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Provision of a fully supported Student Management System

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BuyerSRUC
StatusClosed
Deadline12 Jun 2026
Value£3,000,000
Published7 May 2026

What is being bought

SRUC is seeking to implement a fully supported Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that will replace our existing Student Management System and deliver strategic and operational benefits across our undergraduate and post-graduate Teaching activities.

Delivery location

UKM75

Categories

Planning systems 30196000Software package and information systems 48000000Educational software package 48190000Software package and information systems 48000000

Lot details

Lot 1

The objectives of this procurement include but are not limited to a modernisation and enhancement of our current 1. timetabling system 2. curriculum management 3. applications and admissions systems 4. student registration 5. Fees and Funding 6. student support and case management 7. post-graduate student management 8. statutory and operational reporting. It is anticipated that the solution will be a modern, future-proofed and highly functional system that shall deliver measurable business efficiencies, benefits and form part of our aspirations for organisation-wide change to processes, systems, controls and employee roles. The solution may also be required to integrate in an up-stream and down-stream manner with other specialist operational systems. It should be noted that SRUC is also considering opportunities to replace its financial and procurement management system within the next 6 to 12 months. The objectives of this project include but are not limited to a modernisation and enhancement of our current 1. operational financial management processes including budgeting, accounts receivable and accounts payable, strategic financial planning and forecasting; 2. procurement and contract management; 3. financial planning and analysis; 4. statutory and management account preparation; 5. tax calculations and return preparation; 6. pre-award & post-award research management; 7. staff expenses; 8. asset and stock management; 9. credit control. The requirement for a third smaller project for a work-based learning system is currently also under review. Any resulting contract for the student management system shall be for an initial period of five years, with the option to extend, by mutual agreement, for five further periods of 12 months. In accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 the procurement process shall follow a two-stage Restricted Procedure and any subsequent contract award shall be based on the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT). Stage 1: Selection Stage - Open to all interested suppliers - Selection shall be based on capability, capacity, experience and financial standing (using the Single Procurement Document Scotland (SPD)) - The SPD shall be scored on a pass / fail basis. As part of the requirements for this tender, the SPD shall confirm that SRUC is seeking a supplier that is fully accredited under ISO27001 - Written tender submissions (See Stage 2, Part 1) must also be submitted along with the SPD. Stage 2: Tender Stage - Only suppliers that have passed Stage 1 shall proceed to Part 1 (below) and have their written submission evaluated. - Part 1 of the tender stage shall be a formal, written response to questions and submission of an initial price. The top three ranked suppliers (based on their score for the written response to questions) shall then be invited to participate in Part 2 of the tender. SRUC anticipates that one Supplier will be selected to provide this service. Further, it should be noted that SRUC reserves the right to vary the selected numbers. - Part 2 of the tender shall comprise a scored demonstration of the supplier’s system and submission of a final price. It is noted that suppliers can improve and/or vary their price between initial and final submission. It is further noted that SRUC shall not enter a price negotiation with any supplier at any stage of this tender process. - The scoring from Part 1 and Part 2 shall then be combined to provide a final total score, resulting in the identification of a preferred supplier. - Confirmation of a contract award to the preferred supplier shall be subject to approval by the Board of SRUC. It is estimated that any such approval shall be discussed at the September 2026 Board meeting. SRUC regards the implementation of this system as a high risk and complex task. Therefore, SRUC may also seek appropriate implementation consultancy services to support the configuration and implementation of the new system.

Statusactive

Award criteria
Functional Requirements — 15
Non-Functional Requirments — 20
Demonstration of Capability — 35
price — 30

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Software package and information systems, Educational software package, Planning systemsNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 30. The category anchor is Planning systems (30196000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 305862 median · 18 average (199 of 586 with a bid count)3 average (217 of 586 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKM7532.5 median · 2.5 average (2 of 3 with a bid count)1 average (2 of 3 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)60Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNo
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

