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24/7 Managed Service for Student Information System

University of the West of Scotland · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 00:11.

Opportunity overview

This contract is for the 1-year renewal of a managed service of UWS' existing Student Information System (SIS), currently being upgraded, with a project team having commenced this work.

Awarded to

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R D B Concepts Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£621.3k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Jul 2026
Award ID
067087-2026-UWS-2026-214-1
Status
active
Location
Castle Donington, UKF2, DE74 2JB, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Lots

  • 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: This contract is for the 1-year renewal of a managed service of its Student Information System (SIS) that is an existing system at the University, currently being upgraded, with a project team having commenced this work. The SIS is managed externally due to technical limitations associated with the design and development of the platform in the UWS environment. It is UWS’ belief that at the current time that only one supplier can meet the requirements as any change in the managed service and hosting environment is highly likely to (i) cause a significant amount of disruption to all involved in and affected by the SIS upgrade; (ii) incur significant additional cost for UWS, any (iii) negatively stretch timelines for project delivery. As such, UWS is publishing this voluntary ex-ante notice on Public Contracts Scotland to ensure compliance with procurement regulations and the continuance of its SIS managed service for the next 12 months.Value not stated

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
UWS-2026-214
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
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: This contract is for the 1-year renewal of a managed service of UWS' existing Student Information System (SIS), currently being upgraded, with a project team having commenced this work. The SIS is managed externally due to technical limitations associated with the design and development of the platform in the UWS environment. It is UWS’ belief that at the current time, only one supplier can meet the requirements as any change in the managed service and hosting environment is highly likely to (i) cause a significant amount of disruption to all affected by the SIS upgrade; (ii) incur significant additional cost for UWS, any (iii) negatively stretch timelines for project delivery. As such, UWS is publishing this voluntary ex-ante notice on Public Contracts Scotland to ensure compliance with procurement regulations and the continuance of its SIS managed service for the next 12 months.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
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: This contract is for the 1-year renewal of a managed service of its Student Information System (SIS) that is an existing system at the University, currently being upgraded, with a project team having commenced this work. The SIS is managed externally due to technical limitations associated with the design and development of the platform in the UWS environment. It is UWS’ belief that at the current time that only one supplier can meet the requirements as any change in the managed service and hosting environment is highly likely to (i) cause a significant amount of disruption to all involved in and affected by the SIS upgrade; (ii) incur significant additional cost for UWS, any (iii) negatively stretch timelines for project delivery. As such, UWS is publishing this voluntary ex-ante notice on Public Contracts Scotland to ensure compliance with procurement regulations and the continuance of its SIS managed service for the next 12 months.
Has Options
No

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Delivery Location

Description
Paisley, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Borders, London

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
University of the West of Scotland
Id
GB-FTS-5147

Identifier

Legal Name
University of the West of Scotland

Address

Street Address
High Street
Locality
Paisley
Region
UKM83
Postal Code
PA1 2BE
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1418483110

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
09
Description
Education
Organisation 2
Name
R D B Concepts Ltd
Id
GB-FTS-184857

Identifier

Legal Name
R D B Concepts Ltd

Address

Street Address
The Old Vicarage, Market Street
Locality
Castle Donington
Region
UKF2
Postal Code
DE74 2JB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 7480141651

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
Paisley Sheriff Court
Id
GB-FTS-133005

Identifier

Legal Name
Paisley Sheriff Court

Address

Street Address
St James Street
Locality
Paisley
Postal Code
PA3 2HW
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1418875291

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
067087-2026-UWS-2026-214-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-184857
Name
R D B Concepts Ltd

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
067087-2026-UWS-2026-214-1
Award ID
067087-2026-UWS-2026-214-1
Status
active
Date Signed
15 Jul 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
621,259.08
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Paisley · UKM83 · PA1 2BE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 067087-2026award, contract ·