Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Specialist Support, Maintenance and Technical Services for the Quercus Student Record System and Admissions Plus Solution
Authority: University of South Wales (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of specialist support, maintenance, upgrades and technical consultancy services for the University's Quercus Student Record System and Admissions Plus solution. The contract includes ongoing application support, Oracle and infrastructure expertise, out-of-hours upgrades, post-live support, security improvements including Tomcat patching automation, and specialist technical support to maintain the operational resilience, security and availability of the University's core student record system. The contract is being awarded to SureCampus Ltd due to their unique specialist knowledge of the University's bespoke Quercus environment and Admissions Plus implementation, where no reasonable alternative supplier is capable of delivering the required services.
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
- 4 Aug 2026, 16:29 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Aug 2026, 16:29 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073865- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dbabFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
SureCampus is uniquely positioned to partner with the
University to provide technical services to migrate and
maintain the system. Their multi-skilled team covers Cloud
migration, Oracle support and have extensive experience
of the Quercus system. Many of the team formerly worked
at CampusIT and Ellucian and know the system at the USW
in great detail.
SureCampus has an in-depth knowledge and
understanding of Quercus Admissions Plus, which will
enable them to support the critical system processes that
will run through Quercus Admissions. SureCampus is
uniquely positioned to partner with the University to
provide technical support to teams within the university.
Their multi-skilled team covers Cloud migration, Oracle
support and have extensive experience of the Quercus
system.
f we do not engage SureCampus to assist with further
upgrades of the Quercus Software, then the University is at
risk of not being able to upgrade or run its core student
record system, which would put key student administrative
processes at risk, such as Admissions, Assessment Boards,
Award Boards, enrolment and graduation, thus impacting
student experience and recruitment. Upgrades are also
essential for being able to undertake statutory reporting.
There are no other suppliers with the level of knowledge,
skill and resource availability to provide the services
required.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2026- Transparency notice published4 Aug 2026, 16:29 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sure Campus LtdProvision of Quercus Maintenance and Support14 Aug 2026 – 13 Aug 2027 | £215,825 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sure Campus LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender