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Finance System Cloud Migration

  • First published: 26 November 2025
  • Last modified: 26 November 2025
  • Version: 1
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-05e90e
Published by:
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Authority ID:
AA0259
Publication date:
26 November 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
UK5
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The University (alongside all Unit4 customers globally) has been served notice by the supplier of its ERP/Finance System software, Unit 4 Business World (U4BW) – formerly Agresso that on-premise support of this software will cease to exist from December 2026. The current system is end-of-life and will no longer be supported on premise after this date and we are required to commit to move to this cloud solution by December 2025 and be fully operational in the cloud by December 2026. These dates do not therefore provide enough time for the University to procure and implement a new ERP system.

Full notice text

Scope

Procurement reference

ITT/25/37

Procurement description

The University (alongside all Unit4 customers globally) has been served notice by the supplier of its ERP/Finance System software, Unit 4 Business World (U4BW) – formerly Agresso that on-premise support of this software will cease to exist from December 2026. The current system is end-of-life and will no longer be supported on premise after this date and we are required to commit to move to this cloud solution by December 2025 and be fully operational in the cloud by December 2026. These dates do not therefore provide enough time for the University to procure and implement a new ERP system.

Contracting authority

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: Llandaff campus

Town/City: Cardiff

Postcode: CF5 2YB

Country: United Kingdom

Website: http://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/procurement/

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPNB-5569-JLHH

Contact name: Andrea Brooksbank

Email: tenders@cardiffmet.ac.uk

Telephone: +44 000000002920417310

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Wales

Supplier

Unit4 Business Software Limited

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: 5 Churchill Place, C/O Corporation Service Company (UK) Limited, 10th Floor

Town/City: London

Postcode: E14 5HU

Country: United Kingdom

Website: www.unit4.com

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVRP-7679-QVJG

Email: abrooksbank@cardiffmet.ac.uk

Telephone: +44 000000002920417310

Type:

  • Large

Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Description of how these justifications apply

The University (alongside all Unit4 customers globally) has been served notice by the supplier of its ERP/Finance System software, Unit 4 Business World (U4BW) – formerly Agresso that on-premise support of this software will cease to exist from December 2026. The current system is end-of-life and will no longer be supported on premise after this date and we are therefore required to commit to move to a cloud solution or purchase a new Finance System by December 2025.

Direct award justification

Additional repeat extension partial replacement

Lots

Divided into 1 lots

Lot number: 1 Status: Complete

Contract

Finance System Upgrade and Cloud Migration

ID: 1

Status: Pending

Related lots

1

Date the contract will be signed (estimated)

19 December 2025, 23:59PM

Value

865000.00 GBP Excluding VAT

1038000.00 GBP Including VAT

Main category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 48442000 - Financial systems software package
  • 48441000 - Financial analysis software package
  • 48443000 - Accounting software package
  • 48444000 - Accounting system

Delivery regions

  • UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

01 January 2026, 00:00AM to 31 December 2031, 23:59PM

Suppliers

  • GB-PPON-PVRP-7679-QVJG

Documents

ID

conflictOfInterest

Document type

Conflict of interest

Description

Not published

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
48443000 Accounting software package Financial analysis and accounting software package
48444000 Accounting system Financial analysis and accounting software package
48441000 Financial analysis software package Financial analysis and accounting software package
48442000 Financial systems software package Financial analysis and accounting software package

Delivery locations

ID Description
1022 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Document family

Notice details
Publication date:
26 November 2025
Deadline date:
Notice type:
UK5
Version:
1
Authority name:
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Publication date:
28 November 2025
Deadline date:
Notice type:
UK6
Version:
1
Authority name:
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Publication date:
19 December 2025
Deadline date:
Notice type:
UK7
Version:
1
Authority name:
Cardiff Metropolitan University

About the buyer

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Admin contact:
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Technical contact:
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Other contact:
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Further information

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