Office for Students: Provision of Support Services for TRAC

Office for Students
South West
Direct award
15 September 2025 to 14 September 2026

Provision of technical helpdesk support for UK higher education institutions submitting TRAC returns. The scope includes maintaining and updating TRAC guidance in line with financial accounting standards, conducting methodology reviews to improve data quality, and providing secretariat support to the TRAC Development Group. The service also involves supporting regulators and funders in using TRAC data to inform teaching and research funding policies and research grant pricing.

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Awarded value: £530k; As published
Published: 29 July 2025
Awarded: 11 August 2025; KPMG
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 14 September 2026

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of technical helpdesk support, methodology reviews, and guidance updates for the Transparent Approach to Costing system in higher education.

TRAC technical helpdesk support to UK higher education institutions required to submit TRAC returns
Maintain and update TRAC guidance and reporting requirements, including changes to financial accounting standards and stakeholder needs
Review the TRAC methodology to improve data quality and utility and meet multiple stakeholder requirements
Support the TRAC Development Group in its oversight of the TRAC system
Support UK Regulators and Funders in using TRAC to inform teaching and research funding policy and pricing of research grants and contracts

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 12 months
Contract dates: 15 September 2025 to 14 September 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 79000000

Services in this contract

Technical accounting and financial reporting supportMain service£77k typicalTRAC costing helpdesk, guidance maintenance and methodology review for HE

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Published
29 July 2025
Contract awardedto KPMG
11 August 2025
Contract starts
15 September 2025
Contract ends
14 September 2026

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/325087/office-for-students-provision-of-support-services-for-trac
Buyer reference: PRN2250
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-0567ad
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Office for Students. Office for Students: Provision of Support Services for TRAC. Contract award, 29 July 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/325087/office-for-students-provision-of-support-services-for-trac (accessed 5 November 2026).