Official UK procurement notice
Student Placement Management System
Authority: LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY (Education)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North West (UKD72)
Awarded value£51,320published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 2 Feb 2026
Awarded to Academia Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAWARD NOTICE VIA FRAMEWORK ITS4042 SU
The University seeks to procure a sector-standard cloud-based service that can fully integrate into the existing North West regional placement collaboration network, enabling real-time sharing of placement capacity, student allocations and provider engagement.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - unknown
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Feb 2026, 17:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Feb 2026, 17:11 GMT
- Authority reference
LHU 00000174- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009178- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0614b8Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 2 Feb 2026- Contract award notice published2 Feb 2026, 17:11 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £51,3201 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academia Ltd16 Feb 2026 – 15 Feb 2029 · up to 15 Feb 2031Extensions: Extension options for up to 2 additional years. | £51,320 | 2 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ACADEMIA LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender