Official UK procurement notice
System Test Platform · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of Bradford (Education)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE41)
Awarded value£62,500published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to FDM Group
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPlanning and implementation of a Test Automation framework, initially focused on key web-based features of our internal SITS system.
CPV: Systems testing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Dec 2025, 10:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Dec 2025, 10:03 GMT
- Authority reference
2768 7042 0392 810- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085676- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fc30Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Below threshold
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £62,5001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDM Group | £62,500 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 085676-2025-1 · FDM Group
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2025
- Value
- £62,500
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The University of BradfordReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FDM Group LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.