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Bloomberg Licences

UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

05 Dec 2022 at 10:34

Award

18 Nov 2022 at 12:42

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Ulster has awarded a contract for Bloomberg Licences worth 242,400 USN, signed on 1st December 2022. The procurement process was for the supply of Bloomberg Terminal and Anywhere Licences under a limited procurement method. The contract was tendered with an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The main procurement category was services in the industry category of data services. The University of Ulster was the buying organisation located in Coleraine, United Kingdom.

This public procurement opportunity for Bloomberg Licences by the University of Ulster presents a chance for businesses providing financial information systems to compete for supplying Bloomberg Terminal and Anywhere Licences. Suitable businesses could be those experienced in data services and software solutions within the financial industry. Given the nature of the contract and the procurement method, businesses with expertise in supplying unique software solutions may find this tender particularly appealing for business growth opportunities.

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Notice Title

Bloomberg Licences

Notice Description

Supply of Bloomberg Terminal and Anywhere Licences

Lot Information

Lot 1

supply of Bloomberg Terminal and Anywhere Licences. Additional information: The value stated in Section II.1.7 is for the two year period

Options: It is anticipated the contract will be for two years

Procurement Information

Bloomberg Finance L.P. is a sole supplier of Bloomberg Professional Software. This is the main financial trading software used globally and is the most commonly used within HE on related programmes. All of our Finance programmes include integrated learning and assessment strategies linked to Bloomberg software, whilst we also provide the Bloomberg Market Concept certification within academic and professional programmes (this is only available with use of the software). The software is also essential in terms of the programme developmental process that we are engaging in currently in terms of FinTech.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-038678
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034304-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72300000 - Data services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£242,400 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Dec 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Oct 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER
Contact Name
Vivienne Bonner
Contact Email
v.bonner@ulster.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2870124227

Buyer Location

Locality
COLERAINE
Postcode
BT52 1SA
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN0C Causeway Coast and Glens
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland, TLN0 Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Causeway Coast and Glens
Electoral Ward
University
Westminster Constituency
East Londonderry

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

BLOOMBERG

BLOOMBERG FINANCE

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