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Blackboard Renewal

Bath Spa University

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25 Aug 2026 at 16:42

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Summary of the contracting process

Bath Spa University procured software and information-system services for its learning environment in the South West of England. The requirement was a 12-month Blackboard renewal, including the Direct Data Access Environment, an additional 1TB of Blackboard SaaS storage, a one-year Collaborate Enterprise user licence, the Blackboard Learning Core Package delivered through SaaS Plus, and the Anthology Ally package for Learn. This is a specialist education technology and cloud software support requirement, centred on maintaining and extending the university’s Blackboard platform rather than buying general-purpose IT equipment. The services support online learning, collaboration, data access, storage and accessibility-related functionality within the university’s digital learning environment.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to TET LIMITED on 31 July 2024. It was a selective call-off from the SBS /19/AB/WAB/9411 framework agreement, with the contract running from 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025. The awarded value was £198,100.80 including the published currency of GBP. The requirement was treated as a services procurement and was not reserved for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises. The award was active. The available information identifies the framework call-off route and the successful supplier, but does not set out a separate quality, price or other evaluation weighting.

This award demonstrates established demand from Bath Spa University for a substantial, time-limited Blackboard and Anthology software service covering core learning-platform capability, collaboration, data access, storage and accessibility tools. Competitors seeking similar work would need demonstrable expertise in administering and supporting Blackboard SaaS environments, supplying the relevant Blackboard packages and licences, managing cloud storage and data-access arrangements, and supporting Collaborate and Anthology Ally functionality. They would also need the organisational capacity to maintain a university-wide learning service across the full requirement and to operate through the relevant education-sector framework route. The published suitability assessment indicates that this requirement was not aimed at SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises, so suppliers should assess their scale and framework position carefully when preparing for comparable demand from this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Blackboard Renewal

Notice Description

Blackboard 12 Months: Direct Data Access Environment Blackboard Additional SaaS Storage 1TB COLLABORATE ENTERPRISE USER LICENSE - 1 YEAR Blackboard Learning Core Package - SaaS Plus Anthology Ally Package for Learn SBS /19/AB/WAB/9411 FRAMEWORK

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a741b254-29f5-4196-a04b-941a322a9d68
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a13a6615-6e06-4d8c-94d6-702d4698aaf0
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
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
£198,100 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£198,100 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
31 Jul 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Jul 20242 years ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2024 - 31 Jul 2025 6-12 months
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

TET Limited

Further Information

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