Award

CORE Development Services

  • THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-037972

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0558b7 (view related notices)

Published 7 July 2025, 4:02pm



Scope

Reference

OUPA10627

Description

Service development capacity, in the form of software development and associated activities, to support the CORE project:

CORE hosts the world's largest collection of open access research outputs, which are used and referenced by people globally, including researchers, libraries, software developers,

funders


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £450,000 excluding VAT
  • £540,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

7 July 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 17 July 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

7 August 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 8 August 2025 to 31 July 2026
  • 11 months, 24 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 72230000 - Custom software development services

Contract locations

  • UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award


Supplier

Qubit Labs OÜ

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJDT-6796-PBTZ

Sepapaja, 6

Tallinn

15551

Estonia

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

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

  • Charity Commission (England and Wales): RC000391
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYNW-6296-ZJQQ

Walton Hall

Milton Keynes

MK7 6AA

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ12 - Milton Keynes

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government