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Preliminary Market Engagement Exercise: Curriculum Management, Timetabling and Scheduling Solution
Bournemouth University · Education
In brief
Bournemouth University has announced plans to buy office supplies and 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 notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 3 years, starting 1 August 2028.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
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Competition
Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for office supplies contracts in this region (from 5 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
The University is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement to inform the development of a future procurement for an integrated Curriculum Management, Timetabling and Scheduling solution.
This engagement follows an earlier Preliminary Market Engagement exercise relating to a timetabling and scheduling system. Following consideration of market feedback and further review of the University’s strategic and operational requirements, the proposed scope has been expanded to include curriculum management functionality with the intention of procuring a single, integrated solution.
The University is seeking feedback from the market to help shape the procurement strategy, refine the requirements and understand current market capability. Suppliers who participated in the previous engagement, together with any other interested suppliers, are invited to participate. Participation in this engagement will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement process.
Details of the previous Preliminary Market Engagement exercise can be found here:
Planning
Timetabling and Scheduling System
Bournemouth University
UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-005265
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-060b01
Published 21 January 2026, 12:39pm
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- 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.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 061077-2026
About the buyer
Bournemouth UniversityLast 12 months
Procurements
22Awards
16Similar open tenders
All open office supplies tenders- £92.8mestimated
From notice 061077-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 30 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.