Official UK procurement notice
Assessment Platform Renewal · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Leeds Beckett University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRequired Goods: turnitin software
Supplied directly as incumbent system in place
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- 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
- 8 Jul 2026, 13:40 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2026, 13:40 BST
- Authority reference
W1713- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064217- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c664Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
This is the renewal of an existing service for a further 3 year deal. The service is reliable, well supported by the supplier, embedded and integral to learning, teaching and assessment at LBU. Non-renewal would cause significant disruption to assessment with an impact on academic workload and student outcomes.
The current Turnitin licence ends 31/07/26. It would also be uneconomic to pursue alternatives.
We need to renew our licence with Turnitin to ensure a good quality service, academic continuity, and to give ourselves the time to look at the marketplace in depth.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2026- Transparency notice published8 Jul 2026, 13:40 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected10 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnitin, LLCTurnitin Assessment Platform Renewal1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 | £257,626 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TURNITIN, LLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender