Contract

2425-53-DTS-YH Open Text Identity Manager & Open Text File Dynamics 2025

  • Sheffield Hallam University

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-065355

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ccb7

Published 14 October 2025, 5:08pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Sheffield Hallam University

City Campus

Sheffield

S11WB

Email

strategicprocurement@shu.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE32 - Sheffield

UK Register of Learning Providers (UKPRN number)

10005790

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.shu.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

2425-53-DTS-YH Open Text Identity Manager & Open Text File Dynamics 2025

Reference number

2425-53-DTS-YH

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72500000 - Computer-related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Sheffield Hallam University have entered into a contract for the provision of Open Text Identity Manager and Open Text File Dynamics via the G Cloud 14 framework, under Lot 3: Cloud Support.

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.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE32 - Sheffield

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Open Text Identity Manager will manage the lifecycle of University IT accounts providing some authentication services to some applications and the Open Text File Dynamics provision will handle file stores for user's files and shared collaborative storage spaces.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70%

Price - Weighting: 30%

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:

A compliant direct award was made under Lot 3 of the G Cloud 14 Framework.

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

31 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 LTD

Sutton

TF10 8DQ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG22 - Shropshire CC
Companies House

5575554

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

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

Country

United Kingdom