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Published 6 Aug 2025, 11:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Core Pack Licence Renewal

Official notice

Authority: UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) (Education)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate£9,000≈ £9k / year · £9,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Aug 2025awarded 26 Aug 2025
Awarded to Softcat Plc
Contract term 1 yrends 1 Sept 2026 · starts 2 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Salford have the below Documents Core Pack licences which are due for renewal on 02/09/25.

1x Documents Core Pack for MS Dyn 365 X-LARGE (up to 600 Users) incl. 10 Template Designer, 50.000 docs/month & 5 addl. Sandbox environment licenses- 1 Year subscription.

1x Documents Core Pack for MS Dyn 365 LARGE (Up to 140 users), 2 Template Designer, 10,000 Docs/Month, 2 addl. Sandbox Licences - 1 Year subscription.

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrSMEPublished value£9,000
Contract period: 2 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2026 (1 yr)Value: £9,000 exc. VAT · £9,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
48000000 Software package and information systems

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: This will be awarded on price.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Aug 2025, 11:38 BST
Last source update
9 Sept 2025, 14:20 BST
Authority reference
UoS/DH/24/25/QTR4/Core Pack Licence Renewal
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046451
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05824c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
13 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
13 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please send any quotations and correspondence to Tony Ward

[email protected].

Timeline

6 Aug 2025 → 9 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Aug 2025, 11:38 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    13 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    13 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    2 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    9 Sept 2025, 14:20 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Aug 2025, 11:38 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    9 Sept 2025, 14:20 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    9 Sept 2025, 14:20 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    9 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £17,2751 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Softcat Plc9 Sept 2025 – 2 Sept 2026£17,275 inc. VAT26 Aug 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Salford

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000666 · GB-PPON: PDHR-3751-QPQR 43 The Crescent, Salford, North West, M5 4WTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Softcat PLCAwarded supplier Universal Square Devonshire Street, Manchester, North West, M12 6JHContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender