Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 20 Jun 2025, 12:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Unibuddy Renewal · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Sussex (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£70,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 11 Jun 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Unibuddy Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Unibuddy communication tool

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: 20 Jun 2025, 12:16 BST
Last source update: 20 Jun 2025, 12:16 BST
Authority reference: US_25160
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-034038
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0550d8 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Under threshold local RFQ

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £70,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 11 Jun 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Unibuddy Limited	£70,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 034038-2025-1 · Unibuddy Limited
Signed
11 Jun 2025
Value
£70,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: RC000672 Sussex House, Falmer, Brighton, South East, BN19RHContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

University of SussexReview body Brighton

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Unibuddy LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09790742 London, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.