Tribal SITS Renewal awarded by Birkbeck College to Tribal Education Limited

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 13:23.

Opportunity overview

Birkbeck, University of London wishes to renew its license for the Tribal SITS e:vision student information system. Birkbeck wishes to move to the new HEFS contract framework. Birkbeck is currently using Tribal SITS e:vision as its own student record system under its original contract with additional licences for components IPP06 and IC205. This being undertaken via the APUC Framework - ITS1050 AP (Student Management Systems and Associated Services) Lot 1 Higher Education.

Awarded to

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TRIBAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £488.9k
Awarded: 27 Jul 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-c42cac35-f9a1-4e45-87be-8d2083cdfc30-1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 04163300

Classification

CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: BBKP 25 22
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Call-off from a framework agreement
Main Procurement Category: services

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 48000000
Description: Software package and information systems

Tender Period

Ends: 14 Jul 2026, 09:00

Contract period

Starts: 1 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Jul 2029, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Postal Code: WC1E 7HX

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/KY8v3A46
Name: BIRKBECK COLLEGE

Identifier

Legal Name: BIRKBECK COLLEGE
Scheme: GB-SRS
Id: sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/KY8v3A46

Address

Street Address: Malet Street
Locality: LONDON
Postal Code: WC1E 7HX
Country Name: England

Contact

Name: Procurement
Email: procurement@bbk.ac.uk

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-COH-04163300
Name: TRIBAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Identifier

Legal Name: TRIBAL EDUCATION LIMITED
Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 04163300

Address

Street Address: St Mary's Court, 55 St Mary's Road, Sheffield S2 4AN

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-c42cac35-f9a1-4e45-87be-8d2083cdfc30-1
Status: active
Date: 28 Jul 2026, 00:00
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 11:49

Value

Amount: 488,895
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-04163300
Name: TRIBAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Contract period

Starts: 1 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Jul 2029, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc089373-930a-47e9-937d-e6fedfaaec6f ↗
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 11:49
Format: text/html
Language: en

Recorded locations

Buyer location · LONDON · WC1E 7HX · England
Delivery location · WC1E 7HX

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

cc089373-930a-47e9-937d-e6fedfaaec6f-918383Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 20 Oct 2026, 11:49

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

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ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Birkbeck College awarded Tribal Education Limited a £488,895 call-off for renewal of its Tribal SITS e:vision student information system licences and associated components. The award is recorded as active, with a stated term from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeAwarded contract notice on Contracts FinderEvidence: The published document is titled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award ocds-b5fd17-c42cac35-f9a1-4e45-87be-8d2083cdfc30-1 has status “active”.
Award decision date28 July 2026Evidence: The award record gives date 2026-07-28T00:00:00+01:00.

98% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: cc089373-930a-47e9-937d-e6fedfaaec6f-918383
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c42cac35-f9a1-4e45-87be-8d2083cdfc30
First published: 20 Oct 2026
Last checked: 20 Oct 2026, 13:23
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award is reported to verified supplier Tribal Education Limited under the APUC ITS1050 AP framework, Lot 1 Higher Education.

Market significance

This is a three-year higher-education student-management-system renewal with a published award value of £488,895.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

TRIBAL EDUCATION LIMITED

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-c42cac35-f9a1-4e45-87be-8d2083cdfc30-1 · Lots APUC ITS1050 AP Lot 1 Higher Education · 488895 GBP · active

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The active award names TRIBAL EDUCATION LIMITED as supplier and gives a value of £488,895. Supplier identity is verified using GB-COH company number 04163300.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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The published document is titled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award ocds-b5fd17-c42cac35-f9a1-4e45-87be-8d2083cdfc30-1 has status “active”.

Award decision date

98% confidence

28 July 2026

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The award record gives date 2026-07-28T00:00:00+01:00.

Contract period

99% confidence

1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029

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The award and tender contract periods state these start and end dates.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published award value

99% confidence

£488,895

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The award value is 488895 GBP.

Value allocation

98% confidence

Allocated to the single published award and supplier

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The notice contains one award, naming one supplier, with a £488,895 award value.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender deadline

98% confidence

14 July 2026, 09:00 BST

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The tender period end date is 2026-07-14T09:00:00+01:00.

Award date

98% confidence

28 July 2026

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The award date is 2026-07-28T00:00:00+01:00.

Stated contract start

99% confidence

1 August 2026

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The stated contract period starts 2026-08-01.

Stated contract end

99% confidence

31 July 2029

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The stated contract period ends 2029-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.

Award notice publication

99% confidence

20 October 2026

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The award notice was published at 2026-10-20T11:49:57+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Renewal of Tribal SITS e:vision student information system licensing

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The description says Birkbeck wishes to renew its licence for the Tribal SITS e:vision student information system.

Existing-system context

98% confidence

Birkbeck states it currently uses Tribal SITS e:vision as its student record system, including IPP06 and IC205 component licences.

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This is stated in the procurement description.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 48000000 — Software package and information systems

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The tender classification is CPV 48000000.

Delivery location

95% confidence

WC1E 7HX

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The tender item lists delivery postal code WC1E 7HX.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Selective

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The procurement method is recorded as “selective”.

Procurement route

99% confidence

Call-off from a framework agreement

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The procurement method details state “Call-off from a framework agreement”.

Framework and lot

99% confidence

APUC ITS1050 AP (Student Management Systems and Associated Services), Lot 1 Higher Education

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The procurement description explicitly identifies this framework and lot.

Competition information

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

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No bidder count, tenderer list, evaluation scores or award rationale is provided in the supplied record.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Term

99% confidence

Three years

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The stated period runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029.

SME suitability field

96% confidence

Marked suitable for SMEs

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The tender suitability field records sme: true.

VCSE suitability field

96% confidence

Not marked suitable for VCSEs

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The tender suitability field records vcse: false.

Extensions or options

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

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No extension, option or renewal terms are provided in the supplied record.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial context

98% confidence

The requirement is described as a renewal of an existing student-record-system deployment rather than a new implementation.

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The description refers to renewal and says Birkbeck is currently using Tribal SITS e:vision under its original contract.

Route-to-market implication

99% confidence

The award used the higher-education lot of a student-management-systems framework.

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The description identifies APUC ITS1050 AP Lot 1 Higher Education.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

98%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-c42cac35-f9a1-4e45-87be-8d2083cdfc30
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

BIRKBECK COLLEGE

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The buyer party and process buyer name are BIRKBECK COLLEGE.

Buyer location

98% confidence

Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HX, England

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The buyer party address gives these details.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

TRIBAL EDUCATION LIMITED (company number 04163300)

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Supplier verification identifies the legal company name and matches GB-COH number 04163300 by company number.

Supplier verification

99% confidence

Verified

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supplier_identity_status is “verified”; the verification record reports an active company and company-number match.

Supplier SME field

95% confidence

Recorded as SME in the notice data

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The supplier party details record scale as “sme”.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated renewal decision point

86% confidence

Before the stated end date of 31 July 2029

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The explicit contract end date is 31 July 2029. This is a term-based estimate, not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Published award record

98% confidence

A single active award notice identifies one supplier, value and contract period.

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The supplied record contains one active award for Tribal Education Limited, with £488,895 value and stated dates.

Award versus contract execution

99% confidence

The notice supports an active award and stated contract period; it does not explicitly confirm signature or execution of a contract.

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The supplied source is an award notice and contains no explicit contract-signature field or signed-contract document.

Competition and evaluation detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

View supporting evidence

No bid count, tenderer identities, scoring, pricing breakdown or award rationale is included.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The source is an award notice and does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or executed.
Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, other tenderers, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
Information not supplied in the published notice: extension, option and further renewal terms.
No individual component-level pricing is published for the SITS e:vision, IPP06 and IC205 elements.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won Birkbeck College’s Tribal SITS Renewal award?

Tribal Education Limited, verified under company number 04163300.

What is the published value of the award?

£488,895.

What is the stated contract period?

1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029.

Which procurement route was used?

A call-off from the APUC ITS1050 AP framework, Lot 1 Higher Education.

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Tribal SITS Renewal

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

TRIBAL EDUCATION LIMITED

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Items and delivery

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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