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Office for Students · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The Data team in the Office for Students works as an enabler to the whole organisation providing insight and data as well as collecting and assuring data from higher education providers and supporting internal processes with automation and data visualisation.We have identified internal processes that can be transformed with AI and automation. Making use of our data platform (Azure and Databricks) we can provide significant time savings and improve process consistency. Development and exploitation of the platform will be key deliverables of this contract, as well as upskilling Data colleagues. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=993946415

Classification

  • CPV72200000 — Software programming and consultancy services

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
PRN2477
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
16 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
15 Mar 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
15 Mar 2028, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72200000
Description
Software programming and consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The OfS completed pre-market engagement with four suppliers prior to the release of tender. This was used to understand the market and to determine high level requirements. All detail received by these suppliers has been included in the tender documents (including the document released under NDA).
Date Met
19 Dec 2025, 00:00
Status
met

Documents

Entry 1
Id
000035-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
2 Jan 2026, 12:05
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Office for Students
Id
GB-PPON-PYZM-6681-RPZP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYZM-6681-RPZP

Address

Street Address
Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8SR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK12

Contact

Telephone
0117 931 7149

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK12 · BS34 8SR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK1 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 000035-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·