Doctoral Systems · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Bath (Education)

GoodsAbove threshold

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: South West (UKK12)

Planned pipeline value£0pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice

Contract term 3 yrsends 19 Oct 2028 · up to 19 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 19 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Doctoral Systems Project is investigating options to enhance the IT software used to manage the doctoral journey at the University of Bath, from first enquiry to admission, and programme administration through to graduation. The project is considering all options, including enhancing the current solution through to replacing it with one or more alternatives. The project is currently in the discovery stage, developing the business case for the strategic delivery project. The business case will provide a series of options and will be submitted to the University Executive Board for consideration and a decision in October 2025.

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CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Lot UoBath/Proc/1243PlannedRenewal 3 yrs

Contract period: 19 Oct 2025 – 19 Oct 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 19 Oct 2030 with extensions

Delivery: South West

Extensions: Extension options published

48000000 Software package and information systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
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: 19 May 2025, 19:05 BST
Last source update: 19 May 2025, 19:05 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-022897
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Software package and information systems
Delivery area: South West (UKK12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0517b2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

19 May 2025 → 19 Oct 2025 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
19 May 2025, 19:05 BST
Market engagement
3 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
Please complete and return the Soft Market testing Questionnaire through the Delta eSourcing portal at www.delta-esourcing.com ↗ (access is via your username and password). If required the access code is 74C3UFW34N. The deadline to return questionnaires is 16:00hrs on the 2nd June 2025.
Contract starts374 days ago
19 Oct 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
19 May 2025, 19:05 BST
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 Bath

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNGV-7869-ZHZQ Claverton Down, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, Bath, South West, BA2 7AYContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender19 May 2025, 19:05 BST