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Published 24 Jul 2026, 14:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Whitespace software · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Coventry University (Education)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£72,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 27 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Whitespace Ventures Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Whitespace as a core research partner are providing significant upgrades to the tool that was used in the first phase of the research. This is to all the tool to be examined in much greater detail in an operational setting with 12-15 test partners which are all anonymous with no personal data captured or requested. They will also be providing an offline platform that can be used in disconnected environments for secure testing of the language model. They will provide both a web-based tool and an offline application for the university's user testing.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
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
24 Jul 2026, 14:35 BST
Last source update
24 Jul 2026, 14:35 BST
Authority reference
PA-SC-1881-26-TH
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070358
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d367 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    24 Jul 2026, 14:35 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £72,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Whitespace Ventures Limited£72,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Coventry University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMMH-2339-NMGH Priory Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5FBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Whitespace Ventures LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZWN-8469-XJWZ 85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London, London, W1W 7LTContact 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 Tender