Lot 1
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
Buyer: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY →
Renewal of software licenses for the Oracle RightNow Knowledge Management System which is an existing and embedded software package.
No lot description published.
No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.
No planning milestones published.
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-0504de |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 022340-2025 |
| Latest release timestamp | Fri May 16 2025 14:41:35 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 1 |
| Awards in latest release | 1 |
| Contracts in latest release | 1 |
| Parties in latest release | 2 |
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2025 | award, contract | 022340-2025 |
| 2 May 2025 | award, contract | 018903-2025 |
| 17 Apr 2025 | award, contract | 015918-2025 |
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
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