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title: "Experian Data Quality Enterprise Licence"
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# Experian Data Quality Enterprise Licence

Buyer: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7ef3e9ed-ede9-4c00-8943-786f740a8c66

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## Summary

The Open University procured a renewal of its Experian Data Quality Enterprise software licence, which it uses for address validation services. The scope includes an upgrade to the hosted address validation service and a six-month Aperture Adoption licence. This is a software and information systems purchase, supplied for use by the University in Milton Keynes. The requirement concerns continuity of the University’s existing address-validation capability, together with the move to a hosted service; it is not a general software development or address-data collection contract.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Academia Limited, acting as a software reseller, through a direct award call-off from the Procurement Services Software Products and Associated Services framework. The award date was 29 September 2026. The two-year contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 30 September 2028, with an awarded value of £416,999.27 including VAT. The process used a selective method, and the award was made to the named supplier. The requirement was handled as a single software purchase rather than a set of separately awarded lots. The procurement was marked unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This award demonstrates a substantial requirement from the Open University for continuity of its Experian-based address validation service, including a transition to hosted validation and adoption support for Aperture. A supplier competing for a comparable requirement would need to be able to resell and support the relevant Experian data-quality products, manage licence renewal and service upgrades, and provide the implementation capability needed to move address validation into a hosted environment. Familiarity with the University’s existing software use and the ability to maintain operational continuity would be commercially relevant. The buyer used a direct award through an established software products and associated services framework, so a credible competitor would also need access to the applicable framework route and the capacity to deliver the combined licensing and upgrade package.

## Notice

Experian's Data Quality Enterprise Licence is an existing software used for Address Validation Services. The contract is a direct award to Academia Limited as a software reseller under the Procurement Services Software Products and Associated Services Y23065 framework. This contract is for the renewal of the Licence for a 2 year period and includes an upgrade to the Hosted Address Validation service and a 6 month Aperture Adoption Licence. The value for the 2 year term is PS416,999.27 (inc VAT).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5ae16a74-9899-4159-b928-563cb62db92f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £416,999 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £416,999 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE OPEN UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | MILTON KEYNES |
| Postcode area | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK7 6BT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ12 Milton Keynes |
| Local authority | Milton Keynes |
| Electoral ward | Monkston |
| Westminster constituency | Milton Keynes Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Academia Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2026 at 09:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5ae16a74-9899-4159-b928-563cb62db92f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5ae16a74-9899-4159-b928-563cb62db92f
  6th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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