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Office for Students · Central government

In brief

Office for Students has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £833,333 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 1 year, up to 2 years with extensions, starting 16 March 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for IT and software contracts in this region (from 113 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=993946415

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 000035-2026

About the buyer

Office for StudentsLast 12 months

Procurements

15

Awards

9

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From notice 000035-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 2 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.