Scope
Reference
PRN2477
Description
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.
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Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £657,000 excluding VAT
- £788,400 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
11 February 2026
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
11 February 2026
Standstill period
- End: 20 February 2026
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
13 March 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 16 March 2026 to 15 March 2027
- Possible extension to 15 March 2028
- 2 years
Description of possible extension:
The approximate value of the 12 month extension period, if taken up, will be £200,000. This is allowing for delivered initiatives to embed and mature.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
Contract locations
- UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Information about tenders
- 19 tenders received
- 19 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 16 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 18 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Supplier
Unifeye Ltd
- Companies House: 16279076
4 Vicarage Road
Teddington
TW11 8EZ
United Kingdom
Email: info@unifeye.ai
Region: UKI75 - Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Office for Students
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYZM-6681-RPZP
Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford
Bristol
BS34 8SR
United Kingdom
Telephone: 0117 931 7149
Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Organisation type: Public authority - central government