Award

Provision of Managed Service Provider for University of Birmingham Core Systems

  • THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-061610

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050a51 (view related notices)

Published 2 October 2025, 11:23am



Scope

Reference

FRAM0490/25

Description

The University of Birmingham is seeking a Managed Service Provider (MSP) that offers both functional and technical support for its core systems suite.

Please refer to the attached documentation for the full specification of requirements.


Contract 1. Managed Service Provider for University of Birmingham Core Systems

Supplier

Contract value

  • £1,030,903 excluding VAT
  • £1,237,083.60 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

2 October 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

2 October 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 13 October 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

21 October 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 January 2026 to 1 January 2028
  • Possible extension to 1 January 2030
  • 4 years, 1 day

Description of possible extension:

Optional 2 one year extensions

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 72416000 - Application service providers

Information about tenders

  • 3 tenders received
  • 3 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 2 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Unsuccessful suppliers


Submission

Submission type

Requests to participate


Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure


Suppliers

Coforge UK limited

8 Fenchurch Place

London

EC3M 4AJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Fusion Practices Limited

  • Companies House: 07103004

24 St. John Street

London

EC1M 4AY

United Kingdom

Region: UKI43 - Haringey and Islington

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1. Managed Service Provider for University of Birmingham Core Systems

PwC LLP

  • Companies House: 02648481

8 Fenchurch Place

London

WC2N 6RH

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No


Contracting authority

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

  • Companies House: RC000645

Edgbaston

Birmingham

B15 2TT

United Kingdom

Contact name: Harvey Westwood

Email: procurement@bham.ac.uk

Website: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk

Region: UKG31 - Birmingham

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government