Contract

Provision of Talis Aspire

  • University of Bedfordshire

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-032543

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-054929

Published 16 June 2025, 12:04pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

University of Bedfordshire

University Square

Luton

LU13JU

Contact

Raymond Coffie

Email

procuremnet@beds.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1582489216

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH21 - Luton

UK Register of Learning Providers (UKPRN number)

University of bedfordshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.ac.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Talis Aspire

Reference number

UoB/C CORP - 00000436

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79950000 - Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Talis Aspire is an online reading list management system used in higher education to create, manage, and publish course reading lists

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £77,942.70

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Talis Aspire is an online reading list management system used in higher education to create, manage, and publish course reading lists

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This service will be a direct award via the APUC framework

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

24 April 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Talis Education Limited

Lo

EC1Y 1SP

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

07196638

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £77,942.70


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Unit

London

Country

United Kingdom