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Student Accommodation System

Kingston University Higher Education Corporation · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 01:26.

Opportunity overview

The RMS Mercury software product is used at Kingston University for the management of Student accommodation services.

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.

StarRez Ltd

Matched by number
Shared published award value
£246.6k
Awarded
15 May 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 10646439
Location
London, UKI31, EC3V9DU, United Kingdom

StarRez Ltd

Match pending…
Shared published award value
£246.6k
Awarded
15 May 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PPVJ-6788-VNDW
Location
London, UKI31, EC3V 9DU, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0001Value not stated

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
CPU-23-KU-ST-885-TE-2025
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Migration of the Mercury accommodation system Software to the new parent company StarRez, this Software has been in use at Kingston University since 2003 and is integrated with major student records systems

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Entry 2
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0001
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-UKPRN-10003678
Name
Kingston University Higher Education Corporation

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI63
Country
GB
Locality
Kingston upon Thames
Postal Code
KT1 2EE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Holmwood House Grove Crescent

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
10003678
Scheme
GB-UKPRN

Contact

Name
Tina Etumnu
Telephone
02084174249
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-10646439
Name
StarRez Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC3V9DU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
19-25 Birchin Lane

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
10646439
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Telephone
+448008085245
Organisation 3
Id
GB-PPON-PPVJ-6788-VNDW
Name
StarRez Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC3V 9DU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
19-25 Birchin Lane

Details

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

Identifier

Id
PPVJ-6788-VNDW
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Telephone
+448008085245

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
15 May 2025, 01:00
Title
Student Accommodation System
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
48000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software package and information systems

Value

Amount
246,601
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
295,921

Options

Description
To cover upgrades, extensions, developments to purchased software

Documents

Entry 1
Id
020822-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
13 May 2025, 12:57
Entry 2
Id
021689-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
15 May 2025, 12:27

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-10646439
Name
StarRez Ltd
Supplier 2
Id
GB-PPON-PPVJ-6788-VNDW
Name
StarRez Ltd

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
30 May 2025, 00:59

Related lots

LOT-0001

Contract period

Ends
31 May 2030, 00:59
Starts
30 May 2025, 01:00

Standstill Period

Ends
27 May 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Student Accommodation System
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
3 Jun 2025, 01:00
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
246,601
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
295,921

Period

Ends
3 Jun 2030, 00:59
Starts
3 Jun 2025, 01:00

Options

Description
To cover upgrades, extensions, developments to purchased software

Documents

Entry 1
Id
031254-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
10 Jun 2025, 13:22

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Kingston upon Thames · UKI63 · KT1 2EE · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0511ee-2025-06-10T13:22:34+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·