Notice Information
Notice Title
Knowledge Management System - Oracle
Notice Description
Renewal of software licenses for the Oracle RightNow Knowledge Management System which is an existing and embedded software package.
Procurement Information
1 The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract- (a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. Oracle KMS is an embedded system which the university is not currently in a position to move away from. RM6285 Back Office Software 2 CCS Framework was considered, but the value of the contract does not meet the PS5m value threshold for Lot 1 and Oracle are not available under Lot 2. An over-threshold direct award was identified as the most appropriate route to market to comply with PA23.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0504de
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022340-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- 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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £445,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £445,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- 20 May 2025 - 20 May 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- finance-tenders@open.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MILTON KEYNES
- Postcode
- MK7 6AA
- Post Town
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022340-2025
16th May 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018903-2025
2nd May 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015918-2025
17th April 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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