Awarded contract

Renewal of Estates Management Software Licenses (Planon)

Details

Buyer: The Open University
Supplier(s): Academia Ltd
Value: £298,155.38
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Software package and information systems
Published: 22 July 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Planon is an existing and embedded estate management software used to manage planned maintenance, reactive work, hospitality and central room booking. The contract is a direct award to Academia Limited as a software reseller under the Procurement Services Software Products and Associated Services Y23065 framework. This contract is for the renewal of the licenses for a 3 year period with the option to extend for an additional 2 years (up to 5 years in total). The value for the initial 3 year term is £171,821.06 inc VAT, and £126,334.32 inc VAT for the additional extension option, giving a potential total contract value of £298,155.38.

Timeline

Completed: Award published22 July 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date1 August 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 July 2029in 3 years

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