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Published 29 May 2026, 15:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CRM & Marketing Cloud Renewal

Official notice

Authority: University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Awarded value£1,419,464published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 27 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Academia Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University has a requirement to renew our Salesforce CRM and Marketing Cloud contract for another three years. Covering CRM (Customer Community, Partner Community, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud) & Marketing Cloud (Audiences, Contacts Corporate edition, Business Units, Professional Contacts, SMS Messages and SSL Certificates)

CPV: Sales or marketing software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Salesforce is the University's strategic core CRM and Marketing Cloud system which is…Awarded

Salesforce is the University's strategic core CRM and Marketing Cloud system which is a strategic platform for the University.

The University has a requirement to renew our Salesforce CRM and Marketing Cloud contract for another three years. Covering CRM (Customer Community, Partner Community, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud) & Marketing Cloud (Audiences, Contacts Corporate edition, Business Units, Professional Contacts, SMS Messages and SSL Certificates)

Delivery: South East

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
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
29 May 2026, 15:59 BST
Last source update
29 May 2026, 15:59 BST
Authority reference
25-622
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-050977
Classification (CPV)
Sales or marketing software package
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a939 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Direct Award call off under Software License Resellers Agreement & Consultancy Services Framework OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e549

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,419,4641 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Academia Ltd£1,419,464 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 050977-2026-1 · Academia Ltd

    Signed
    27 Mar 2026
    Value
    £1,419,464
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-UKPRN: 10007155 Mercantile House, Portsmouth, South East, PO12EGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Academia LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04771037 Hemel Hempstead, South East

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.