SITS Consultancy Support for Finance Projects

Official notice

Authority: University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£233,333published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to STU3

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Portsmouth procured specialist support to assist with both ongoing finance operations and the Finance Transformation (Oracle ERP) Project. The supplier appointed already has specialist knowledge of the University's SITS system and is closely involved with the current Finance Transformation Project.

Services will be delivered through a call-off arrangement, with specific workstreams and associated budgets defined within the contract.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The contract was procured through a direct award under G-Cloud 14 (RM1557.14), Lot 3:…Awarded

The contract was procured through a direct award under G-Cloud 14 (RM1557.14), Lot 3: Cloud Support.

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: 29 Oct 2026, 17:57 GMT
Last source update: 29 Oct 2026, 17:57 GMT
Authority reference: 26-942
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-102909
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07941a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The recommended supplier is already closely involved in the existing projects including the Finance Transformation projects and has specialist knowledge of the SITS system.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £233,3331 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
STU3SME	£233,333 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 102909-2026-1 · STU3SME
Signed
28 Oct 2026
Value
£233,333
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation University House, Portsmouth, South East, PO12UPContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

STU3 LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10714601 93 Elers Road, London, UK, W13 9QE

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.