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Provision of software development and associated activities

OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:24.

Opportunity overview

The Open University (OU) has appointed a supplier to provide software development and associated activities, to support the CORE OU project.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Qubit Labs

No match
Contract value
£450k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 Jul 2024
Award ID
005140-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Tallinn, EE, Estonia

Qubit Labs

No match
Contract value
£300k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
27 Jun 2024
Award ID
019740-2024-1
Status
active
Location
Tallinn, EE, Estonia

Classification

  • CPV72200000 — Software programming and consultancy services
  • CPV72230000 — Custom software development services

Lots

  • Service development capacity, in the form of software development and associated activities, to support the CORE project: CORE hosts the world's largest collection of open access research outputs, which are used and referenced by people globally, including researchers, libraries, software developers, funders.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
OUPA10627
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
The Open University (OU) has awarded a one (1) year agreement to Qubit Labs to provide software development and associated activities, to support the CORE OU project. The CORE code base contains more than 250k lines of code. Qubit personnel have the required training, expertise and specialist knowledge to operate and develop the CORE infrastructure The cost and time to upskill another company to the level required precludes the award of the contract to a company other than Qubit.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
72200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software programming and consultancy services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_TECHNICAL
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
Service development capacity, in the form of software development and associated activities, to support the CORE project: CORE hosts the world's largest collection of open access research outputs, which are used and referenced by people globally, including researchers, libraries, software developers, funders.

Options

Description
1 x 12 months

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ12
Entry 2
Region
EE
Entry 3
Region
UKJ12
Entry 4
Region
EE

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72230000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Custom software development services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-117060
Name
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ12
Locality
MILTON KEYNES
Postal Code
MK7 6AA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Open University

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Procurement Team
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-117061
Name
Qubit Labs

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
EE
Locality
Tallinn
Country Name
Estonia
Street Address
Sepapaja tn

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Qubit Labs
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-36274
Name
The Open University

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Milton Keynes
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
The Open University

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-137088
Name
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ12
Locality
MILTON KEYNES
Postal Code
MK76AA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Procurement Team
Telephone
+44 1908655814

Award information

Award 1
Id
019740-2024-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-117061
Name
Qubit Labs

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
005140-2025-1
Title
Provision of software development and associated activities
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-117061
Name
Qubit Labs

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
019740-2024-1
Status
active
Award ID
019740-2024-1
Date Signed
28 Jun 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
300,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
005140-2025-1
Title
Provision of software development and associated activities
Status
active
Award ID
005140-2025-1
Date Signed
1 Aug 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
450,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · MILTON KEYNES · UKJ12 · MK76AA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · EE
  • Delivery location · UKJ12

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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