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Adobe Creative Cloud, Document Cloud and Software

BATH SPA UNIVERSITY

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17 Sep 2026 at 12:51

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Summary of the contracting process

Bath Spa University procured a software package covering Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Document Cloud and associated software, described as an Adobe Creative Campus software suite renewal. The requirement is for goods rather than consultancy, construction or other services, under the broad category of software packages and information systems (CPV 48000000). Delivery is for Bath Spa University in the South West of England. The procurement relates to the university’s campus-wide software environment, so relevant businesses are those able to provide Adobe’s Creative Cloud and Document Cloud products as a coordinated institutional software supply and renewal arrangement. The buyer is Bath Spa University, based at Newton Park in Bath. The recorded requirement is not identified as suitable for small or medium-sized enterprises or voluntary, community and social enterprises.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 6 June 2025 at 12:00. The contract was awarded on 28 July 2025 to Academia Limited for £1,323,754.89 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract runs from 24 August 2025 to 23 August 2028. The award is active. The published information records the procurement as a single software requirement, without separate lots or distinct supplier awards. The route was therefore a framework call-off rather than an open standalone competition. The outcome shows that Bath Spa University selected Academia Limited for the full recorded requirement, with the award value matching the procurement value.

For suppliers that did not win, this award demonstrates substantial institutional demand from Bath Spa University for a coordinated Adobe Creative Cloud and Document Cloud software renewal. A credible competitor for comparable work would need to supply the specified Adobe software suite to a university-scale customer, manage a high-value campus-wide arrangement and operate through the relevant framework call-off route. The selected supplier, Academia Limited, is recorded as a large organisation, indicating that scale and the ability to support an institution-wide software requirement are commercially relevant characteristics. Businesses with established Adobe software supply capability, experience serving education customers and the capacity to manage renewals across a university environment would be the closest fit when this buyer next considers the same requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Adobe Creative Cloud, Document Cloud and Software

Notice Description

Adobe Creative Campus software suite renewal via ITS4042 SU Lot 2a

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9cf3c8b4-c9bc-42e8-aa48-37f72f2a3b4e
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0756714f-1560-4a39-ab8d-af28f734caa4
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,323,754 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,323,754 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Jul 20251 years ago
Contract Period
24 Aug 2025 - 23 Aug 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BATH SPA UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BATH
Postcode
BA2 9BN
Postcode Area
Bath
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Electoral Ward
Saltford
Westminster Constituency
North East Somerset and Hanham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Academia Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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