# Award Notice for the Provision of Student Accommodation Management Software under Software Licence Resellers Agreement, Lot 4 - Other

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER](/buyers/university-of-chester/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Academia Limited](/suppliers/academia/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £490,000
- Tender value: £490,000
- Award date: 19 December 2025
- Published: 14 January 2026
- Contract start: 22 December 2025
- Contract end: 31 July 2031
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 5cb04a8b-9293-420d-8054-637f80cf56c8-877092
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-27feefc6-bc83-4283-b805-e53916a65213

## Description

This Award Notice is for the Provision of Student Accommodation Management Software under the SLRA - Framework Agreement for Software Licence Resellers Agreement, Lot 4 - Other OJEU Contract Notice 2020/S 033-078650 This Direct Award follows our review of the SLRA framework Buyers Guide which established that Academia Limited is the first ranked supplier on Lot 4 - Other and that it is compliant under the framework to place a direct award with the 1st ranked supplier who is considered to provide the most economically advantageous offer\. Academia will be providing StarRez software\. This award is made under the framework Call-Off Terms and Conditions\. All values in this Award Notice have been rounded up and are for the full potential contract length including extensions\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5cb04a8b-9293-420d-8054-637f80cf56c8-877092)