Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- University of Sussex(the) · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Unit 4 Business Software Ltd
- Value
- £864,096
- Procedure
- Other - Direct Award
- Sector
- IT services · Software-related services (CPV 72260000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Jan 2025
- Published6 Jan 2025Published the same day
Description
The U4ERP (Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning) application is the system used by the entire university for the management and control of its finances and core financial operations. The application is essential IT infrastructure as it provides accounting functionality with end-to-end financial operations capability, which enables budget allocation and management across the whole university. It is also the system that handles all expense claims (staff & students), procurement, accounts receivable (commercial), accounts payable, estates inventory management, fixed assets management, , accounting and financial management, accounting for capital and projects, commitment accounting and reporting. Included in the contract is also e-invoicing functionality, together with contract management, and an option to migrate to Unit4's new partner for providing a research costing & pricing platform. The firm also provides support and maintenance under this contract. The University has a perpetual lice…
About the supplier
Unit 4 Business Software Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01737985).