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Published 21 Oct 2025, 14:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a Similarity Detection System

Official notice

Authority: DN Colleges Group (Education)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Awarded value£30,233published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 6 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Turnitin, LLC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the provision of a similarity detection system to support academic integrity across DN Colleges Group.

The service enables originality and plagiarism checking at the point of submission, with full integration into the Group's virtual learning environments and alignment with partner university systems.

Following a review, the contract has been directly awarded to Turnitin, LLC under the Procurement Act 2023 due to an absence of competition for technical reasons. Turnitin is fully embedded across DN Colleges Group systems and curriculum delivery, and migration to an alternative provider during the academic year would be disproportionate and disruptive to staff and students.

The contract is valued at £30,232.94 inclusive of VAT for a one-year period (2025/26 academic year). A market exercise will be undertaken in early 2026 to prepare for any future competition ahead of the 2026/27 academic year.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
72212190 Educational software development services

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
21 Oct 2025, 14:12 BST
Last source update
21 Oct 2025, 14:12 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067124
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d0c3 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    21 Oct 2025, 14:12 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £30,2331 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Turnitin, LLC£30,233 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of a Similarity Detection System · Turnitin, LLC

    Signed
    6 Oct 2025
    Value
    £30,233
    Period
    6 Oct 2025 – 5 Oct 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DN Colleges Group

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZBH-4782-ZMWY · GB-UKPRN: 10004695 The Hub Chappell Drive, Doncaster, Yorkshire & Humber, DN1 2RFContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • TURNITIN, LLCAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PTGB-9818-MHVT 1920 Broadway # 205, Oakland, US, 94612, USContact 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