Residential Management System · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Sussex (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: South East (UKJ2)

Awarded value£347,829published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 2 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Academia Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The scope of the requirement is for a residential management system - StarRez. StarRez is the software used across Sussex to manage the 5,000+ student tenants living in University managed accommodation

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Feb 2026, 15:47 GMT
Last source update: 3 Feb 2026, 15:47 GMT
Authority reference: US_25096
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-009580
Classification (CPV): Software package and information systems
Delivery area: South East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0615a7 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct award from framework, awarded to top listed supplier via SUPC SLRA Lot 4

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £347,8291 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 2 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Academia Ltd	£347,829 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 009580-2026-1 · Academia Ltd
Signed
2 Feb 2026
Value
£347,829
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: RC000672 Sussex House, Falmer, Brighton, South East, BN19RHContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The University of SussexReview body Brighton

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Academia LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04771037 Hemel Hempstead, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.