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The provision of a similarity detection system

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Published value
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Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER: "The provision of a similarity detection system". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityTHE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTERScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
9.5Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Parm AGTop vendor: 100% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 11 active published awards; 2 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Parm AG1 win£124,800
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityTHE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published31 Jul 2025, 14:06 BST
Last source update31 Jul 2025, 14:06 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-056442
What is being bought
This 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.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    31 Jul 2025, 14:06 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    22 Jul 2025, 18:51 BST
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Jul 2025, 18:43 BST
  4. Official notice release published
    22 Jul 2025, 18:43 BST
  5. Buyer information updated
    22 Jul 2025, 18:43 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    31 Jul 2025, 14:06 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 31 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST · £200,764
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
TURNITIN, LLC
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
The provision of a similarity detection system
£200,764 · signed 31 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Contract period: 1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST — 31 Jul 2028, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER

Contracting authority GB-COH-RC000726
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Documents (1)
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThis 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.