Scope
Description
This contract is for the provision of a similarity detection system to support academic integrity across DN Colleges Group.
The service enables originality and plagiarism checking at the point of submission, with full integration into the Group's virtual learning environments and alignment with partner university systems.
Following a review, the contract has been directly awarded to Turnitin, LLC under the Procurement Act 2023 due to an absence of competition for technical reasons. Turnitin is fully embedded across DN Colleges Group systems and curriculum delivery, and migration to an alternative provider during the academic year would be disproportionate and disruptive to staff and students.
The contract is valued at £30,232.94 inclusive of VAT for a one-year period (2025/26 academic year). A market exercise will be undertaken in early 2026 to prepare for any future competition ahead of the 2026/27 academic year.
Contract 1. Provision of a Similarity Detection System
Supplier
Contract value
- £30,232.94 excluding VAT
- £30,232.94 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
6 October 2025
Contract dates
- 6 October 2025 to 5 October 2026
- 1 year
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 72212190 - Educational software development services
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
Supplier
TURNITIN, LLC
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTGB-9818-MHVT
1920 Broadway # 205
Oakland
94612
United States
Email: emea-tenders@turnitin.com
Website: http://www.turnitin.com
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Provision of a Similarity Detection System
Contracting authority
DN Colleges Group
- UK Register of Learning Providers (UKPRN number): 10004695
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZBH-4782-ZMWY
The Hub Chappell Drive
Doncaster
DN1 2RF
United Kingdom
Contact name: Michael Robertson
Email: procurement@dncolleges.ac.uk
Website: https://www.dncolleges.ac.uk/
Region: UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government