Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Strathclyde
Learning & Teaching Building, 49 Richmond Street
Glasgow
G1 1XU
UK
Contact person: Peter Cameron
Telephone: +44 7811592949
E-mail: peter.cameron@strath.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM82
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.strath.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00113
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 UNIT4 FMS Maintenance and Support
Reference number: UOS-43832-2026
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72222300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University of Strathclyde has awarded a contract for the Provision of UNIT4 FMS Maintenance and Support following a Negotiated Procedure for a below GPA threshold services contract, under Regulation 33(1) (b) (ii) in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and the University’s Procurement Manual.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
82 676.40
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM82
Main site or place of performance:
University of Strathclyde
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University of Strathclyde has awarded a contract for the Provision of UNIT4 FMS Maintenance and Support following a Negotiated Procedure for a below GPA threshold services contract, under Regulation 33(1) (b) (ii) in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and the University’s Procurement Manual.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
In line with 72 - Modification of Contracts During their Term, of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, this Contract may be modified without a new procurement procedure in accordance with this Part in some cases.
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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
It has been determined that the appropriate route to market for this requirement is in accordance with The Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016, Part 3, Circumstances in which a contract can be awarded without competition, 6.-(1) A contracting authority may award a public contract without seeking offers in relation to the proposed contract - b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons - (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: UOS-43832-2026
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/07/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
UNIT4 Business Software Limited
C/O Corporation Service Company (UK) Limited, , 5 Churchill Place 10th Floor
London
E14 5HU.
UK
Telephone: +44 7964911168
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 82 676.40
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:837716)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff Court
1 Carlton Place
GLASGOW
G5 9DA
UK
Telephone: +44 1992703900
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland)
Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings to the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
VI.5).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/07/2026