Official UK procurement notice
Database and Integration Software
Authority: University of Kent (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFollowing 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 publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078d54Find 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- Notice published2 days ago22 Oct 2026, 15:02 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 9 days2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2026- Transparency notice published21 Oct 2026, 17:13 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published22 Oct 2026, 15:02 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | £776,514 | 21 Oct 2026standstill to 2 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Boomi Corporation LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender