Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance and Support of the Banner Student Information Solution
Authority: Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBangor University intends to award a contract to Ellucian to August 2027 for the purchase of Banner software, technology and related services. Ellucian provide fully integrated student administration, admissions and HE software/support.
CPV: Maintenance of information technology software
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Ellucian are the software house who have written the Ellucian BANNER Student Record System
Ellucian are the software house who have written the Ellucian BANNER Student Record System. Only Ellucian are able to support their own product in terms of releasing upgrades and bug fixes to their own codebase.
Since the system's first installation, Bangor University has made significant investments in its staff, infrastructure, expertise, and capabilities. The Banner products also serve as the foundation for every step of the BU student experience. Owing to the Banner product's deep integration throughout the University's environment, BU plans to award Ellucian a contract through August 2027 in order to preserve a unified and comprehensive approach to the management of business procedures and student administration.
In order to minimise integration costs, maximise the benefits of centralised data management, and give university decision makers incisive business knowledge, the university will also benefit from a unified platform strategy.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Services
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Aug 2024, 10:42 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Aug 2024, 10:42 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-027704- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0496a3Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The University has determined that Ellucian's products, services, and support are the only ones that can satisfy its requirements because of the advantages of a fully integrated approach and the embedded use of these technologies, as previously mentioned. Certain characteristics of the necessary software, which are both necessary to meet university standards and capable of guaranteeing compatibility with the university's current systems, are protected by unique intellectual property rights.
- Review procedure
This VEAT notice is alerting the market of the University's intention to award a contract via a sole source procedure. The University intends to award a contract once a 10 day standstill period (commencing on the date of publication of this notice) has ended.
Publisher note: (WA Ref:144127)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLUCIAN GLOBAL LIMITED | £315,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 027704-2024-1 · ELLUCIAN GLOBAL LIMITED
- Signed
- 28 Aug 2024
- Value
- £315,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ELLUCIAN GLOBAL LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.