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Direct Award - Software renewal for Core Finance System

University of Plymouth · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 17:31.

Opportunity overview

The Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning solution and associated modules is used by the University and its subsidiaries for the management of their finances and it is considered business-critical. The below justifications set out in Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 apply to this Direct Award; (5) ‘Single suppliers’ due to the supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods/services. And; (7) ‘Additional or repeat goods, services or works’ because the contract concerns the supply of goods/services by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods/services in circumstances where— (a) a change in supplier would result in the University receiving goods/services or that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods/services; and (b) the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance. The Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning solution and associated modules provide a full suite of financial management functions that enables budget management, expenses, source to contract, sales to cash, general ledger reporting and commitment accounting. The contract will also provide support and maintenance of the solution.

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.

Unit4 Business Software Limited

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£1.5m
Awarded
16 Jun 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PVRP-7679-QVJG
Location
London, UKI42, E14 5HU, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000Value 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
SH_UOP_Unit4_160_026
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
University of Plymouth
Id
GB-PPON-PQHL-4825-PGGL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQHL-4825-PGGL

Address

Street Address
Drake Circus
Locality
Plymouth, Devon
Postal Code
PL4 8AA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK41

Contact

Name
Howard Goffin
Telephone
+44 01752582057

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Unit4 Business Software Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PVRP-7679-QVJG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVRP-7679-QVJG

Address

Street Address
10th Floor, 5 Churchill Place
Locality
London
Postal Code
E14 5HU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI42

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Renwal of Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning solution and associated modules
Status
pending
Date
16 Jun 2026, 01:00
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

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

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK41
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
1,780,200
Amount
1,486,500
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVRP-7679-QVJG
Name
Unit4 Business Software Limited

Standstill Period

Ends
26 Jun 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2026, 01:00
Ends
30 Jun 2031, 23:59

Related lots

LOT-0000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
056859-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Jun 2026, 00:02
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
29 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Plymouth, Devon · UKK41 · PL4 8AA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 056559-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 056859-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·