# Renewal of Estates Management Software Licenses \(Planon\)

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [OPEN UNIVERSITY\(THE\)](/buyers/open-university-the/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Academia Limited](/contract-winners/academia/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £298,155
- Tender value: £298,155
- Award date: 22 July 2026
- Published: 22 July 2026
- Contract start: 1 August 2026
- Contract end: 31 July 2029
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 6a0a617f-9e50-4e6b-a148-1aa9afbbbe84-907603
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-43952482-f976-4df6-8a8c-208e003f37fc

## 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\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6a0a617f-9e50-4e6b-a148-1aa9afbbbe84-907603)