Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Castle Grounds, Cathay's Park
Cardiff
CF10 3ER
UK
Telephone: +44 2920342854
E-mail: info@rwcmd.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.rwcmd.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA1108
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Replacement Finance System via G‑Cloud 14
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Call‑off contract awarded via the Crown Commercial Service G‑Cloud 14 framework (RM1557.14) using the Digital Marketplace. This was a direct award in accordance with the framework rules.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
178 132.65
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract was awarded as a direct award via the Crown Commercial Service G‑Cloud 14 framework (RM1557.14) following evaluation of available services on the Digital Marketplace. The selected supplier’s offering was identified as the most suitable to meet the College’s requirements.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Functionality
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Methodology
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Project Management & Implementation cost
/ Weighting: 35
Quality criterion: Ongoing support and maintenance
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Sustainability
/ Weighting: 2
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 3
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The contract was awarded as a direct award via the Crown Commercial Service G‑Cloud 14 framework (RM1557.14) following evaluation of available services on the Digital Marketplace. The selected supplier’s offering was identified as the most suitable to meet the College’s requirements.
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Xledger UK
4 Tower Wharf, Cheese Lane
Bristol
BS2 0JJ
UK
Telephone: +44 7586785628
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 178 132.65
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:163193)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/03/2026