Awarded contract

Out Of Hours Service (IT)

Details

Supplier(s)
NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY DIGITAL SERVICES LIMITED
Value
£186,240.03
Duration
3 years
Topic
Helpdesk and support services
Published
2 March 2026

Tender description

Aston University requires out of hours coverage for call logging management system. This is to ensure that IT support continues beyond normal office hours, including evenings, weekends, bank holidays and university closure days. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published2 March 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date2 March 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 May 2029in 3 years

About the buyer

Aston University is a higher education provider in Birmingham, and buys through a dedicated Procurement Team. Tender opportunities are advertised on ProContract, the university's e-tendering system, where suppliers register free to respond. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender Service, with Contracts Finder used for smaller notices. Low-value construction work can be sourced through Constructionline. Much of this procurement flows through frameworks including SUPC, TUCO, ESPO and the Crown Commercial Service. The Procurement Team also maintains a Contracts Register of awarded tenders and framework agreements. All procurement follows financial regulations and University policy.

Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.

Over the past 5 years, most of Aston University's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, construction work and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 72253000 · Helpdesk and support services

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