Award

Award Notice - Financial Management System Migration to Cloud Solution

LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

20 Jan 2025 at 17:49

Award

13 Dec 2024 at 15:22

Summary of the contracting process

Liverpool Hope University has awarded a contract for the migration of its Financial Management System to a cloud solution. The procurement process, which falls under the category of software-related services (CPV code 72260000), was conducted via an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition due to technical reasons. The contract, valued at £324,000, was awarded to Unit4 Business Software Limited on 27th December 2024 and has a term of three years without extension options. This procurement stage is now complete, covering the University's transition from an on-premise to a cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, critical for the institution’s operational efficiency.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in cloud migration and software-related services, particularly those with expertise in ERP systems and higher education institutions. Companies capable of delivering robust, integrated financial management solutions can view this as a benchmark for similar projects, especially where bespoke, highly integrated systems are necessary. Due to the specialised nature of the service and the critical dependence on Unit4’s technology at Liverpool Hope University, other businesses can explore partnership or subcontracting opportunities to support comprehensive, large-scale IT infrastructure projects within the educational sector.

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Notice Title

Award Notice - Financial Management System Migration to Cloud Solution

Notice Description

This is an awarded contract notice.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Awarded contract notice for Financial Management System Migration to Cloud Solution.

Procurement Information

The University has been a user of Unit 4's on-premise Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) services for over 10 years. Unit 4 are moving their solution to the Cloud. This is a material change to the current license arrangements with no possibility of extension. Unit 4's systems are: * Performing over 30 functions across the entire University. * Integrated with 10 other systems - each having an implementation phase to ensure integration. As Unit 4's systems are absolutely critical to the functioning of the University, the University is of the view that the Contract cannot be awarded to another economic operator and that therefore, the University's award of this Contract to Unit4 is duly justified in accordance with regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons. This is because of: * The near technical impossibility of disintegration with allied systems; * The wholly disproportionate cost of tender preparation and delivery, re-integration of systems and retraining of University operators; * The timelines for migration and discontinued support for the ERP system The proposed Contract term is 3 years with no further extension options.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c809
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001952-2025
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

72260000 - Software-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£324,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jan 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Dec 20241 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
LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
Steven Parker
Contact Email
procurement@hope.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L16 9JD
Post Town
Liverpool
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
TLD72 Liverpool

Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Childwall
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Wavertree

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

UNIT4 BUSINESS SOFTWARE

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