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Adobe Creative Cloud Institutional Licences

The City of Liverpool College

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24 Jul 2026 at 16:26

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of Liverpool College procured 617 Adobe Creative Cloud institutional licences for use in Liverpool. This is a goods requirement for industry-specific software, covering access to Adobe’s Creative Cloud products through an institutional licensing arrangement. The buyer is a public further-education college based at The Learning Exchange in Liverpool. The licences were purchased through the Chest platform operated by Jisc, which was also the selected supplier. The requirement is therefore relevant to software resellers, licensing specialists and suppliers able to provide Adobe Creative Cloud access to education institutions. Businesses supporting colleges with software deployment, account administration or institutional licence management may also find the procurement relevant where those activities form part of the supply arrangement.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Jisc. The award date was 24 July 2026. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, through the Chest (Jisc) platform. There was one lot, marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The award is for Adobe ETLA 2026 licences, with a net value of £33,651 and a gross value of £40,381, both in GBP. The contract period runs from 14 August 2026 to 13 August 2027. The award status is recorded as pending, with signature scheduled for 24 July 2026. The evaluation route was therefore a non-competitive direct award rather than a scored open tender.

This procurement demonstrates a recurring institutional demand from The City of Liverpool College for a substantial volume of Adobe Creative Cloud licences. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to supply genuine Adobe institutional licensing, understand education-sector licensing arrangements and support a college-wide user base rather than individual consumer subscriptions. Capacity to administer hundreds of licences, maintain entitlement records, handle renewals and resolve access issues would strengthen a supplier’s position. The procurement also shows that this buyer used the Chest platform and selected Jisc through a below-threshold direct route without competition. Suppliers seeking comparable work should therefore understand the relevant purchasing route and be able to demonstrate reliable delivery of software licensing at institutional scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Adobe Creative Cloud Institutional Licences

Notice Description

617 x Adobe Creative Cloud Institutional Licences purchased via the Chest (Jisc) platform

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d3a9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070469-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48100000 - Industry specific software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£33,651 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
14 Aug 2026 - 13 Aug 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The City of Liverpool College
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
THE LEARNING EXCHANGE, LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L1 9DW
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Canning
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

JISC

Further Information

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