Slack & Salesforce licencing renewals

Official notice

Authority: University Of York (Pelican) (Education)

Direct award

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE21)

Awarded value£1,000,000published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 23 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Salesforce UK Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Continued services of existing embedded licencing

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber

48000000 Software package and information systems

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: 30 Jun 2026, 17:06 BST
Last source update: 17 Aug 2026, 17:14 BST
Authority reference: UY PROC 1282
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-078298
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE21)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c0a6 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification: 7b applies, this product is part of the University's digital roadmap and IT strategy and is embedded across several critical processes and delivery areas

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jun 2026

Transparency notice published
30 Jun 2026, 17:06 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
17 Aug 2026, 17:14 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £1,000,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 2latest 23 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Salesforce UK LimitedSalesforce renewal28 Jul 2026 – 27 Jul 2029Options: Additional user licences can be purchased. Contract rates are defined.	£1,000,000 inc. VAT	—	Awarded
Salesforce UK Limited	£937,000 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Slack · Salesforce UK Limited
Signed
23 Jul 2026
Value
£615,860 inc. VAT
Period
31 Jul 2026 – 30 Jul 2029
Status
active
Options
Additional licences can be purchased at the agreed contract rates.
No agreed KPIs: Not required
Salesforce · Salesforce UK Limited
Signed
23 Jul 2026
Value
£937,000 inc. VAT
Period
28 Jul 2026 – 27 Jul 2029
Status
active
Options
Additional user licences can be purchased. Contract rates are defined.
No agreed KPIs: Not required

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of York

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRDQ-5539-WTHX · GB-UKPRN: 10007167 Heslington, York, Yorkshire & Humber, YO10 5DDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SALESFORCE UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05094083GB-PPON: PTXG-8329-VLGH Floor 26 Salesforce Tower, London, London, EC2N 4AYContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender17 Aug 2026, 17:14 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender17 Aug 2026, 17:14 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender30 Jun 2026, 17:06 BST