Scheduling System

University of Essex
East of England
Direct award
1 July 2025 to 30 June 2030

Provision of the CMIS timetabling software platform used for scheduling academic teaching, managing examination timetables, and coordinating room bookings. The contract covers ongoing annual software license renewals, technical support, maintenance, and the delivery of essential system upgrades to ensure continued operational functionality of the existing scheduling infrastructure.

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Awarded value: £661k; As published
Published: 17 June 2025
Awarded: 16 June 2025; Advanced Business Software and Solutions
Contract length: 60 months; Ends 30 June 2030

What the contract covers

Provision of enterprise timetabling software, including annual licensing, technical support, maintenance services, and system upgrades for higher education institutions.

Provision of a Timetabling & Scheduling system used to schedule teaching and exams and manage room bookings
Ongoing annual licences, support and maintenance, and essential upgrades

Terms and requirements

Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 60 months
Contract dates: 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2030
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 48000000

Services in this contract

Timetabling, academic scheduling and workload planningMain service£171k typicalUniversity timetabling and scheduling system licences and support

Lifecycle

Published
17 June 2025
Contract awardedto Advanced Business Software and Solutions
16 June 2025
Contract starts
1 July 2025
Contract ends
30 June 2030

The buyer

University of Essex

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The supplier

Advanced Business Software and Solutions

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/960892/scheduling-system
Buyer reference: Not published
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-054e2c
Last checked: 5 November 2026

University of Essex. Scheduling System. Contract award, 17 June 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/960892/scheduling-system (accessed 5 November 2026).