Official UK procurement notice
Resourcelink Renewal - read only (Zellis)
Authority: University of Sussex (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University has used the Resourcelink for the provision of payroll and HR systems and software services.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 15 Jun 2026, 10:51 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Jul 2026, 14:10 BST
- Authority reference
US_26202- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-061784- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b4bcFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The procurement is to be direct awarded as an exclusion under Schedule 5, Section 7 of the Procurement Act 2023.
The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where-
(a)a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and
(b)the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jun 2026- Transparency notice published15 Jun 2026, 10:51 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published15 Jun 2026, 10:57 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published1 Jul 2026, 14:10 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zellis UK Ltd1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 | £418,194 | 15 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Zellis UK Ltd
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2026
- Value
- £418,194
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: N/A
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ZELLIS UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender