Development of Student Workforce Planning: Revisions to Existing Systems

{
  "awards": [
    {
      "aboveThreshold": true,
      "contractPeriod": {
        "endDate": "2027-04-30T23:59:59+01:00",
        "maxExtentDate": "2030-04-30T23:59:59+01:00",
        "startDate": "2026-05-01T00:00:00+01:00"
      },
      "documents": [
        {
          "datePublished": "2026-02-23T19:05:11Z",
          "description": "Transparency notice on Find a Tender",
          "documentType": "awardNotice",
          "format": "text/html",
          "id": "016274-2026",
          "noticeType": "UK5",
          "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016274-2026"
        }
      ],
      "hasRenewal": true,
      "id": "1",
      "items": [
        {
          "additionalClassifications": [
            {
              "description": "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support",
              "id": "72000000",
              "scheme": "CPV"
            }
          ],
          "deliveryAddresses": [
            {
              "country": "GB",
              "countryName": "United Kingdom",
              "region": "UKI6"
            }
          ],
          "id": "1",
          "relatedLot": "1"
        }
      ],
      "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
      "milestones": [
        {
          "dueDate": "2026-04-27T23:59:59+01:00",
          "id": "1",
          "status": "scheduled",
          "type": "futureSignatureDate"
        }
      ],
      "relatedLots": [
        "1"
      ],
      "renewal": {
        "description": "3 periods of 12 months"
      },
      "status": "pending",
      "suppliers": [
        {
          "id": "GB-COH-12464717",
          "name": "MVHW Solutions Ltd"
        }
      ],
      "value": {
        "amountGross": 2985000.0,
        "currency": "GBP"
      }
    }
  ],
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-PPON-PPJL-2485-DZGH",
    "name": "University of Greenwich"
  },
  "date": "2026-02-23T19:05:11Z",
  "id": "016274-2026",
  "initiationType": "tender",
  "language": "en",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-065a94",
  "parties": [
    {
      "address": {
        "country": "GB",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "London",
        "postalCode": "SE9 2UG",
        "region": "UKI51",
        "streetAddress": "Procurement \u0026 Business Services, Avery Hill Campus, Avery Hill Road, Eltham"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "procurement@gre.ac.uk",
        "name": "Florence Fenton",
        "telephone": "+44 203318000"
      },
      "details": {
        "classifications": [
          {
            "description": "Public authority - sub-central government",
            "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment",
            "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE"
          }
        ]
      },
      "id": "GB-PPON-PPJL-2485-DZGH",
      "identifier": {
        "id": "PPJL-2485-DZGH",
        "scheme": "GB-PPON"
      },
      "name": "University of Greenwich",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ]
    },
    {
      "address": {
        "country": "GB",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "Hebden Bridge,",
        "postalCode": "HX7 7PJ",
        "region": "UKE44",
        "streetAddress": "Slade Farm,, Colden,, Eltham"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "procurement@gre.ac.uk",
        "name": "Florence Fenton",
        "telephone": "+44 203318000"
      },
      "details": {
        "scale": "large",
        "vcse": false
      },
      "id": "GB-COH-12464717",
      "identifier": {
        "id": "12464717",
        "scheme": "GB-COH"
      },
      "name": "MVHW Solutions Ltd",
      "roles": [
        "supplier"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tag": [
    "award",
    "contract"
  ],
  "tender": {
    "description": "The University currently operates a student workforce planning system but there is a need to move the provision to a fit for purpose, single site care provision to ensure that the needs of our modern university are met now and for future years to come. The fundamental considerations for this solution is that it fits within our existing system architecture, is specialist for the higher education sector and that the company owns the intellectual property rights.\nThe delivery of a timely development is required to enable the university to continue to develop its workforce planning system, which will deliver essential savings and ensure student success.\nThere are no reasonable alternative or substitute development sites within the desired location that will meet the delivery timescales.\nTo view this notice, please click here: \nhttps://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1014364562",
    "documents": [
      {
        "description": "Not published",
        "documentType": "conflictOfInterest",
        "id": "conflictOfInterest"
      }
    ],
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-065a94",
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "scheme": "UKPGA",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
    },
    "lots": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "status": "complete"
      }
    ],
    "procurementMethod": "direct",
    "procurementMethodDetails": "Direct award",
    "procurementMethodRationale": "Student Workforce Planning Solution for the University of Greenwich. Some of the development on the system fits under the regulations as it is proprietary and the work is specialist to the higher education sector. In addition there is a need as existing systems can not support the additional unplanned growth of student numbers and the existing provider can provide the services. The services works will be delivered on 12 month contract with an option to extend for three further periods of 12 months.",
    "procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [
      {
        "id": "additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement"
      }
    ],
    "status": "complete",
    "title": "Development of Student Workforce Planning: Revisions to Existing Systems"
  }
}