Contract

Essentials 25 renewal

  • LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-006565

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-060e4b

Published 26 January 2026, 11:42am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

London Metropolitan University

London

N78DB

Contact

Ryan Bushell

Email

r.bushell@londonmet.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI43 - Haringey and Islington

Companies House

00974438

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/

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

Essentials 25 renewal

Reference number

LMU2025-1936

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72261000 - Software support services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Essentials 25 is a support package for the Microsoft Dynamics 365

Customer Relationship Management system. It provides 25

tickets a year allowing London Met to raise requests for help or

requests for small changes to the CRM. This support is essential

as London Met do not have the necessary expertise regarding the

technical arrangements for the CRM to be able to resolve issues,

modify software or update software packages within the

platform.

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: £26,112

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Essentials 25 is a support package for the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Relationship Management system. It provides 25

tickets a year allowing London Met to raise requests for help or

requests for small changes to the CRM. This support is essential

as London Met do not have the necessary expertise regarding the

technical arrangements for the CRM to be able to resolve issues,

modify software or update software packages within the

platform.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This was procured direct with the supplier via a G-Cloud CCS framework

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

12 January 2026

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

EY Professional Services Limited

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

06015277

Internet address

https://www.ey.com/en_uk

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: £21,760

Total value of the contract/lot: £21,760


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

London Metropolitan University

London

Country

United Kingdom