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title: "Maintenance and Support of the Banner Student Information Solution"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-035b76"
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buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE"
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# Maintenance and Support of the Banner Student Information Solution

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-035b76

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## Summary

The University of Central Lancashire has awarded a contract for the maintenance and support of the Banner Student Information Solution to Ellucian. The contract, valued at £1,130,927 GBP, was signed on 20th July 2022 and is active until August 2027. This procurement falls under the services category and uses a limited procurement method via negotiation without publication of a contract notice.

This tender opportunity can benefit businesses providing maintenance of information technology software. The University has stated that the products, services, and support supplied by Ellucian are the only ones capable of meeting their requirements due to technical reasons and compatibility with their current systems. Businesses with expertise in providing technology solutions, software maintenance, and support services would be well-suited to compete for this contract and potentially grow their business through this opportunity.

## Notice

The University of Central Lancashire intends to award a contract to Ellucian to August 2027 for the purchase of Banner software, technology and related services. Ellucian provide fully integrated student administration, admissions and HE software/support. UCLAN has made substantial investment in the system in relation to infrastructure and staff skills/capabilities since it was installed in 1998.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Ellucian Banner provides fully integrated student administration, curriculum, graduation, enrolment and placement management, along with HE-specific software and support. The University has made substantial investment in the system in relation to infrastructure and staff, skill, and capabilities since it was first installed in 1998, and the Banner products underpin every aspect of the UCLan student journey. Due to the heavily integrated nature of the Banner product within the University's ecosystem, UCLan intends to award a contract to Ellucian to August 2027 to maintain a consistent and holistic approach to the management of student administration and business processes. In 2019 the University identified the need to make substantial process improvements whilst maintaining current core business, so launched a multi-faceted enhancement programme to develop and enhance these core applications with further functionality over the next five years. The University is also embarking upon a review and transformation of its IT infrastructure and is looking to create efficiencies by streamlining a substantial amount of internal bespoke development and replacing it with core functionality from Banner. The University will also take advantage of a consolidated platform approach to reduce the cost of integration, leverage the maximum amount of value from centralised data management, and provide insightful business intelligence to University decision makers.

### Procurement Information

The University has identified that for the reasons stated above related to the embedded use of these systems and the benefits related to a fully integrated approach, that the products, services and support supplied by Ellucian are the only ones capable of meeting the University's requirements. The required software has certain features benefitting from exclusive intellectual property protection which are essential for the requirements of the University and capable of ensuring compatibility with the University's current systems.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022321-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Jul 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,130,927 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE |
| Locality | PRESTON |
| Post town | Preston |
| Postcode | PR1 2HE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD45 Mid Lancashire |
| Local authority | Preston |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Preston |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ELLUCIAN GLOBAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2022 at 14:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022321-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://uclan.ac.uk

## Provenance

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