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Published 13 Nov 2026, 15:25 GMT

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UOW1007 Enterprise Service Management System

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Competition analysis

Authority: University of Worcester (Education)

GoodsSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Jun 2032 · up to 30 Jun 2037 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Worcester is inviting interested suppliers to participate in the University of Worcester's preliminary market engagement for Enterprise Service Management System.

CPV: IT software package · Industry specific software package

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Jul 2027 – 30 Jun 2032 (5 yrs) · up to 30 Jun 2037 with extensions
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
48100000 Industry specific software package48517000 IT software package

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published

How University of Worcester buys Communication software package (CPV 4851), and who usually turns up

University of Worcester’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Communication software package (CPV 4851) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerUniversity of Worcester · all categories
The marketCommunication software package (CPV 4851)
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
i

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Buyer: 45 of 64 known-size awards · market: CPV 4851 · West Midlands (authority’s region), n=36
70%33%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in West Midlands (authority’s region).

Buyer: 6 of 29 known-location awards · market: CPV 4851 · West Midlands (authority’s region), n=17
21%12%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.

How long to a decision?
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Buyer: 8 decided notices · market: CPV 4851 · UK-wide, n=8
99 days88 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 99 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.

Buyer: at least 13 of 33 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 4851 · West Midlands (authority’s region), n=48
39%90%

Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.

How many bids did past lots attract?

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This buyer14 lots with bid counts · all categories
7% had one bid
The market9 lots with bid counts · CPV 4851 · UK-wide
33% had one bid
% of lots with a published bid count: this buyer (14) / the market (9) · select a colour for counts
1 bid7% / 33%
Buyer: 1 of 14 lots with published bid counts. Market: 3 of 9 lots with published bid counts.
2–314% / 0%
Buyer: 2 of 14 lots with published bid counts. Market: 0 of 9 lots with published bid counts.
4–643% / 22%
Buyer: 6 of 14 lots with published bid counts. Market: 2 of 9 lots with published bid counts.
7+36% / 44%
Buyer: 5 of 14 lots with published bid counts. Market: 4 of 9 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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This buyerToo few to chart: 3 lots with estimate and award, 5 needed · all categories
The market5 lots with estimate and award · CPV 4851 · UK-wide
80% below estimate
% of the market's 5 lots with an estimate and award · select a colour for counts
Below estimate80%
Market: 4 of 5 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%20%
Market: 1 of 5 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate0%
Market: 0 of 5 lots with an estimate and award.
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Assess each lot
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Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1CPV 4860 monthsSME suitableEstimate not published

This lot lists more than one class in CPV 48. The comparison uses that group.

Expected competition
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 40 past lots.

—No model forecast yet15% chance of a single bid
Past bids on 40 similar lots
1 bid15%
6 of 40 similar past lots received 1 bid (15%).
2–333%
13 of 40 similar past lots received 2–3 (33%).
4–635%
14 of 40 similar past lots received 4–6 (35%).
7+18%
7 of 40 similar past lots received 7+ (18%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 4 bids.
Commercial price forecast
i

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

—Estimate not published
The buyer published no estimate for this lot, so there is nothing to forecast against. A price prediction here would be a number about a number we do not have.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.

About this data
  • Estimates, labelled. The price range, possible competitors and earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards, not published facts, win chances or price advice. The buyer’s own record and the wider market are shown apart, never mixed.
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 Nov 2026, 15:25 GMT
Last source update
13 Nov 2026, 15:25 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-108129
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
IT software packageIndustry specific software package
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07bbf5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

13 Nov 2026 → 1 Jul 2027 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published3h ago
    13 Nov 2026, 15:25 GMT
  2. Today
    13 Nov 2026
  3. Market engagementin 21 days
    4 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

    A preliminary market engagement questionnaire can be found on the University's tender portal - supplier.in-tend.co.uk/universityofworcester ↗. Any suppliers interested in responding to this PME should complete this questionnaire and return to the University using the tender portal by 10am on Friday 4 December 2026.

  4. Contract startsin 229 days
    1 Jul 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    13 Nov 2026, 15:25 GMT
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Worcester

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYJR-8772-LLDP Henwick Grove, Worcester, West Midlands, WR2 6AJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure