Awarded contract

UOW995b - Virtual Placement Software - AWARD

Details

Value
£318,979.28
Duration
3 years
Topic
Industry specific software package
Published
23 September 2026

Tender description

The University of Worcester is seeking to procure a Virtual Placement Simulation Software Platform to support the delivery of Simulated Practice Learning (SPL) across multiple healthcare programmes. The primary driver for procurement is the expansion of Nursing SPL requirements from 300 to 487.5 hours from September 2026, with potential future scalability up to 600 hours where required. While Nursing forms the primary use case and financial driver for procurement, the University also wishes to explore wider applicability across healthcare disciplines including: Medicine, Midwifery, Allied Health, and interprofessional education.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published23 September 2026
    Current notice
  2. Next: Award date1 October 2026in 5 days
  3. Upcoming: Contract expiry date30 September 2029

About the buyer

University of Worcester is a higher education institution that runs its own dedicated procurement function. A Head of Procurement leads the university's buying activity and sets its procurement strategy. Tenders are advertised through the university's own In-Tend tendering portal, where prospective suppliers register in order to bid for contracts. Larger opportunities also appear on the Find a Tender service. Membership of the North West Universities Purchasing Consortium opens up Procurement England Limited's shared framework agreements. Further routes to market run through the Crown Commercial Service, ESPO and the Crescent Purchasing Consortium, each offering pre-negotiated agreements.

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

Over the past 5 years, most of University of Worcester's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 48100000 · Industry specific software package

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