Supply of a Student Management System (SMS) & Associated Services

Official notice

Authority: University of Cumbria (Education)

Direct award

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North West (UKD)

Awarded value£571,378published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 14 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Tribal Education Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Cumbria require a supplier to provide Software Licencing and Maintenance. Framework agreement ITS01050 AP

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

48100000 Industry specific software package

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: 15 Jul 2025, 10:44 BST
Last source update: 25 Jul 2025, 11:09 BST
Authority reference: DA26-03
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-043063
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055f1f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification: NA

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2025

Transparency notice published
15 Jul 2025, 10:44 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
15 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
25 Jul 2025, 11:09 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £571,3781 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 2latest 14 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Tribal Education Limited1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2030	£571,378	—	Awarded
Tribal Education Limited	£685,654 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Tribal Education Limited
Signed
14 Jul 2025
Value
£571,378
Period
1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2030
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Awarded via a Framework ref. Engagement CRM and Associated Services ITS 1057 AP via APUC
Contract 2 · Tribal Education Limited
Signed
14 Jul 2025
Value
£685,654 inc. VAT
Period
1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2030
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Awarded via a Framework ref. Engagement CRM and Associated Services ITS1057 AP via APUC

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 06033238 · GB-PPON: PTMZ-6255-GYTY Fusehill Street, Cumbria, North West, CA1 2HHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Tribal Education LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04163300GB-PPON: PQMB-8944-WVLX St Mary's Court, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S2 4ANContact 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 Tender25 Jul 2025, 11:09 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender25 Jul 2025, 11:09 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender15 Jul 2025, 10:44 BST