Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Sheffield Hallam University
City Campus
Sheffield
S11WB
Contact
Yayra Hlordzi
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE32 - Sheffield
Companies House
10005790
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
Open Text Identity Manager & Open Text File Dynamics 2025
Reference number
2425-53-DTS-YH
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Open Text Identity Manager: https://www.opentext.com/en-gb/products/identity-manager
This manages all the lifecycle of University IT accounts i.e. staff, students and others and provides some authentication services to some applications e.g. Blackboard
Open Text File Dynamics: https://www.microfocus.com/media/data-sheet/file_dynamics_ds.pdf
This manages provisioning file stores for user's files e.g. homespace and shared collaborative storage spaces
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: £71,030.40
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE32 - Sheffield
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
4530 x OpenText Identity Manager Identity Administration Standard Core Education
4530 x Storage Manager Education per FTES SW E-LTU Business Support
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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
Direct Award to maintain continuity of service.
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
30 July 2025
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
ST-FOUR LIMITED
Salop View, Sutton
NEWPORT
TF10 8DQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
5575554
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £71,030.40
Total value of the contract/lot: £71,030.40
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield
S1 1WB
strategicprocurement@shu.ac.uk
Country
United Kingdom