The Open University awards iRIS Connect contract to IRIS CONNECT LTD

Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 17:02.

Opportunity overview

Online education management and practice learning platform used by the PGCE Partnership Team to support the management, monitoring and assessment of student teachers' school-based practice learning.

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.

IRIS CONNECT LTD

Matched by number

Contract value: £27.1k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 27 Jul 2026
Including VAT: £32.5k
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 06444348
Location: Southwick, UKJ27, BN42 4DP, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: OUPA11798
Status: complete
Procurement Method Details: Below threshold - unknown

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
Id: GB-CHC-RC000391

Identifier

Scheme: GB-CHC
Id: RC000391

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PYNW-6296-ZJQQ

Address

Street Address: Walton Hall
Locality: Milton Keynes
Postal Code: MK7 6AA
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ12

Contact

Email: finance-tenders@open.ac.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: IRIS CONNECT LTD
Id: GB-COH-06444348

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 06444348

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PTDM-1298-XMVX

Address

Street Address: Unit 3 Adur Dock
Locality: Southwick
Postal Code: BN42 4DP
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ27

Contact

Email: sales@irisconnect.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: https://www.irisconnect.com/uk/ ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: goods

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

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

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-06444348
Name: IRIS CONNECT LTD

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Title: iRIS Connect
Status: active
Above Threshold: No
Date Signed: 28 Jul 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 1 Oct 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT: 32,490
Amount: 27,075
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 095353-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095353-2026 ↗
Published: 8 Oct 2026, 15:50
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Milton Keynes · UKJ12 · MK7 6AA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

095353-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 8 Oct 2026, 15:50

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

The Open University has published contract details for iRIS Connect, an online platform supporting management, monitoring and assessment of PGCE student teachers’ school-based practice learning. The contract is with IRIS CONNECT LTD.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeContract details notice on Find a TenderEvidence: Published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract statusActiveEvidence: Contract 1 has status “active”.

98% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 095353-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078415
First published: 8 Oct 2026
Last checked: 8 Oct 2026, 17:02
Notice versions reviewed: 1

View Find a Tender notice ↗

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 8 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award and active contract are recorded for IRIS CONNECT LTD under lot 1.

Market significance

This is a below-threshold UK public-sector software contract, valued at £27,075 excluding VAT (£32,490 including VAT) for a one-year term.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

IRIS CONNECT LTD

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £27,075 excluding VAT; £32,490 including VAT GBP · Active award and active contract

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Verified supplier identity is IRIS CONNECT LTD (company number 06444348). Award 1 names this supplier; linked contract 1 has a total value of £27,075 excluding VAT and £32,490 including VAT.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Contract details notice on Find a Tender

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Published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.

Award status

98% confidence

Active

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Award 1 has status “active”.

Contract status

98% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 has status “active”.

Contract signed

99% confidence

28 July 2026

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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-07-28.

Contract term

99% confidence

1 October 2026 to 1 October 2027

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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-01 and endDate 2027-10-01.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£27,075

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Contract 1 value.amount is 27075 GBP.

Contract value including VAT

99% confidence

£32,490

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 32490 GBP.

Value allocation

96% confidence

Contract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1

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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signed

99% confidence

28 July 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-07-28.

Contract start

99% confidence

1 October 2026

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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01.

Contract end

99% confidence

1 October 2027

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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-10-01.

Notice published

99% confidence

8 October 2026

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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-08.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Online education management and practice-learning platform for PGCE school-based practice learning

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Notice description states that the platform supports management, monitoring and assessment of student teachers’ school-based practice learning for the PGCE Partnership Team.

Procurement category

95% confidence

Goods

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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “goods”.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 48000000 — Software package and information systems

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Award item lists CPV 48000000.

Delivery coverage

94% confidence

United Kingdom

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Award item delivery address is region UK, country GB.

Lot

99% confidence

Lot 1

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Award 1 and contract 1 are linked to lot 1.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure detail

99% confidence

Below threshold - unknown

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Tender procurementMethodDetails is recorded as “Below threshold - unknown”.

Above-threshold status

99% confidence

Below threshold

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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.

Competition information

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

Evaluation and award rationale

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Term

99% confidence

1 year

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The recorded period runs from 1 October 2026 to 1 October 2027.

Extensions or renewal options

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

VAT treatment

99% confidence

£27,075 excluding VAT and £32,490 including VAT

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Contract value records amount 27075 and amountGross 32490 in GBP.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial model

96% confidence

One-year software-platform contract

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The scope concerns an online platform and the published contract period is one year.

Published value basis

96% confidence

Contract-level value for the sole recorded award and lot

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One contract is linked to award 1, and award 1 relates only to lot 1.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

98%overall confidence

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

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078415
Analysed: 8 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

The Open University

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Buyer party is named THE OPEN UNIVERSITY.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Public authority - sub-central government

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Buyer classification states “Public authority - sub-central government”.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

IRIS CONNECT LTD, company number 06444348

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Supplier identity was verified by company number; verified company name is IRIS CONNECT LTD and verified company number is 06444348.

Supplier status

98% confidence

Active company

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Supplier verification records verifiedCompanyStatus as Active.

Supplier classification

98% confidence

SME

View supporting evidence

Supplier party details records scale as “sme”.

Supplier location

99% confidence

Southwick, United Kingdom

View supporting evidence

Supplier address lists Southwick, BN42 4DP, United Kingdom.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated contract end point

99% confidence

1 October 2027

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This is the explicit contract end date in contract 1.

Renewal outlook

99% confidence

No renewal or extension terms published

View supporting evidence

Information not supplied in the published notice; the end date is not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier identity quality

99% confidence

Verified

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification matched IRIS CONNECT LTD to company number 06444348 using the supplied company number.

Award date

99% confidence

Not published

View supporting evidence

Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied data.

Competition and evaluation detail

99% confidence

Not published

View supporting evidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 is recorded without title, description or value fields.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The published notice does not provide an award decision date.
The published notice does not provide bidder numbers, evaluation criteria, scores or an award rationale.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
No extension or renewal option is published.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won The Open University’s iRIS Connect contract?

IRIS CONNECT LTD, verified under company number 06444348.

What is the value of the iRIS Connect contract?

£27,075 excluding VAT and £32,490 including VAT.

When does the iRIS Connect contract run?

From 1 October 2026 to 1 October 2027.

What is iRIS Connect being used for?

It supports management, monitoring and assessment of PGCE student teachers’ school-based practice learning.

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iRIS Connect

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

IRIS CONNECT LTD

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Roles

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Award intelligence at a glance

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Traceable procurement data

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