Validating Email and Phone for The Sheffield College

The Sheffield College
Yorkshire and the Humber
Direct award
31 January 2026 to 31 January 2030

Implementation and licensing of AFD data validation software for 80,000 lookups within EBS and 10,000 lookups within D365. The service covers address, phone, and email verification, including specific requirements for new build addresses, additional flats, and business data characteristics for staff and student records.

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Awarded value: £151k; As published
Published: 8 January 2026
Awarded: 8 January 2026; AFD Software LTD
Contract length: 48 months; Ends 31 January 2030

What the contract covers

Provision of data validation software services for address, email, and telephone verification integrated with EBS and D365 enterprise systems.

Address, email and phone validation within EBS for access by staff and students, including up to 80,000 address lookups, 80,000 phone validations and 80,000 email validations; the address solution includes new build addresses and additional flats.
Address, email and phone validation within D365 for access by staff and students, including up to 10,000 address lookups, 10,000 phone validations and 10,000 email validations; the address solution includes new build addresses, additional flats, additional business data and business characteristics.

Terms and requirements

Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 48 months
Contract dates: 31 January 2026 to 31 January 2030
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
CPV codes: 72000000

Services in this contract

Address data and gazetteer servicesMain service£73k typicalAFD address, email and phone validation within EBS and D365

Lifecycle

Published
8 January 2026
Contract awardedto AFD Software LTD
8 January 2026
Contract starts
31 January 2026
Contract ends
31 January 2030

The buyer

The Sheffield College

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AFD Software LTD

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/342569/validating-email-and-phone-for-the-sheffield-college
Buyer reference: Not published
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06020b
Last checked: 5 November 2026

The Sheffield College. Validating Email and Phone for The Sheffield College. Contract award, 8 January 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/342569/validating-email-and-phone-for-the-sheffield-college (accessed 5 November 2026).