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Provision of a Similarity Detection System

DN Colleges Group · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 11:26.

Opportunity overview

This contract is for the provision of a similarity detection system to support academic integrity across DN Colleges Group. The service enables originality and plagiarism checking at the point of submission, with full integration into the Group's virtual learning environments and alignment with partner university systems. Following a review, the contract has been directly awarded to Turnitin, LLC under the Procurement Act 2023 due to an absence of competition for technical reasons. Turnitin is fully embedded across DN Colleges Group systems and curriculum delivery, and migration to an alternative provider during the academic year would be disproportionate and disruptive to staff and students. The contract is valued at £30,232.94 inclusive of VAT for a one-year period (2025/26 academic year). A market exercise will be undertaken in early 2026 to prepare for any future competition ahead of the 2026/27 academic year.

Awarded to

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Contract value
£30.2k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
5 Oct 2025
Including VAT
£30.2k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PTGB-9818-MHVT
Location
Oakland, US, 94612, United States

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
ocds-h6vhtk-05d0c3
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-UKPRN-10004695
Name
DN Colleges Group

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKE31
Country
GB
Locality
Doncaster
Postal Code
DN1 2RF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Hub Chappell Drive

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
10004695
Scheme
GB-UKPRN

Contact

Name
Michael Robertson

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PZBH-4782-ZMWY
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PTGB-9818-MHVT
Name
TURNITIN, LLC

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
US
Country
US
Locality
Oakland
Postal Code
94612
Country Name
United States
Street Address
1920 Broadway # 205

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
PTGB-9818-MHVT
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72212190
Scheme
CPV
Description
Educational software development services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PTGB-9818-MHVT
Name
TURNITIN, LLC

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Provision of a Similarity Detection System
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
6 Oct 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
30,232.94
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
30,232.94

Period

Ends
5 Oct 2026, 23:59
Starts
6 Oct 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
067124-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
21 Oct 2025, 14:12

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Doncaster · UKE31 · DN1 2RF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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