Notice Information
Notice Title
Student Accommodation System
Notice Description
The RMS Mercury software product is used at Kingston University for the management of Student accommodation services.
Procurement Information
Migration of the Mercury accommodation system Software to the new parent company StarRez, this Software has been in use at Kingston University since 2003 and is integrated with major student records systems
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0511ee
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031254-2025
- 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
- SME
- 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
- £246,601 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £246,601 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 3 Jun 2025 - 2 Jun 2030 Over 5 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
- KINGSTON UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION
- Contact Name
- Tina Etumnu
- Contact Email
- procurement@kingston.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- 02084174249
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KINGSTON UPON THAMES
- Postcode
- KT1 2EE
- Post Town
- Kingston upon Thames
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI6 Outer London - South
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Electoral Ward
- Kingston Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Kingston and Surbiton
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031254-2025
10th June 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021689-2025
15th May 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020822-2025
13th May 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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