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Experian Data Quality Enterprise Licence

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

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06 Oct 2026 at 09:05

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Summary of the contracting process

The Open University procured a renewal of its Experian Data Quality Enterprise software licence, which it uses for address validation services. The scope includes an upgrade to the hosted address validation service and a six-month Aperture Adoption licence. This is a software and information systems purchase, supplied for use by the University in Milton Keynes. The requirement concerns continuity of the University’s existing address-validation capability, together with the move to a hosted service; it is not a general software development or address-data collection contract.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Academia Limited, acting as a software reseller, through a direct award call-off from the Procurement Services Software Products and Associated Services framework. The award date was 29 September 2026. The two-year contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 30 September 2028, with an awarded value of £416,999.27 including VAT. The process used a selective method, and the award was made to the named supplier. The requirement was handled as a single software purchase rather than a set of separately awarded lots. The procurement was marked unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This award demonstrates a substantial requirement from the Open University for continuity of its Experian-based address validation service, including a transition to hosted validation and adoption support for Aperture. A supplier competing for a comparable requirement would need to be able to resell and support the relevant Experian data-quality products, manage licence renewal and service upgrades, and provide the implementation capability needed to move address validation into a hosted environment. Familiarity with the University’s existing software use and the ability to maintain operational continuity would be commercially relevant. The buyer used a direct award through an established software products and associated services framework, so a credible competitor would also need access to the applicable framework route and the capacity to deliver the combined licensing and upgrade package.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Experian Data Quality Enterprise Licence

Notice Description

Experian's Data Quality Enterprise Licence is an existing software used for Address Validation Services. The contract is a direct award to Academia Limited as a software reseller under the Procurement Services Software Products and Associated Services Y23065 framework. This contract is for the renewal of the Licence for a 2 year period and includes an upgrade to the Hosted Address Validation service and a 6 month Aperture Adoption Licence. The value for the 2 year term is PS416,999.27 (inc VAT).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7ef3e9ed-ede9-4c00-8943-786f740a8c66
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5ae16a74-9899-4159-b928-563cb62db92f
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£416,999 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£416,999 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
30 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MILTON KEYNES
Postcode
MK7 6BT
Postcode Area
Milton Keynes
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ12 Milton Keynes
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Milton Keynes
Electoral Ward
Monkston
Westminster Constituency
Milton Keynes Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Academia Ltd

Further Information

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