Competitive procurementNot published

Recurring requirementNot published

Procurement method rationaleNot published

Rationale classificationsNot published

Special regimeNot published

Covered byNot published

Submission policyNot published

Selection criteriaNot published

Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published

No-engagement rationaleNot published

Planning documents1

Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Pipeline notice on Find a Tender planning · plannedProcurementNotice

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCID	ocds-h6vhtk-04fb22
Latest release ID	031502-2025
Latest release timestamp	Wed Jun 11 2025 11:21:47 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Source	find-a-tender
Official notice URL	Not published
Tender status	planned
Procurement method	Not published
Procurement method details	Not published
Main procurement category	services
Above threshold	Not published
Legal basis	2023/54
Tender period: start	Not published
Tender period: end	Not published
Expression of interest deadline	Not published
Enquiry deadline	Not published
Award period: start	Not published
Award period: end	Not published
Submission method details	Not published
Submission languages	Not published
Electronic catalogue policy	Not published
Total tender value	Not published
Tender lots in source	1
Tender items in source	1
Tender documents in source	0
Awards in latest release	0
Contracts in latest release	0
Parties in latest release	1

Notice history

Date	Event	Reference
11 Jun 2025	planningUpdate	031502-2025
1 Apr 2025	planning	012179-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON

{
  "id": "031502-2025",
  "tag": [
    "planningUpdate"
  ],
  "date": "2025-06-11T12:21:47+01:00",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-04fb22",
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-COH-02732244",
    "name": "Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS)"
  },
  "tender": {
    "id": "RP4066 SU",
    "lots": [
      {
        "id": "LOT-0000",
        "status": "planned",
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "suitability": {
          "sme": true,
          "vcse": true
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
          "endDate": "2029-09-01T23:59:59+01:00",
          "startDate": "2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00",
          "maxExtentDate": "2030-09-01T23:59:59+01:00"
        }
      }
    ],
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "LOT-0000",
        "relatedLot": "LOT-0000",
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "id": "75131000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Government services"
          },
          {
            "id": "90700000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Environmental services"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "title": "Responsible Procurement",
    "status": "planned",
    "amendments": [
      {
        "id": "031502-2025",
        "description": "Update: Tender documents to now be launched by 15th September."
      }
    ],
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents",
      "scheme": "UKPGA"
    },
    "techniques": {
      "hasFrameworkAgreement": true
    },
    "description": "Framework for Ethical, Sustainable, and Socially Responsible Procurement Solutions",
    "communication": {
      "futureNoticeDate": "2025-09-15T23:59:59+01:00"
    },
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services"
  },
  "parties": [
    {
      "id": "GB-COH-02732244",
      "name": "Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS)",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UKJ11",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Reading",
        "postalCode": "RG6 6BU",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Reading Enterprise Centre, The University of Reading, Whiteknights Road, Earley Gate"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "https://www.supc.ac.uk",
        "classifications": [
          {
            "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment",
            "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Public authority - sub-central government"
          }
        ]
      },
      "identifier": {
        "id": "02732244",
        "scheme": "GB-COH"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "name": "Owen Phillips-Callaghan",
        "email": "SUPC@sums.ac.uk",
        "telephone": "01182284020"
      }
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "planning": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "id": "031502-2025",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031502-2025",
        "format": "text/html",
        "noticeType": "UK1",
        "description": "Pipeline notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "plannedProcurementNotice",
        "datePublished": "2025-06-11T12:21:47+01:00"
      }
    ]
  },
  "initiationType": "tender"
}

Complete JSON history (2 releases)

11 Jun 2025 · 031502-2025 · planningUpdate

{
  "id": "031502-2025",
  "tag": [
    "planningUpdate"
  ],
  "date": "2025-06-11T12:21:47+01:00",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-04fb22",
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-COH-02732244",
    "name": "Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS)"
  },
  "tender": {
    "id": "RP4066 SU",
    "lots": [
      {
        "id": "LOT-0000",
        "status": "planned",
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "suitability": {
          "sme": true,
          "vcse": true
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
          "endDate": "2029-09-01T23:59:59+01:00",
          "startDate": "2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00",
          "maxExtentDate": "2030-09-01T23:59:59+01:00"
        }
      }
    ],
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "LOT-0000",
        "relatedLot": "LOT-0000",
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "id": "75131000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Government services"
          },
          {
            "id": "90700000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Environmental services"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "title": "Responsible Procurement",
    "status": "planned",
    "amendments": [
      {
        "id": "031502-2025",
        "description": "Update: Tender documents to now be launched by 15th September."
      }
    ],
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents",
      "scheme": "UKPGA"
    },
    "techniques": {
      "hasFrameworkAgreement": true
    },
    "description": "Framework for Ethical, Sustainable, and Socially Responsible Procurement Solutions",
    "communication": {
      "futureNoticeDate": "2025-09-15T23:59:59+01:00"
    },
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services"
  },
  "parties": [
    {
      "id": "GB-COH-02732244",
      "name": "Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS)",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UKJ11",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Reading",
        "postalCode": "RG6 6BU",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Reading Enterprise Centre, The University of Reading, Whiteknights Road, Earley Gate"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "https://www.supc.ac.uk",
        "classifications": [
          {
            "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment",
            "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Public authority - sub-central government"
          }
        ]
      },
      "identifier": {
        "id": "02732244",
        "scheme": "GB-COH"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "name": "Owen Phillips-Callaghan",
        "email": "SUPC@sums.ac.uk",
        "telephone": "01182284020"
      }
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "planning": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "id": "031502-2025",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031502-2025",
        "format": "text/html",
        "noticeType": "UK1",
        "description": "Pipeline notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "plannedProcurementNotice",
        "datePublished": "2025-06-11T12:21:47+01:00"
      }
    ]
  },
  "initiationType": "tender"
}

1 Apr 2025 · 012179-2025 · planning

{
  "id": "012179-2025",
  "tag": [
    "planning"
  ],
  "date": "2025-04-01T11:11:41+01:00",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-04fb22",
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-COH-02732244",
    "name": "Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS)"
  },
  "tender": {
    "id": "RP4066 SU",
    "lots": [
      {
        "id": "LOT-0000",
        "status": "planned",
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "suitability": {
          "sme": true,
          "vcse": true
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
          "endDate": "2029-08-31T23:59:59Z",
          "startDate": "2026-09-01T00:00:00Z",
          "maxExtentDate": "2030-08-31T23:59:59Z"
        }
      }
    ],
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "LOT-0000",
        "relatedLot": "LOT-0000",
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "id": "75131000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Government services"
          },
          {
            "id": "90700000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Environmental services"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "title": "Responsible Procurement",
    "status": "planned",
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents",
      "scheme": "UKPGA"
    },
    "techniques": {
      "hasFrameworkAgreement": true
    },
    "description": "Framework for Ethical, Sustainable, and Socially Responsible Procurement Solutions",
    "communication": {
      "futureNoticeDate": "2025-07-01T23:59:59Z"
    },
    "aboveThreshold": true,
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services"
  },
  "parties": [
    {
      "id": "GB-COH-02732244",
      "name": "Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS)",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UKJ11",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Reading",
        "postalCode": "RG6 6BU",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Reading Enterprise Centre, The University of Reading, Whiteknights Road, Earley Gate"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "https://www.supc.ac.uk",
        "classifications": [
          {
            "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment",
            "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Public authority - sub-central government"
          }
        ]
      },
      "identifier": {
        "id": "02732244",
        "scheme": "GB-COH"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "name": "Owen Phillips-Callaghan",
        "email": "SUPC@sums.ac.uk",
        "telephone": "01182284020"
      }
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "planning": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "id": "012179-2025",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012179-2025",
        "format": "text/html",
        "noticeType": "UK1",
        "description": "Pipeline notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "plannedProcurementNotice",
        "datePublished": "2025-04-01T11:11:41+01:00"
      }
    ]
  },
  "initiationType": "tender"
}