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Published 19 Feb 2026, 14:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Specialist Technical Services for MAGIC Project

Official notice

Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) 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£191,500published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 19 Feb 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Gillidanda

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of specialist technical services for the MAGIC project (Mathematics Access Grid Instruction and Collaboration) maths-magic.ac.uk ↗

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible
71356000 Technical services

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
19 Feb 2026, 14:02 GMT
Last source update
19 Feb 2026, 14:49 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015317
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
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-06583a Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

The MAGIC (Mathematics Access Grid Instruction and Collaboration) Project has been extended from 2026 to 2031, and as such the ongoing specialist technical services of Gillidanda is required to continue maintaining the web database and functionality of the MAGIC webiste, and to ensure seamless continuation of the MAGIC project.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

19 Feb 2026 → 2 Mar 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published250 days ago
    19 Feb 2026, 14:49 GMT
  2. Standstill ends239 days ago
    2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Feb 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    19 Feb 2026, 14:02 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    19 Feb 2026, 14:49 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    3 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £191,5001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Gillidanda1 Oct 2026 – 1 Sept 2031£191,50019 Feb 2026standstill to 2 Mar 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000653 · GB-PPON: PZYG-2396-XCRZ Northcote House, Queens Drive, Exeter, South West, EX4 4QJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • GillidandaAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZVV-1889-DRPN 41 Killermont Road, Glasgow, Scotland, G61 2JBContact 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