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Published 11 Sept 2026, 15:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Software-as-a-Service-based solution for research and knowledge exchange administration

Official notice

Authority: UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) (Education)

Direct award
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Awarded value£736,999published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 11 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Worktribe

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A Software-as-a-Service-based solution for research and knowledge exchange administration covering pre and post award projects, contracts, profiles, REF, impact, and outputs/repository.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North West
48000000 Software package and information systems

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £736,9991 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Worktribe27 Jan 2027 – 26 Jan 2032£736,99911 Sept 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Worktribe

    Signed
    19 Oct 2026
    Value
    £736,999
    Period
    27 Jan 2027 – 26 Jan 2032
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Contract value is below £5 million.

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
11 Sept 2026, 15:01 BST
Last source update
4 Nov 2026, 12:36 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-104642
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f84c Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

Worktribe provides the current research information system. This infrastructure is heavily embedded into the University's systems and daily operational processes. Significant custom integrations, APIs, and data mapping profiles have been specifically built to function exclusively with this system. Transitioning to an alternative provider at this stage would introduce severe, disproportionate technical difficulties, including data fragmentation and migration failure, integration complexities, and risk of material loss to the University.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

23 Sept 2026 → 4 Nov 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends42 days ago
    23 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published23h ago
    4 Nov 2026, 12:36 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Sept 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    11 Sept 2026, 15:01 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    11 Sept 2026, 15:15 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    1 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    4 Nov 2026, 12:36 GMT
    UK7

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Salford

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000666 · GB-PPON: PDHR-3751-QPQR 43 The Crescent, Salford, North West, M5 4WTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • WORKTRIBE LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04576074GB-PPON: PRGY-5139-LLQN Engineers House The Promenade, Bristol, South West, BS8 3NBContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender