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Published 3 Nov 2025, 13:01 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Secure Production and Distribution of Physical Higher Education Certificates and Electronic Transcripts

Official notice

Authority: Oxford Brookes University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdConcessionSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery listed: Ireland (IE052)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£480,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 1 Dec 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This specification outlines the requirements for a supplier to provide a complete service for the secure printing and global distribution of physical Higher Education Certificates and the production and management of electronic Transcripts, accessible via a dedicated online student and employer portal, with the possibility of that portal holding an e-certificate.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Oxford… ↗

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/96Z78542GQ ↗

CPV: Printing and delivery services · Printing and distribution services · Printing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£480,000
Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jan 2031 with extensionsValue: £480,000 exc. VAT · £480,000 inc. VAT
Delivery listed: Ireland (IE052)Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Up to 2 years
79810000 Printing services79823000 Printing and delivery services79824000 Printing and distribution services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Nov 2025, 13:01 GMT
Last source update
4 Nov 2025, 16:27 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 19 Dec 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070432
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Printing and delivery servicesPrinting and distribution servicesPrinting services
Delivery area in notice
Ireland (IE052)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d8ec Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Clarification deadline
20 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please use the Delta Portal - www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/signup.html ↗

Timeline

3 Nov 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published359 days ago
    3 Nov 2025, 13:01 GMT
  2. Latest notice published358 days ago
    4 Nov 2025, 16:27 GMT
  3. Clarification questions by342 days ago
    20 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMT
  4. Submission deadline330 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Award decision expected by312 days ago
    19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract starts269 days ago
    1 Feb 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Nov 2025, 13:01 GMT
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    4 Nov 2025, 16:27 GMT
    UK12
  3. Status changed to cancelled
    4 Nov 2025, 16:27 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—4 Nov 2025CancelledTender was issued incorrectly on portal - re-issuing correctly

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Oxford Brookes University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPGL-1164-DJLT Gipsy Lane, Oxford, South East, OX3 0BPContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender