Website Search Engine Functionality

Official notice

Authority: University of Cumbria (Education)

Below threshold - unknown

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North West (UKD)

Awarded value£54,828published contract · inc. VAT

Awarded 6 Nov 2025

Awarded to Squiz UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Cumbria require continuation of a robust, reliable and fast search engine to serve users of our website with special consideration to prospective students and offer holders, to help them navigate the website and find the information they need quickly and efficiently.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

72414000 Web search engine providers

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - unknown
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
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: 16 Dec 2025, 15:18 GMT
Last source update: 16 Dec 2025, 15:18 GMT
Authority reference: 26-SSJ-04
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-083468
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f6f2 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
16 Dec 2025, 15:18 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £54,8281 contract inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Squiz UK LtdSME	£54,828 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Squiz UK LtdSME
Signed
6 Nov 2025
Value
£54,828 inc. VAT
Period
6 Nov 2025 – 5 Nov 2027 · up to 5 Nov 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
optional 12 month extension available

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

SQUIZ UK LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04816468GB-PPON: PXXY-8741-VMBY 1 Primrose Street, London, London, EC2A 2JNContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender16 Dec 2025, 15:18 GMT