Provision of Digital Technology Agency Staff - Banner Support

Official notice

Authority: Nottingham Trent University (Education)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF14)

Awarded value£4,000,000published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to Higher Digital Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of specialist consultancy, implementation and programme delivery services to support the Banner student record system upgrade project and migration to the cloud. The Supplier uses a proprietary workforce planning tool and methodology to translate the university's requirements into a detailed resource model, identifying the specialist Banner skills and capacity required at each stage of the programme.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible

72210000 Programming services of packaged software products 72222000 Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services 72227000 Software integration consultancy services 79620000 Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Procedure 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: 23 Sept 2026, 09:56 BST
Last source update: 23 Sept 2026, 09:56 BST
Authority reference: NTU/26/3112/DS
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-089950
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077837 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 direct award justification - possession of intellectual property rights.
Higher Digital owns the intellectual property rights (copyright) relating to the software used to deliver the service, which uses this software to assess the university's output requirements, which determines the level of resources needed. The Supplier uses a proprietary workforce planning tool and methodology to translate the university's requirements into a detailed resource model, identifying the specialist Banner skills and capacity required at each stage of the programme.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2026

Transparency notice published
23 Sept 2026, 09:56 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £4,000,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Higher Digital Limited4 Jan 2027 – 3 Jan 2029 · up to 3 Jan 2032Extensions: 3 x 12-month extension periods	£4,000,000	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottingham Trent University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLJN-1931-JMHG 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG1 4FQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Higher Digital LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 13576046GB-PPON: PPTW-5316-HWQR Suite 1, 7th Floor 50 Broadway, London, London, SW1H 0BLContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender23 Sept 2026, 09:56 BST