Award

Ask AI about this notice

Summarise, research or assess it with AI

View Markdown

Share this notice

Send this contract to a colleague

RHUL-26094 Procurement of Learning Science LabSims Library and Smart Sheets SaaS.

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Award

17 Aug 2026 at 11:01

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College procured a software package and information system for its learning science provision. The requirement is a SaaS library of Learning Science LabSims, comprising biological sciences laboratory software simulations together with teaching assessments. The software is intended to support laboratory learning and assessment rather than physical laboratory equipment or general IT services. Delivery is for the university in Egham, in the South East of England. The buying organisation is Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, part of Royal Holloway, University of London. The requirement is categorised as goods because it concerns licensed software applications supplied to support teaching. The scope is focused on biological sciences laboratory simulation and associated educational assessment content.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 17 August 2026 to Academia Limited. Royal Holloway and Bedford New College used a direct award under the Higher Education Software Licence Reseller and Consultancy Services Framework Agreement, reference ITS4052SU. The awarded value is £41,538. The contract period runs from 31 August 2026 to 30 August 2029. The tender submission period ended on 17 July 2026. The award is active and covers the complete requirement as one procurement, with no separate lots identified. The selected supplier is Academia Limited. The process used a framework-based direct award rather than an open competition, and the published requirement describes the purchase as software applications for biological sciences laboratory simulations and teaching assessments.

This award demonstrates a university requirement for specialist digital learning software that combines biological sciences laboratory simulations with teaching assessments. Suppliers best placed for a future requirement of this type would need a credible library of laboratory simulation applications, relevant biological sciences content and assessment functionality suitable for higher education teaching. They would also need to supply the software through an appropriate higher education licensing or reseller route, since this procurement used a specialist software licence reseller and consultancy framework. Commercial credibility would depend on maintaining and licensing a substantial SaaS software product over a multi-year university contract, while supporting academic use of both simulation and assessment tools. The opportunity is therefore most relevant to specialist education technology providers, software publishers and experienced higher education software resellers.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

RHUL-26094 Procurement of Learning Science LabSims Library and Smart Sheets SaaS.

Notice Description

Awarded to Academia Limited for Software applications (biological sciences laboratory software simulations together with teaching assessments) via a direct award under the Higher Education software Licence Reseller & Consultancy Services Framework Agreement (SRLA- re no: ITS4052SU)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a1a2eb89-527d-4355-bf68-4ebd0d8836ab
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08fd71b9-52f1-460d-b538-73add39cd443
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
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
£41,538 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£41,538 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
17 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
31 Aug 2026 - 30 Aug 2029 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
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
EGHAM
Postcode
TW20 0EX
Postcode Area
Twickenham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ25 West Surrey
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Runnymede
Electoral Ward
Englefield Green East
Westminster Constituency
Windsor

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Academia Limited

Further Information

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

JSON Markdown

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

Loading OCDS record...