  • economicSelectionCriteria
  • technicalSelectionCriteria

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-068952
Latest release ID041815-2026
Latest release timestampThu May 07 2026 10:19:29 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis32014L0024
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-06-12T12:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: start2026-06-12T12:30:00+01:00
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailshttps://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£3,000,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
7 May 2026tender041815-2026
23 Apr 2026planning036954-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
7 May 2026 · 041815-2026 · tender
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  "description": "Each Tenderer must complete and submit along with their tender the Single Procurement Document (Scotland) (SPD). The SPD sets Minimum Standards that tenderers must achieve. Within each submitted SPD response, Tenderers should note the following selection criteria:\n1. That they hold full ISO27001 accreditation. Copies of certification must be provided with the tender submission;\n2. That their insurance cover meets the following levels:\na. Employer’s Compulsory Liability Insurance (GBP 10 million)\nb. Professional Indemnity Insurance (GBP 5 million)\nc. Public Liability Insurance (GBP 10 million)\n3. If the tenderer relies on the service of a third-party supplier(s) to complete the delivery of this contract, any such supplier(s) must separately complete the SPD. This completed SPD must be submitted along with the tenderer’s tender submission.\n4. As noted noted in Schedule 1 Point 11, short listed suppliers will be required to complete:\na. SRUC’s Vendor Due Diligence DPIA Questionnaire;\nb. SRUC’s Supplier Assurance Questionnaire – High Risk Profile.\nThe above Questionnaires are not subject to scoring, but their completion is regarded as mandatory.\nNOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=830979.\nThe buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.\nSuppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.\n(SC Ref:830979)\nDownload the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=830979",
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23 Apr 2026 · 036954-2026 · planning
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  "id": "036954-2026",
  "tag": [
    "planning"
  ],
  "date": "2026-04-23T10:42:58+01:00",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-068952",
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-FTS-1198",
    "name": "SRUC"
  },
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  "tender": {
    "id": "42509",
    "lots": [
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        "id": "1",
        "status": "planned",
        "description": "The objectives of this procurement include but are not limited to a modernisation and enhancement of our current\n1. timetabling system\n2. curriculum management\n3. applications and admissions systems\n4. student registration\n5. Fees and Funding\n6. student support and case management\n7. post-graduate student management\n8. statutory and operational reporting.\nIt is anticipated that the solution will be a modern, future-proofed and highly functional system that shall deliver measurable business efficiencies, benefits and form part of our aspirations for organisation-wide change to processes, systems, controls and employee roles. The solution may also be required to integrate in an up-stream and down-stream manner with other specialist operational systems.\nIt should be noted that SRUC is also considering opportunities to replace its financial and procurement management system within the next 6 to 12 months. The objectives of this project include but are not limited to a modernisation and enhancement of our current\n1. operational financial management processes including budgeting, accounts receivable and accounts payable, strategic financial planning and forecasting;\n2. procurement and contract management;\n3. financial planning and analysis;\n4. statutory and management account preparation;\n5. tax calculations and return preparation;\n6. pre-award & post-award research management;\n7. staff expenses;\n8. asset and stock management;\n9. credit control.\nThe requirement for a third smaller project for a work-based learning system is currently also under review.\nAny resulting contract for the student management system shall be for an initial period of five years, with the option to extend, by mutual agreement, for five further periods of 12 months.\nIn accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 the procurement process shall follow a two-stage Restricted Procedure and any subsequent contract award shall be based on the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT).\nStage 1: Selection Stage\n- Open to all interested suppliers\n- Selection shall be based on capability, capacity, experience and financial standing (using the Single Procurement Document Scotland (SPD))\n- The SPD shall be scored on a pass / fail basis. As part of the requirements for this tender, the SPD shall confirm that SRUC is seeking a supplier that is fully accredited under ISO27001\n- Written tender submissions (See Stage 2, Part 1) must also be submitted along with the SPD.\nStage 2: Tender Stage\n- Only suppliers that have passed Stage 1 shall proceed to Part 1 (below) and have their written submission evaluated.\n- Part 1 of the tender stage shall be a formal, written response to questions and submission of an initial price. The top three ranked suppliers (based on their score for the written response to questions) shall then be invited to participate in Part 2 of the tender. SRUC anticipates that one Supplier will be selected to provide this service. Further, it should be noted that SRUC reserves the right to vary the selected numbers.\n- Part 2 of the tender shall comprise a scored demonstration of the supplier’s system and submission of a final price. It is noted that suppliers can improve and/or vary their price between initial and final submission. It is further noted that SRUC shall not enter a price negotiation with any supplier at any stage of this tender process.\n- The scoring from Part 1 and Part 2 shall then be combined to provide a final total score, resulting in the identification of a preferred supplier.\n- Confirmation of a contract award to the preferred supplier shall be subject to approval by the Board of SRUC. It is estimated that any such approval shall be discussed at the September 2026 Board meeting.\nSRUC regards the implementation of this system as a high risk and complex task. Therefore, SRUC may also seek appropriate implementation consultancy services to support the configuration and implementation of the new system."
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            "scheme": "CPV",
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    "description": "SRUC is seeking to implement a fully supported Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that will replace our existing Student Management System and deliver strategic and operational benefits across our undergraduate and post-graduate Teaching activities.",
    "communication": {
      "futureNoticeDate": "2026-05-08T00:00:00+01:00"
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      "roles": [
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        "centralPurchasingBody"
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      "address": {
        "region": "UKM75",
        "locality": "Edinburgh",
        "postalCode": "EH9 3JG",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Peter Wilson Building , Kings Buildings West Mains Road"
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        "buyerProfile": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00021",
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        "faxNumber": "+44 1315354314",
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  "description": "NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=830206.\n(SC Ref:830206)",
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