AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
University of Keele awarded Turnitin, LLC a 12-month renewal for Turnitin similarity-detection software. The signed contract covers cloud-hosted functionality, support, updates and maintenance for academic-integrity workflows.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active signed contract are recorded for Turnitin, LLC.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold direct renewal for a specialist education software service, with a published contract value of £27,621 excluding VAT (£33,145.20 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TURNITIN, LLC
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £27,621 excluding VAT; £33,145.20 including VAT GBP · Active award; active signed contract
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Award 1 names TURNITIN, LLC as supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, publishes the stated values and a signing date.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceComplete; displayed as awarded
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The process has tender status "complete", display status "awarded", and is published as a Contract details notice.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive and signed
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Contract 1 has status "active" and dateSigned of 2026-08-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£27,621
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Contract 1 value.amount is 27621 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£33,145.20
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 33145.2 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to the sole award and supplier.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence1 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-08-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-14T12:34:56+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRenewal of Turnitin Similarity Detection Software Subscription
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The tender title and description state this requirement.
Service components
99% confidenceSimilarity checking, cloud-hosted services, technical support, software updates and maintenance
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These components are listed in the tender description.
Use case
98% confidenceAcademic integrity and assessment workflows, including comparison of submitted work against a content database
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The description explains the software's role in supporting academic integrity and assessment.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices; CPV 72268000 — Software supply services
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Award 1 is categorised as services and its item carries CPV 72268000.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1); no published lot title or description
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Tender and award data identify Lot 1, while no title or description is supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competition or bid-count information was published.
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The notice states procurement without competition and provides no bid count or evaluation information.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence12 months
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The description states a period of 12 months; the published period runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or option terms are supplied in the published data.
Delivery coverage
99% confidencePublished delivery regions: UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK
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Award item 1 lists these delivery-address regions.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
98% confidenceA direct, below-threshold subscription renewal supporting continuity with existing academic systems and workflows.
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The procedure is direct and without competition; the description says the renewal maintains compatibility and continuity.
Published pricing
99% confidenceOnly total net and gross contract values are published; no unit pricing or pricing breakdown is supplied.
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Contract 1 provides amount and amountGross but no further pricing detail.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSupplier identity is sourced from the published GB-PPON record; no separate verified company name was supplied.
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Supplier verification status is "not_applicable" and verified_company_name is null.
Publication completeness
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes award decision date, bid count, evaluation details, lot title, lot value, extension terms and pricing breakdown.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied record.
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe contract was signed and started on 1 August 2026, while the contract details notice was published on 14 October 2026.
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Contract dateSigned and startDate are 2026-08-01; notice publication date is 2026-10-14.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date, bid count, bidder list, evaluation rationale or scoring was published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, option or further renewal terms were published.
- No pricing breakdown, usage volumes or unit rates were published.
- The supplier has no separately supplied verified company name; analysis uses the published supplier name and GB-PPON identifier.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
University of KeeleTurnitin, LLCTurnitin renewalsimilarity detection softwareacademic integrity softwaresoftware supply servicespublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the University of Keele Turnitin renewal?
TURNITIN, LLC was named as the sole supplier for award 1.
What is the value of the Turnitin renewal?
The published contract value is £27,621 excluding VAT and £33,145.20 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published signed contract runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.
How was the procurement conducted?
It was recorded as a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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