Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 5 Sept 2025, 15:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Timetabling and Room Booking System

Official notice

Authority: University of Brighton (Education)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£830,000≈ £166k / year · £1,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Oct 2025awarded 29 Apr 2026
Award (standstill) to Eventmap Limited
Contract term 5 yrsends 8 Mar 2031 · up to 8 Mar 2033 with extensions · starts 9 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University is looking for suitably skilled and experienced suppliers to provide a replacement for CMIS and associated products to continue delivery of the University's current requirements related to timetabling, room booking, timetable delivery, and timetable data delivery to other systems and planning.

The University will also look at enhancing the current service provision where possible by examining other requirements that will improve student experience, timetabling process and associated strands. To deliver timetables to students for September 2027 the University requires the replacement system to be fully operational with all staff trained by end December 2026.

  • How the procedure runs: Two stage tender with a PSQ selection stage and a tender stage

CPV: Educational software package · Software development services · Software implementation services · Software package and information systems · Software support services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£830,000
Contract period: 9 Mar 2026 – 8 Mar 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 8 Mar 2033 with extensionsValue: £830,000 exc. VAT · £1,000,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: The University may at its discretion extend the contract by 24 months or parts thereof

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
  • Simple description: Award of the contract will be based on criteria set out in the Instructions to suppliers, PSQ and ITT

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
5 Sept 2025, 15:10 BST
Last source update
29 Apr 2026, 15:49 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 10 Feb 2026
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054362
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Educational software packageSoftware development servicesSoftware implementation servicesSoftware package and information systemsSoftware support services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059522 Find a Tender
How it runs

Two stage tender with a PSQ selection stage and a tender stage

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Requests to participate (first stage)
7 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission deadline
7 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Sept 2025 → 11 May 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Sept 2025, 15:10 BST
  2. Submission deadline384 days ago
    7 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by258 days ago
    10 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts232 days ago
    9 Mar 2026
  5. Assessment summaries sent181 days ago
    29 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published180 days ago
    29 Apr 2026, 15:49 BST
  7. Standstill ends168 days ago
    11 May 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Sept 2025, 15:10 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    29 Apr 2026, 15:49 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    29 Apr 2026, 15:49 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    29 Apr 2026, 15:49 BST
  5. Contract signature expected
    29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £322,4571 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 52 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Eventmap LimitedSME1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2031 · up to 31 May 2033Extensions: The University may at its sole discretion extend the contract for a period of 24 months or parts thereof£322,457 inc. VAT29 Apr 2026standstill to 11 May 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Brighton

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPVH-1123-JNXZ Lewes Road, Brighton, South East, BN2 4ATContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • EventMap LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPQP-6697-QYNV Emerson House, Carryduff, Belfast, IE, BT8 8DN, IEContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender