AwardedAwarded 2 April 2026
Integrated Project Management Information System (PMIS)
Ulster University · Education
In brief
Ulster University awarded IT and software work to Parm AG on 2 April 2026.
The notice gives a value of £260,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 31 March 2026.
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What the notice says
Ulster University has been using Microsoft's Project Online (POL) system since 2019.
Following Microsoft's recent announcement to decommission Project Online in September
2026 with some system functionality ceasing from April 2026, the University is looking for
alternative solutions from potential service providers in the marketplace to deliver the
following aims:
- Establish a "single source of truth" for all project data.
- Standardise templates, reports, and processes.
- Future Capability to integrate with our financial systems. The new system should be the
source of truth for project-level financials.
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- Be scalable, secure, and future proof.
- Support strategic, executive, and operational reporting levels.
- Usability of the system is considered key.
- Migrate the current POL data and system to the future system.
We are seeking options available to the University currently available in the market to
include:
- Strategic alignment, prioritisation and what-if analysis;
- Portfolio, programme and project management;
- Project planning, management, and execution;
- Task management;
- Financial management;
- Reporting and analytics;
- Benefits management;
- Risk and issue management;
- Change request management;
- Dependency management;
- POL Migration process; and
- Intuitive User Experience and Interface.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Parm AG (SME) 15 bids received | £124,800 | Awarded 2 April 2026 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 078867-2025
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 000903-2026
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 009659-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 031077-2026
About the buyer
Ulster UniversityLast 12 months
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11Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- Bloomberg Finance L.P.1 contract
- Parm AG1 contract
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From notice 078867-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 2 December 2025, last updated 2 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.