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title: "GB-Glasgow: Workday AMS Support & SMART Tooling"
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# GB-Glasgow: Workday AMS Support & SMART Tooling

Buyer: Student Loans Company  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8da2bac5-a90b-44b7-97c6-3f72602c3e0b

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## Summary

The Student Loans Company bought application management services and SMART tooling to support its Workday system. This is specialist business software support, covering the ongoing management of the organisation’s Workday application. The buying organisation is the Student Loans Company, and the delivery location is Scotland. The requirement centres on keeping a core HR and business system supported, rather than supplying general IT services. Its combination of Workday application management and associated tooling indicates a focused requirement for suppliers with relevant enterprise application support capability.

The procurement is complete and Kainos Worksmart Limited was awarded the contract on 30 September 2026. The award value is £865,284. The contract period runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029. The published tender value was also £865,284. The procurement was for services and the recorded tender closing date was 30 September 2026. The award was made to one supplier; the information provided does not set out separate lots or a stated evaluation basis. The contract covers Workday application management services and SMART tooling for the Student Loans Company in Scotland.

This award demonstrates an established requirement at the Student Loans Company for specialist Workday application management supported by SMART tooling. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need demonstrable capability to support and maintain the Workday system in a business-critical environment, alongside the technical expertise to deliver the associated tooling. The scale and multi-year nature of the service favour suppliers able to provide sustained application support, manage ongoing service needs and commit appropriate specialist resource. The selected supplier was a large business, and small and medium-sized enterprise suitability was marked false, pointing to a requirement likely to favour established providers with the capacity and relevant enterprise-system experience to deliver a substantial support service.

## Notice

Provision of Application Management Services for the Workday system within SLC

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a1997647-0cd1-409c-bda1-2ebdc648855b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £865,284 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £865,284 |
| 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 | Student Loans Company |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Postcode area | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G5 8DF |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Govan |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow South West |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Kainos Worksmart Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 5 Oct 2026 at 14:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a1997647-0cd1-409c-bda1-2ebdc648855b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a1997647-0cd1-409c-bda1-2ebdc648855b
  5th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=1071852030
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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