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Published 14 May 2025, 14:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Resource Augmentation - Student Engagement Product Group (SEPG)

Official notice

Authority: Coventry University (Education)

Direct award
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£3,761,784published award · inc. VAT
Award in standstill 14 May 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to VALUELABS (UK) LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contractors working in the development and support of Digital initiatives including Student Engagement, People Team Product Group and Integration Services.

Our requirement for a Direct Award to Value Labs centres around the skills and knowledge they provide in terms of our tech stack, infrastructure, ways of working, standards and business needs.

Value Labs have been providing consistent development and test resource to us for over 5 years across our Product Groups including Student Journey, HR and Legacy. This resource is integral to the day-to-day management and continuity of applications used by both Staff and Students alike, as well as the integrations that connect with downstream systems. Such applications include Student Admissions, Student Enrolment, Teaching and Learning, Student Accommodation, Timetabling, Attendance Monitoring and Confirmation and Clearing.

Introducing another supplier at this stage could potentially risk these applications being compromised.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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
14 May 2025, 14:28 BST
Last source update
15 May 2025, 14:34 BST
Authority reference
PA-FRAM-1520-25-WP
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021797
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05133f Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Our requirement for a Direct Award to Value Labs centres around the skills and knowledge they provide in terms of our tech stack, infrastructure, ways of working, standards and business needs, combined with competitive rates (mainly offshore).

Value Labs have been providing consistent development and test resource to us for over 5 years across our Product Groups including Student Journey, HR and Legacy.

This resource is integral to the day to day management and continuity of applications used by both Staff and Students alike, as well as the integrations that connect with downstream systems.

Such applications include Student Admissions, Student Enrolment, Teaching and Learning, Student Accommodation, Timetabling, Attendance Monitoring and Confirmation and Clearing.

Introducing another supplier at this stage could potentially risk these applications being compromised.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

15 May 2025 → 27 May 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    15 May 2025, 14:34 BST
  2. Standstill ends
    27 May 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    14 May 2025, 14:28 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    15 May 2025, 14:34 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    28 May 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £3,761,7841 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Awarded toValueDateStatus
VALUELABS (UK) LTD28 May 2025 – 23 Feb 2028 · up to 23 Feb 2029Extensions: One, one year possible extension possible£3,761,784 inc. VAT14 May 2025standstill to 27 May 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Coventry University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMMH-2339-NMGH Priory Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5FBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • VALUELABS (UK) LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06256440GB-PPON: PHZX-4251-CLCG 79 College Road, Harrow, London, HA1 1BDContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender