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title: "Award Notice - Financial Management System Migration to Cloud Solution"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04c809"
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buyer: "LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY"
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# Award Notice - Financial Management System Migration to Cloud Solution

Buyer: LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c809

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## Summary

Liverpool Hope University has awarded a contract for the migration of its Financial Management System to a cloud solution. The procurement process, which falls under the category of software-related services (CPV code 72260000), was conducted via an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition due to technical reasons. The contract, valued at £324,000, was awarded to Unit4 Business Software Limited on 27th December 2024 and has a term of three years without extension options. This procurement stage is now complete, covering the University's transition from an on-premise to a cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, critical for the institution’s operational efficiency.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in cloud migration and software-related services, particularly those with expertise in ERP systems and higher education institutions. Companies capable of delivering robust, integrated financial management solutions can view this as a benchmark for similar projects, especially where bespoke, highly integrated systems are necessary. Due to the specialised nature of the service and the critical dependence on Unit4’s technology at Liverpool Hope University, other businesses can explore partnership or subcontracting opportunities to support comprehensive, large-scale IT infrastructure projects within the educational sector.

## Notice

This is an awarded contract notice.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Awarded contract notice for Financial Management System Migration to Cloud Solution.

### Procurement Information

The University has been a user of Unit 4's on-premise Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) services for over 10 years. Unit 4 are moving their solution to the Cloud. This is a material change to the current license arrangements with no possibility of extension. Unit 4's systems are: * Performing over 30 functions across the entire University. * Integrated with 10 other systems - each having an implementation phase to ensure integration. As Unit 4's systems are absolutely critical to the functioning of the University, the University is of the view that the Contract cannot be awarded to another economic operator and that therefore, the University's award of this Contract to Unit4 is duly justified in accordance with regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons. This is because of: * The near technical impossibility of disintegration with allied systems; * The wholly disproportionate cost of tender preparation and delivery, re-integration of systems and retraining of University operators; * The timelines for migration and discontinued support for the ERP system The proposed Contract term is 3 years with no further extension options.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001952-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Dec 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £324,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L16 9JD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | Childwall |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Wavertree |
| Delivery location | TLD72 Liverpool |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIT4 BUSINESS SOFTWARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72260000 - Software-related services

## Release History

- 20 Jan 2025 at 17:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001952-2025
- 13 Dec 2024 at 15:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040305-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.hope.ac.uk/

## Provenance

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