Official UK procurement notice
Ayrshire College Finance System
Authority: Ayrshire College (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice (VEAT). Ayrshire College intends to award a contract for it's finance system for 4 years.
CPV: Software support services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice (VEAT)Awarded
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice (VEAT). Ayrshire College intends to award a contract for it's financial software system for 4 years.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0023 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/23/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Jul 2025, 12:46 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2025, 14:01 BST
- Authority reference
2025-EX-12- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053176- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0559d8Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The College requires to replace its current finance system. The College established a Finance System Implementation Group with the remit to review the various procurement options open to it, noting that there is a balance to be struck between value for money (overall cost of new system) and the technical capacity of the replacement system. Whilst the various procurement options open to the College do provide a route to market, the Group considered that the indicative costs of the proposed suppliers were cost prohibitive given the current financial challenges facing the organisation. The Group also undertook a market testing exercise considering other potential suppliers and their ability to deliver on similar projects. The Group has concluded that when taking into account both value for money, technical specification and ability to deliver on similar projects that Symmetry Ltd will provide the most economically advantageous outcome for the College. The College therefore proposes to award the contract for the supply of the new finance system to Symmetry.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:808947)
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Published value published: £410,0002 Sept 2025, 14:01 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Symmetry Ltd | £304,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Symmetry Ltd | £410,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 053176-2025-1 · Symmetry Ltd
- Signed
- 13 Aug 2025
- Value
- £410,000
- Status
- active
Contract 037735-2025-1 · Symmetry Ltd
- Signed
- 3 Jun 2025
- Value
- £304,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff Court and Justice of the PeaceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Symmetry LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.