Official UK procurement notice
Specialist ERP Consultancy · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Southampton Solent University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionConsultancy services to assist with the implementation of the ERP project for the new Finance, HR and Payroll system.
CPV: Systems and technical consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Consultancy services to assist with the implementation of the ERP project for the new…
Consultancy services to assist with the implementation of the ERP project for the new Finance, HR and Payroll system.
The University engaged Real Staffing, a subsidiary of S Three Partnership in August 2024 to provide specialist consultants to assist with the implementation of it's new ERP system after inviting a number of companies to submit candidates. Anticipated spend at this point was that it would be under the tendering threshold and therefore no notice was published. Additional information: It is anticipated that this project will be completed by the end of September 2025, subject to successful testing.
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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 May 2025, 11:40 BST
- Last source update
- 30 May 2025, 11:40 BST
- Authority reference
25.CPMO.04- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028730- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05298bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Due to delays in the project, it has become necessary to extend the services of the current consultants and engage additional support relating to migration and report writing in order to meet the required timelines. The result of this extension of the project timelines, the original anticipated value of the contract will now exceed the tendering threshold. Due to their experience and intimate knowledge and familiarity with the project and there by providing the most appropriate candidates the University wishes to retain the services of Real Staffing for this purpose. It is anticipated the value should not exceed £500k in total, but this is an estimate at this point in time.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SThree Partnership LLP | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 028730-2025-1 · SThree Partnership LLP
- Signed
- 29 Apr 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consultancy services to assist with the implementation of the ERP project for the new… | — | — | — | £200,000 – £500,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £200,000 – £500,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Real Staffing Group LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.