Scope
Reference
OUPA10540
Description
Direct award for the renewal of licenses for the GDPR Preference software 'Cassie'
Contract 1. GDPR Preference System (Cassie)
Supplier
Contract value
- £481,739 excluding VAT
- £578,087 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
4 December 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 6 December 2025 to 5 December 2028
- Possible extension to 5 December 2030
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
Option to extend software licenses for up to maximum of an additional 2 years. The estimated value of the additional extension option is anticipated to be circa £387,490 ex VAT / £464,991 inc VAT
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
Contract locations
- UKJ12 - Milton Keynes
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
- Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
- Single supplier - technical reasons
The Cassie consent and preferencing management platform is heavily embedded in the Open University's complex website estate.
The intention is to re-assess the market for this requirement. This direct award
ensures continuity of service with the existing provider and provides sufficient time for market research, a potential tender process, and the time it would take to transition to a new provider, with the option to extend to cover any delays in this process.
Supplier
SYRENIS LIMITED
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWGZ-6338-LVBR
Daresbury
Warrington
WA4 4AB
United Kingdom
Telephone: +442045519501
Email: daniel.mount@trustcassie.com
Region: UKD71 - East Merseyside
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. GDPR Preference System (Cassie)
Contracting authority
THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
- Charity Commission (England and Wales): RC000391
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
United Kingdom
Email: finance-tenders@open.ac.uk
Region: UKJ12 - Milton Keynes
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government