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Provision of ERP Migration Services

University of Strathclyde

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

06 Aug 2025 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

24 Mar 2025 at 00:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Strathclyde has successfully completed the procurement process for the "Provision of ERP Migration Services", awarding the contract to Arribatec UK Ltd. This process, initiated in March 2025, followed an open procedure and marked key moments such as the deadline for tender submissions on 28 April 2025, with the award announced shortly after. This service falls under the education sector (CPV code 72266000) and involves a two-phase project for migrating the University's financial systems to the Unit4 Cloud, including significant IT and financial team collaboration. The location for this project is in Glasgow (region UKM82), home to the University's Learning & Teaching Building.

This procurement presents a significant opportunity for firms specialising in ERP solutions, particularly those with expertise in SQL server platforms and cloud-based migrations. Businesses like Arribatec UK Ltd, a small to medium-sized enterprise, are well-suited for such projects as they can offer specialised services and adapt to the University's requirements. The project emphasises quality heavily, with award criteria weighted 70% for quality, highlighting the importance of robust service delivery over mere cost considerations. Thus, entities possessing advanced technological capabilities and a proven track record in educational sector digital transformations may find this an attractive avenue for business development and growth.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of ERP Migration Services

Notice Description

The University of Strathclyde is seeking to contract with a Unit 4 "Elite" or "Premier" Partner to provide a managed service to develop and support an SQL server interim platform (phase 1) for the University's Financial systems and then perform a key support role for Phase 2 to migrate to Unit4 Cloud. This will involve working with the University IT and Finance teams who currently support the on-premises solution.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The University of Strathclyde (UoS) is embarking on a project to migrate it's on premise Oracle19 based Unit 4 Business World Finance Milestone 7 to Unit4 Cloud ERP (CR) over a 2 stage process. The University of Strathclyde is seeking to contract with a Unit 4 "Elite" or "Premier" Partner to provide a managed service to develop and support a Microsoft SQL server interim platform (phase 1) for the University's Financial systems and then perform a key support role for Phase 2 to migrate to Unit4 ERP CR Cloud. This will involve working with the University IT and Finance teams who currently support the on-premises solution. Phase 1 :To setup, migrate and support the transition of Milestone 7 and related modules to Microsoft SQL server as an overall managed service for approximately 18 months. Phase 2: To migrate from the interim Microsoft SQL server solution to Unit4's ERP CR Cloud based platform For phase 1: to set up the interim Microsoft SQL server solution this will involve Working directly with UoS IT teams, set up and installation of an interim Microsoft SQL server database platform for Milestone 7. This will be on-premises within the University. 3 environments are needed for Test, Production and Training. This will serve Finance and Estates modules. Migration and testing of the on-premises data and business applications to the interim Microsoft SQL server platform including working with UoS team for data integrations and interfaces. After go live, provide a managed service for support of the application for any major issues with the application/servers/database including performance, systems outage and patching e.g. for security issues. Upgrade of Milestone 7 v9 to the latest version prior to migration to the Unit 4 ERP CR Cloud solution. To perform a role on the project board to report contractor's progress and issues.

Options: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional products and services by the Successful Tenderer, either intended as partial replacement of products or services or as extensions of existing products and services. The Contracting Authority may at its entire discretion exercise this option.

Renewal: Two, one-year optional extensions.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000794093
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG536467
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72266000 - Software consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£222,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£219,334 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Apr 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Jul 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University of Strathclyde
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G1 1XU
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM82 Glasgow City
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Arribatec UK Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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