Official UK procurement notice
Provision of ERP Migration Services
Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Strathclyde is seeking to contract with a Unit 4 "Elite" or "Premier" Partner to provide a managed service to develop and support an SQL server interim platform (phase 1) for the University's Financial systems and then perform a key support role for Phase 2 to migrate to Unit4 Cloud. This will involve working with the University IT and Finance teams who currently support the on-premises solution.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The University of Strathclyde (UoS) is embarking on a project to migrate it's on…AwardedRenewal
The University of Strathclyde (UoS) is embarking on a project to migrate it's on premise Oracle19 based Unit 4 Business World Finance Milestone 7 to Unit4 Cloud ERP (CR) over a 2 stage process.
The University of Strathclyde is seeking to contract with a Unit 4 "Elite" or "Premier" Partner to provide a managed service to develop and support a Microsoft SQL server interim platform (phase 1) for the University's Financial systems and then perform a key support role for Phase 2 to migrate to Unit4 ERP CR Cloud. This will involve working with the University IT and Finance teams who currently support the on-premises solution.
Phase 1 :To setup, migrate and support the transition of Milestone 7 and related modules to Microsoft SQL server as an overall managed service for approximately 18 months.
Phase 2: To migrate from the interim Microsoft SQL server solution to Unit4's ERP CR Cloud based platform
For phase 1: to set up the interim Microsoft SQL server solution this will involve
Working directly with UoS IT teams, set up and installation of an interim Microsoft SQL server database platform for Milestone 7. This will be on-premises within the University. 3 environments are needed for Test, Production and Training. This will serve Finance and Estates modules.
Migration and testing of the on-premises data and business applications to the interim Microsoft SQL server platform including working with UoS team for data integrations and interfaces.
After go live, provide a managed service for support of the application for any major issues with the application/servers/database including performance, systems outage and patching e.g. for security issues.
Upgrade of Milestone 7 v9 to the latest version prior to migration to the Unit 4 ERP CR Cloud solution.
To perform a role on the project board to report contractor's progress and issues.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
4B 1.1 Turnover
Bidders will be required to have a general yearly turnover of a minimum of 440k GBP for the last 3 (three) years.
Minimum: 4B.5.1- 4B5.3 Insurances It is a requirement of this Contract that bidders can hold or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded Contract, the types of insurance indicated below: The Contractor shall maintain in force with reputable insurers (respect … - Technical & professional ability
4C.1.2 Previous Experience
Bidders will be required to provide examples within the last 3 years of a similar migration project, particularly addressing the points below:
-Oracle 19 database to Microsoft SQL server database conversions related to Unit4 applications and use of migration tools.
-Upgrading Unit4 ERP Milestone 7 to the latest version.
-Provision of Database Support, software patching and help line services for customers
-Migrating to Unit4 ERP CR Cloud solutions.
-Migrating all data for Unit4 modules to the Unit4 cloud all finance modules including Field Force.
Communication with Unit4 to enable smooth transition process
Minimum: ISO 27001: Information Security Management System (ISMS). (or equivalent) ISO/IEC 22301:2019: Business Continuity Management Systems. (or equivalent)
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Mar 2025, 11:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Aug 2025, 16:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Apr 2025 – …
- Authority reference
UOS-35147-2024- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046673- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f7d5Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Please see Invitation To Tender Document in PCS-T
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings to the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:805759)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗
- Submission deadline
- 28 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 28 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Timeline
28 Apr 2025 → 6 Aug 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline28 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened28 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Notice published6 Aug 2025, 16:28 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete6 Aug 2025, 16:28 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arribatec UK LtdSME | £219,334 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 046673-2025-UOS-35147-2024-1 · Arribatec UK LtdSME
- Signed
- 25 Jul 2025
- Value
- £219,334
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Arribatec UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.