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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Provision of Managed Service Provider for University of Birmingham Core Systems

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:41.

Opportunity overview

The University of Birmingham is seeking a Managed Service Provider (MSP) that offers both functional and technical support for its core systems suite. Please refer to the attached documentation for the full specification of requirements.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Fusion Practices Limited

Matched by number
Published award value
£1m
Awarded
1 Oct 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 07103004
Location
London, UKI43, EC1M 4AY, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV72416000 — Application service providers

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0001AED 2.8m · Source currency differs from tender

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
FRAM0490/25
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Procedure

Features
Please refer to Tender Documentation.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Type
closed
Method
withoutReopeningCompetition
Description
Prices will be fixed for the framework term
Maximum Participants
1

Expected award period

Ends
1 Sept 2025, 00:59

Tender Period

Ends
29 May 2025, 00:59

Enquiry period

Ends
20 May 2025, 16:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0001
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
2,828,000
Currency
AED
Including VAT
3,393,600

Renewal

Description
Two, one-year extension options is built in to the tender opportunity. The extension will be subject to performance reviews and is subject to the agreement of both parties.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Management of the Contract
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Sustainability
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Technical
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Name
Quality
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
3
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Name
Service
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
7
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 6
Name
Functional Resource
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
41
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 7
Name
Technical Resource
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
19
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 8
Name
Cost/Price
Type
cost

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
1 Jan 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Jan 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
1 Jan 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG31
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72416000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Application service providers

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
018044-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
30 Apr 2025, 14:31

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-RC000645
Name
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG31
Country
GB
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B15 2TT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Edgbaston

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
RC000645
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Name
Harvey Westwood
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-07103004
Name
Fusion Practices Limited

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Address

Region
UKI43
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC1M 4AY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
24 St. John Street

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
07103004
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-COH-02648481
Name
PwC LLP

Roles

tenderer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2N 6RH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
8 Fenchurch Place

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
02648481
Scheme
GB-COH
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-162848
Name
Coforge UK limited

Roles

tenderer

Address

Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC3M 4AJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
8 Fenchurch Place

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
2 Oct 2025, 00:00
Title
Managed Service Provider for University of Birmingham Core Systems
Status
pending
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
2 Oct 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72416000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Application service providers

Value

Amount
1,030,903
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,237,083.6

Renewal

Description
Optional 2 one year extensions

Documents

Entry 1
Id
061610-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
2 Oct 2025, 11:23

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-07103004
Name
Fusion Practices Limited

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
21 Oct 2025, 23:59

Related lots

LOT-0001

Contract period

Ends
1 Jan 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Jan 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
1 Jan 2030, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
13 Oct 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B15 2TT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG31 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050a51-2025-10-02T11:23:33+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·