Official UK procurement notice
Student Placement Systems and Associated Services
Authority: APUC Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFramework for Student Placement Systems and Associated Services for Universities, Colleges, Local Authorities and partner sectors in Scotland, including provision of all software and any associated licensing. Potential Services include, but are not limited to:
System Implementation; Migration Support; Support and Maintenance; Hosting. Required solutions should have the capability to operate effectively across multi-site environments.
The agreement will be open to the members of Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Limited) and other procurement consortia as listed further below.
- Recurrence: 48 months
CPV: Database software package · Educational software package · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems · Software support services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 5 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Service Delivery: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Service Delivery: 70.00
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
The Single Procurement Document (SPD) Section 4B refers.
Minimum: Section 4B.5 specifies the minimum levels of insurance which are as follows: Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance, GBP 5Million Public and Product Liability Insurance, GBP 5Million Professional Indemnity GBP 2Million Cyber Insurance or equivalent Section 4B.6 of the SPD re… - Technical & professional ability
Section 4C.1.2 of the SPD requests at least one relevant example of previous experience from suppliers tendering for this framework contract and/or services carried out within the last three years.
Section 4C.4, Supply Chain Management and Prompt Payment question, must also be completed.
Minimum: For a Pass at 4C.1.2 of the SPD, Tenderers must have a solution in place within an equivalent environment to the tender Specification. The minimum required equivalent environment to the Tender Specification includes having a solution in place that provides all capabilities listed…
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Student Placement Systems and Associated Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 48 months
- First published
- 28 May 2026, 13:30 BST
- Last source update
- 28 May 2026, 13:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Jul 2026 – …
- Authority reference
ITS1076 AP- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-050318- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a7b0Find a Tender
- Performance terms
SUBMISSION OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
Prior to the commencement of the Framework Agreement, the Contractor will provide the Authority with contact details of the Management Information contact who will be provided with a template spreadsheet/reporting schedule along with a username and password for the management information website www.ucsp.ac.uk ↗
The Contractors must provide the information on a quarterly basis, within 10 working days.
Publisher note: The following should be submitted prior to award. It is for information only and will not be scored: Form of Tender (Appendix A), FOI disclaimer (Appendix B), APUC Supply Chain Code of Conduct (Appendix D), GDPR Assurance Assessment (Appendix J), SCM Responsible Procurement Supply Chain Evaluation Tool: Section 1 SCM RP is the Authority's designated tool for contracted suppliers to keep up-to-date essential information on their company, which allows the Authority to get an insight into their company’s general standing, commitment to preventing modern slavery and addressing climate change, as well as their pledge to fair and decent working practices for their staff. Tenderers must confirm that they will commit to completing SCM RP Section 1 on award. It is for information only and will not be scored but is a requirement of this tender and will be included in the contractual terms. Tenderers must also confirm that they will commit to completing Cyber Security Procurement Support Tool (Supply25) prior to award. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 31733. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: This is a specialist multi-supplier framework within which sub-contracting opportunities are limited. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Provision of training opportunities to staff and students, apprenticeships and potential investment in Institution local communities. (SC Ref:830483)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 7 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Timeline
28 May 2026 → 7 Jul 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published151 days ago28 May 2026, 13:30 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends111 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown7 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened111 days ago7 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Stirling Sherriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.