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Published 21 Oct 2026, 17:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Database and Integration Software

Official notice

Authority: University of Kent (Education)

Direct award
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£776,514published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 21 Oct 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Boomi Corporation Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Following the merger of the Universities of Greenwich and Kent, the London and South East University Group (LASE) has inherited a complex technology estate comprising different applications, data environments and separate network infrastructures. The integration technology is required to ensure continued interoperability between Oracle and LASE’s wider application and data estate, including student record systems. It is already established within the Group and supports a number of live integrations. Maintaining this technology provides continuity for existing integrations and services while enabling the wider digital integration programme to operate within LASE’s privacy, data protection and cyber-security requirements.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Oct 2026, 17:13 BST
Last source update
22 Oct 2026, 15:02 BST
Authority reference
LASE/BO
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100065
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078d54 Find a Tender
Why no open competition

Single Suppliers Unique Work Art Performance; Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons

Published justification

Under the London and South Eastern University Group - The requirement for continuity, alignment and specialist integration to support the ongoing use of the heavily modified Horizon (Oracle) and Banner and student records systems is critical to maintaining operational stability to support student services.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

22 Oct 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published2 days ago
    22 Oct 2026, 15:02 BST
  2. Today
    25 Oct 2026
  3. Standstill endsin 9 days
    2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    21 Oct 2026, 17:13 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Oct 2026, 15:02 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £776,5141 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Boomi Corporation Limited4 Nov 2026 – 29 Oct 2031 · up to 29 Oct 2033Extensions: The contract can be extended for periods up to 29/10/2023£776,51421 Oct 2026standstill to 2 Nov 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London and South East University Group

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPJL-2485-DZGH Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, London, London, SE10 9LSContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Boomi Corporation LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09006064 54 Portland Place, London, London, London, W1B 1DYContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender