---
title: "Open Text Identity Manager & Open Text File Dynamics 2025"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0583c9"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY"
published: "2025-08-07"
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# Open Text Identity Manager & Open Text File Dynamics 2025

Buyer: SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0583c9

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## Summary

Sheffield Hallam University has completed a procurement process for IT services under the project titled "Open Text Identity Manager & Open Text File Dynamics 2025". The contract, falling under the services category, is part of the university's effort to manage IT account lifecycles and provisioning file storage. Located in Sheffield (region UKE32), this tender reached the award stage, with the contract being signed on 30th July 2025 for a value of £71,030.40. The procurement process was conducted through a limited method, specifically a direct award procedure due to technical reasons noted in the rationale, which indicates the need for continuity of service.

This tender offers opportunities for businesses specializing in IT services, particularly those capable of offering software development, consulting, and support. Given the specific technologies involved, companies with expertise in managing university IT systems or those aligned with products like Open Text Identity Manager and File Dynamics would be well-suited to such contracts. The procurement was awarded to ST-FOUR LIMITED, which highlights opportunities for SMEs possessing niche technical capabilities to supply similar high-value goods or services within the educational sector.

## Notice

Open Text Identity Manager: https://www.opentext.com/en-gb/products/identity-manager This manages all the lifecycle of University IT accounts i.e. staff, students and others and provides some authentication services to some applications e.g. Blackboard Open Text File Dynamics: https://www.microfocus.com/media/data-sheet/file_dynamics_ds.pdf This manages provisioning file stores for user's files e.g. homespace and shared collaborative storage spaces

### Lot Information

Lot 1

4530 x OpenText Identity Manager Identity Administration Standard Core Education 4530 x Storage Manager Education per FTES SW E-LTU Business Support

### Procurement Information

Direct Award to maintain continuity of service.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047085-2025 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £71,030 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 1WB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | TLE32 Sheffield |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ST-FOUR |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 7 Aug 2025 at 19:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047085-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.microfocus.com/media/data-sheet/file_dynamics_ds.pdf
- https://www.opentext.com/en-gb/products/identity-manager
- https://www.shu.ac.uk

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