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title: "Class Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05e7e5"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "STUDENT LOANS COMPANY"
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# Class Support

Buyer: STUDENT LOANS COMPANY  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e7e5

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## Summary

The Student Loans Company is undertaking a procurement process titled "Class Support", focused on cloud-based platform design to update their ageing application, CLASS. This initiative is within the services industry, aiming to modernise their Pay and Repay services by reducing reliance on physical data centres. Currently, in the planning stage, the procurement aligns with the UK government's Cloud First approach. The estimated contract value is £1,500,000, with a gross amount of £1,800,000, and the contract period is expected to start on 1st March 2026 and conclude on 28th February 2029. Premarket engagement has been completed via the CCS Framework RM6292, and a future notice is anticipated on 5th January 2026.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in cloud computing, platform interconnectivity software development, and related services. Companies involved in modern cloud solutions and IT infrastructure management would find this a lucrative avenue for growth, given the focus on decreasing dependency on traditional data centres. Additionally, firms familiar with government or public sector projects, particularly those listed on the CCS Framework RM6292, are well-positioned to compete effectively in this procurement process. These opportunities align with delivering innovative platform solutions that cater to public authority central government requirements, thus enabling business expansion in a strategic and governmental context.

## Notice

CLASS is an ageing bespoke application and supported by ageing on premise hardware and virtualisation. It is the key function for Pay and Repay services. SLC strategy is to reduce reliance on physical data centres, and technology which needs to be renewed, maintained, and supported. Hosting CLASS on the Cloud will reduce reliance on data centres and the associated effort to support them. The proposal aligns with overall government Cloud First approach and modernises the technology which supports CLASS. The requirement shall be for the design and procurement of a cloud based platform in order to meet SLC requirements in an ongoing basis. This is a retrospective notice as premarket engagement was undertaken by issuing a premarket engagement questionnaire to all companies listed on CCS Framework reference RM6292 (Cloud Compute 2) Lot 1 -Core Services. The questionnaire was issued via the Delta Esouring portal on 21/07/2025 and closed on 11/08/2025

### Planning Information

A premarket engagement questionnaire was issued to all companies listed on CCS Framework reference RM6292 Cloud Compute Services 2 Lot 1 (Core Services) on 21/07/2025 and ended on 11/08/2025.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076682-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 5 Jan 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Mar 2026 - 28 Feb 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | STUDENT LOANS COMPANY |
| Locality | DARLINGTON |
| Post town | Darlington |
| Postcode | DL1 1RW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC33 Darlington |
| Local authority | Darlington |
| Electoral ward | Red Hall & Lingfield |
| Westminster constituency | Darlington |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72212211 - Platform interconnectivity software development services

## Release History

- 25 Nov 2025 at 08:12 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076682-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076682-2025
  25th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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