Official UK procurement notice
Student Placement Management System
Authority: LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCONRACT AWARD NOTICE
The University intends to procure InPlace cloud software service that will enable full participation in the regional, real-time clinical placement collaboration network used across the North West.
This service provides a single, secure platform for managing placements, student wellbeing while on placement, and engagement with external placement providers, allowing seamless integration with the existing multi-university consortium & UK Health Services arrangements.
It offers an established, widely adopted approach that reduces the need for multiple internal systems, improves data quality and compliance, supports consistent processes across professional disciplines, and ensures interoperability with the systems already in use by partner institutions. This will allow Liverpool Hope to operate on an equal footing within the shared placement ecosystem and avoid the operational and technical risks associated with non-aligned solutions.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 27 Mar 2026, 09:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2026, 13:17 BST
- Authority reference
LHU 00000174- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099973- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0675f9Find a Tender
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published27 Mar 2026, 09:35 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published27 Mar 2026, 09:51 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected7 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published22 Oct 2026, 13:17 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum IT Europe LimitedSME7 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2028 · up to 6 Apr 2029Extensions: Option of 1 year extension | £45,147 | 27 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Student Placement Management System · Quantum IT Europe LimitedSME
- Signed
- 6 May 2026
- Value
- £45,147
- Period
- 6 May 2026 – 5 May 2028 · up to 5 May 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option of 1 year extension
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- QUANTUM IT EUROPE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender