Official UK procurement notice
Student Information System (SITS)
Authority: University of East Anglia (Education)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: East of England (UKH15)
Awarded value£3,737,916published award · inc. VAT
Award in standstill 14 Oct 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Tribal Education Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFull Student Information System. Master database holding full Student Record information
from Application to Graduation.
Uses include (but not limited to):
Application management.
Clearing.
Course and Module choices.
Monitoring and attainment.
Assessment and awards.
Extenuating Circumstances.
Visa Compliance.
Statutory Returns (HESA/Data Futures).
Student invoicing.
Onboarding processes.
User Interface (e:Vision is the SITS:Vision web portal).
Graduation.
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
- 13 Oct 2025, 17:03 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2025, 14:48 BST
- Authority reference
PURCON 5064- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-065237- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05aeb0Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
Due to complexity of existing organisational digital infrastructure, change to an alternative product would present risk and significant additional cost.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
14 Oct 2025 → 23 Oct 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published377 days ago14 Oct 2025, 14:48 BST
- Standstill ends368 days ago23 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Oct 2025- Transparency notice published13 Oct 2025, 17:03 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published14 Oct 2025, 14:48 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £3,737,9161 award inc. VAT; no net value published
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tribal Education Limited1 Aug 2027 – 31 Jul 2031 · up to 31 Jul 2033Extensions: Full Student Information System. Master database holding full Student Record information from Application to Graduation. Uses include (but not limited to): Application management. Clearing. Course and Module choices. Monitoring and attainment. Assessment and awards. Extenuating Circumstances. Visa Compliance. Statutory Returns (HESA/Data Futures). Student invoicing. Onboarding processes. User Interface (e:Vision is the SITS:Vision web portal). Graduation. | £3,737,916 inc. VAT | 14 Oct 2025standstill to 23 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Tribal Education LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender