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Online Academic Writing Support

University of Ulster · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:00.

Opportunity overview

Online Academic Writing Support

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.

Studiosity PTY Ltd

No match
Contract value
£1.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Feb 2024
Award ID
006834-2024-1
Status
active
Location
St Leonards, AU, Australia

Studiosity Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Mar 2024
Award ID
072217-2025-project_27888-1
Status
active
Identifier
11065708
Location
London, UK, EC4A 3TW, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services
  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Lots

  • Online Academic Writing Support£1.8m

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
project_27888
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
Any proceedings alleging that the University is in breach of its duties under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 must be started in the High Court of Northern Ireland, in accordance with the time limits set out therein (including the requirement to start proceedings within 30 days beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting proceedings had arisen). The University will not enter into the modifications proposed herein before the end of a period of at least 30 days beginning with the day after the date on which this notice is published in the Official Journal.
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
11 Dec 2023, 15:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
11 Dec 2023, 15:00

Tender Period

Ends
11 Dec 2023, 15:00

Classification

Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
270

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
As stated in the procurement documents.

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Online Academic Writing Support
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
Description
The requirement is for a fully online academic writing and literacy support service. The service should be equitably available to all Ulster University students and will allow students to avail of both synchronous (real-time) and asynchronous academic writing and literacy support

Value

Amount
1,800,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
The contract will be for three (3) years initially, with an option to extend for any periods up to and including thirty six (36) months.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Ends
30 Jul 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Mar 2024, 00:00
Duration In Days
1,080

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Entry 2
Region
UKN
Entry 3
Region
UKN

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-14372
Name
University of Ulster

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN
Locality
Coleraine
Postal Code
BT52 1SA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Block X Room X031, Cromore Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
University of Ulster

Contact

Telephone
+44 2870124227
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-97930
Name
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead, any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead, any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-74223
Name
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended

Roles

mediationBody

Address

Locality
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-106724
Name
Studiosity PTY Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
AU
Locality
St Leonards
Country Name
Australia
Street Address
Level 1, 11 Chandos Street

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Studiosity PTY Ltd
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-1401
Name
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT1 3JY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Royal Courts of Justice, Chichester Street

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-106725
Name
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland

Roles

reviewContactPoint

Address

Locality
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
Organisation 7
Id
GB-FTS-1400
Name
University of Ulster

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN
Locality
Coleraine
Postal Code
BT52 1SA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Block X Room X031, Cromore Road

Details

Identifier

Id
NIC100166
Legal Name
University of Ulster

Contact

Telephone
+44 2870124227
Organisation 8
Id
GB-FTS-166098
Name
Studiosity Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC4A 3TW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
5 New Street Square, London

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
11065708
Legal Name
Studiosity Ltd
Organisation 9
Id
GB-FTS-166099
Name
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead, any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
UK
Postal Code
The UK does not have
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead, any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.

Identifier

Legal Name
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead, any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.
Organisation 10
Id
GB-FTS-166100
Name
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended

Roles

mediationBody
reviewContactPoint

Address

Locality
uk
Postal Code
The UK does not have
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead, any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.

Identifier

Legal Name
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended

Award information

Award 1
Id
006834-2024-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-106724
Name
Studiosity PTY Ltd

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
072217-2025-project_27888-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-166098
Name
Studiosity Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
006834-2024-1
Status
active
Award ID
006834-2024-1
Date Signed
29 Feb 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,800,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
072217-2025-project_27888-1
Status
active
Award ID
072217-2025-project_27888-1
Date Signed
1 Mar 2024, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Title
Online Academic Writing Support
Related Lot
1

Classification

Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Value

Amount
1,800,000
Currency
GBP

Period

Ends
31 Jul 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Mar 2024, 00:00

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Rationale
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Studiosity provides a platform fully integrated with the University’s virtual learning environment, enabling continuity of academic writing support for students. Changing supplier at this stage would result in loss of service continuity, duplication of cost in system integration and staff training, and potential loss of student data. The modification allows migration to Studiosity’s enhanced service model while maintaining existing commercial arrangements and ensuring uninterrupted support for students.
Description
Ulster University has modified the contract with Studiosity Pty Ltd to migrate part of the service to Studio Plus, which provides AI-augmented academic writing feedback, while retaining human-to-human support through Connect Live. The contract term is to 31 July 2029, exercising the optional three-year extension included in the original tender. The total annual contract value remains £250,000 + VAT. This modification is necessary to maintain service continuity and platform interoperability. All other terms and conditions of the contract remain unchanged.

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Coleraine · UKN · BT52 1SA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04172f-2025-11-07T17:37:05Zcompiled ·