Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)
THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
MILTON KEYNES
MK76AA
Contact
Procurement Team
Telephone
+44 1908655814
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ12 - Milton Keynes
Charity Commission (England and Wales)
RC000391
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/openuniversity
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Supply of Salesforce Marketing Cloud Licenses
Reference number
OUPA11396
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48481000 - Sales or marketing software package
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Open University is procuring specialist software licenses from a third-party provider.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ12 - Milton Keynes
Main site or place of performance
Milton Keynes
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement is for the on-going supply of
licenses for the Salesforce Marketing Cloud
solution which is embedded into OU systems and
process and it currently heavily used in our current
marketing programme. The licenses are to be
renewed for a period of 3 years with an additional 3
years extension option (total 6 years), for c.
£275,000 per annum for the first three years, and
up to a total contract value of £2,000,000 (inc VAT)
including all extension options.
The OU's strategy is to move away from the reseller
model and go direct to Salesforce to deliver
savings.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Option to extend for an additional 3 years beyond
the initial 3 year period, giving a potential total value
of the contract up to a maximum of £2.000,000 after
all extension options.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation:
The procurement falls outside the scope of
application of the regulations
Explanation:
(32) Negotiated without a prior publication
(b) The works, supplies or services can be provided
only by a particular economic operator for the
following reason:
(ii) Proprietary items available from only owner of
intellectual property rights; copyrights or distribution
rights.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-041260
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
OUPA11396
Title
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Licenses
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 December 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Salesforce UK Limited
Floor 26 Salesforce Tower, 110 Bishopsgate
London
EC2N 4AY
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI4 - Inner London – East
Companies House
05094083
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £2,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Open University (OU) intends to award a
contract to Salesforce UK Limited for the supply of
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Licenses.
This procurement is for the on-going supply of
licenses for the Salesforce Marketing Cloud
solution which is embedded into OU systems and
process and it currently heavily used in our current
marketing programme. The licenses are to be
renewed for a period of 3 years with an additional 3
years extension option (total 6 years), for c.
£275,000 per annum for the first three years, and
up to a total contract value of £2,000,000 (inc VAT)
including all extension options.
The OU's strategy is to move away from the reseller
model and go direct to Salesforce to deliver
savings.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
N/A
N/A
Country
United Kingdom