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title: "USW - Provision of Maintenance and Support for Quercus"
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# USW - Provision of Maintenance and Support for Quercus

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/usw-provision-of-maintenance-and-support-for-quercus-ocds-h6vhtk-05659e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of South Wales: "USW - Provision of Maintenance and Support for Quercus". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University of South Wales](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-south-wales-GB-PPON-PCWX-4677-HTMN)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKL15
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £186,125 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/usw-provision-of-maintenance-and-support-for-quercus-ocds-h6vhtk-05659e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05659e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/usw-provision-of-maintenance-and-support-for-quercus-ocds-h6vhtk-05659e#tl-md)

## Description
The University of South Wales intends to award a contract directly for the provision of ongoing support, maintenance, and additional technical work related to the Quercus software system.
As the original developer and implementer of the Quercus system, which is currently in operational use, the supplier holds unique technical knowledge and detailed understanding of the software's architecture, configuration, and integration with internal systems. This knowledge is essential to the continued reliable operation, support, and enhancement of the system.
The intended contract includes additional works that form a natural extension of the original implementation and which cannot be carried out by another supplier without significant risk of disruption, inefficiency, or duplication of effort. Due to the technical complexity and system-specific knowledge required, no alternative supplier is known to be capable of delivering these services to the required standard.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48190000, 72212190
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Award of the provision of maintenance and support for a student records and admissions system - Quercus (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Sure Campus Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PWVJ-4777-XLMQ`
  - Value: £186,125 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 24/07/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F043111-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-25T11:27:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T14:39:28.995Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05659e