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Published 10 Jun 2026, 14:33 BST

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Authority: UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) (Education)

Direct award
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Awarded value£605,043published award · inc. VAT
Award in standstill 10 Jun 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Ex Libris UK Ltd.

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Published requirement description

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North West
48000000 Software package and information systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Jun 2026, 14:33 BST
Last source update
10 Jun 2026, 14:42 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054792
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b1f1 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

Sole Supplier for this goods/service. Renewal.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

10 Jun 2026 → 22 Jun 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published138 days ago
    10 Jun 2026, 14:42 BST
  2. Standstill ends126 days ago
    22 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jun 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    10 Jun 2026, 14:33 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    10 Jun 2026, 14:42 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    24 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £605,0431 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ex Libris UK Ltd.1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029£605,043 inc. VAT10 Jun 2026standstill to 22 Jun 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Salford

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000666 · GB-PPON: PDHR-3751-QPQR 43 The Crescent, Salford, North West, M5 4WTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • EX LIBRIS (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03438440GB-PPON: PCVB-5799-YQCX 70 St. Mary Axe, London, London, EC3A 8BEContact email
  • Ex Libris (UK) LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 3438440GB-PPON: PTWH-6684-NPZY 70 St Mary Axe, London, London, EC3A 8BFContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender