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EngageOne Maintenance and Support

STUDENT LOANS COMPANY

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30 Sep 2025 at 13:24

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process titled "EngageOne Maintenance and Support," managed by the Student Loans Company (SLC), has reached the award stage. This contract involves information technology services in the form of a 24-month maintenance and support programme for the EngageOne software. The contract was awarded without the standard competitive procedure due to the absence of viable competition, given that Precisely Software Limited is the sole supplier capable of maintaining the proprietary software. The contract, valued at £684,204.66, was signed on 20th December 2024. The services are to be delivered across multiple UK regions, namely UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, and UKM. The procurement method employed was limited, with rationale classified under TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL, identifying this as a special case outside the scope of standard directives due to technical reasons.

This tender presents significant opportunities for large IT service providers who specialise in software maintenance and support, particularly those capable of providing niche services requiring specific expertise or proprietary rights. Given the limited procurement method and sole-supplier status, businesses similar to Precisely Software Limited, with unique proprietary technologies or exclusive expertise, are ideal competitors for such contracts. Engaging in such non-competitive tenders can enable firms with specialised capabilities to secure stable, long-term service agreements, thereby ensuring steady revenue streams and reinforcing their market position within specialised technical sectors. Such contracts can also forge valuable relationships with public sector organisations, potentially leading to further collaborative opportunities.

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Notice Title

EngageOne Maintenance and Support

Notice Description

24 months maintenance and support for EngageOne software.

Lot Information

Lot 1

24 months maintenance and support for EngageOne software. Software is on-premise.

Procurement Information

The EngageOne suite supports SLCs customer journey and is anticipated to be required for the period of the contract. SLC require to procure the annual maintenance and support for this product suite, as the licences are owned perpetually and ensures the supplier's support in the event of any issues with the licences. Precisely Software Limited are the sole proprietor of the EngageOne suite and as such no other supplier can offer the maintenance and support of these licences. As such, the requirements cannot be procured competitively. As a result, it is considered that PCR Regulation 32, sub section (2)(b)(ii) applies. PCR Regulation 32 32.-(1) In the specific cases and circumstances laid down in this regulation, contracting authorities may award public contracts by a negotiated procedure without prior publication. General grounds (2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:- (b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:- (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons, but only, in the case of paragraphs (ii) and (iii), where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement;

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a4fb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060911-2025
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

72222300 - Information technology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£684,204 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 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
STUDENT LOANS COMPANY
Contact Name
Amanda Scott
Contact Email
amanda_scott@slc.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
DARLINGTON
Postcode
DL1 1RW
Post Town
Darlington
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC33 Darlington
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Darlington
Electoral Ward
Red Hall & Lingfield
Westminster Constituency
Darlington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PRECISELY SOFTWARE

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