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Award Notice for the Provision of Student Accommodation Management Software under Software Licence Resellers Agreement, Lot 4 - Other

UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER

Buyer Address: Parkgate Road, CHESTER, CH1 4BJ, England

Contact Name: Procurement Services

Contact Email: procurement@chester.ac.uk

Contact Telephone: 01244512910

Status
complete
Procedure
selective
Value
490000.0 GBP
Published
14 Jan 2026, 15:11
Deadline
18 Dec 2025, 10:00
Contract Start
22 Dec 2025, 00:00
Contract End
31 Jul 2031, 22:59
Category
goods
CPV
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Academia Limited
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

Description

This Award Notice is for the Provision of Student Accommodation Management Software under the SLRA - Framework Agreement for Software Licence Resellers Agreement, Lot 4 - Other OJEU Contract Notice 2020/S 033-078650 This Direct Award follows our review of the SLRA framework Buyers Guide which established that Academia Limited is the first ranked supplier on Lot 4 - Other and that it is compliant under the framework to place a direct award with the 1st ranked supplier who is considered to provide the most economically advantageous offer. Academia will be providing StarRez software. This award is made under the framework Call-Off Terms and Conditions. All values in this Award Notice have been rounded up and are for the full potential contract length including extensions.

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