Official UK procurement notice
The provision of a similarity detection system
Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is for the provision of an originality/plagiarism detection technology to maintain capability and technical continuity to deliver content checks at point of submission and must integrate with Ulster's Learning Management System and historical data.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 22 Jul 2025, 18:43 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Jul 2025, 14:06 BST
- Authority reference
EXP/1666- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044771- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056442Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
This Direct Award to a single supplier is justified on the grounds set out under paragraphs 5 and 6 of Schedule 5 of Procurement Act 2023 where the following conditions are met in relation to the public contract
The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract
Paragraph 5
(a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
Paragraph 6
(a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
31 Jul 2025 → 31 Jul 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published31 Jul 2025, 14:06 BST
- Standstill ends31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jul 2025- Transparency notice published22 Jul 2025, 18:43 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published22 Jul 2025, 18:51 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published31 Jul 2025, 14:06 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnitin, LLC1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 | £200,764 | 22 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
The provision of a similarity detection system · Turnitin, LLC
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2025
- Value
- £200,764
- Period
- 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: The contract is not above the threshold of £5 million including VAT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- TURNITIN, LLCAwarded supplier
- TURNITIN, LLCAwarded 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