Official UK procurement notice
Academic Feedback Support for students
Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of high-quality, rapid feedback from trained advisors in relation to students’ written work (specifically on matters relating to language, structure and style and not academic content). Awarded to include high-qualitysupport to all students which would otherwise not be possible for the university to deliver internally, in particular to benefit international students and students from low-participation backgrounds.
- including:
— qualitative feedback on drafts of written work to enable students to make improvements;
— live-chat functionality for real-time study skills support in core areas (English, Maths, Science);
- support service available 24/7, in view of students dispersed around the world and in multiple time-zones;
- analytics and reporting to support on-going support for engagement and evaluation.
CPV: Higher education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 May 2023, 11:09 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Aug 2023, 11:51 BST
- Authority reference
UOE/2023/018/LJ- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-024610- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c966Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The current system is a vital component that has been well embedded within the University's
portfolio of Student support and we wish to renew the contract purely for the type and level of
service required and for continuity purposes.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studiosity PTY Limited | £1,451,250 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Studiosity PTY Limited | £1,451,250 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Academic Feedback Support for students · Studiosity PTY Limited
- Signed
- 21 Jul 2023
- Value
- £1,451,250
- Status
- active
Contract 014021-2023-1 · Studiosity PTY Limited
- Signed
- 28 Mar 2023
- Value
- £1,451,250
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Court of JusticeMediation bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- StudiosityAwarded supplier
- Studiosity LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.