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Mathematica License

University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation

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07 Aug 2026 at 08:39

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Summary of the contracting process

The University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation procured a renewal licence for Mathematica software, a technical computing system used across the Faculty of Technology and the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation. The software provides built-in libraries for symbolic mathematics, data analysis, three-dimensional visualisation and machine learning. It supports education and research activities and is treated as a critical tool in these areas. The requirement covers software licensing rather than consultancy, development or general IT services. Delivery is associated with the University’s Portsmouth operations in the United Kingdom. The procurement is classified as goods and falls within the broad category of software packages and computer systems. This is a specialist academic and research software requirement centred on continued access to Mathematica.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition, as a below-threshold call-off under the SUPC ITS4052SU SLRA framework. The requirement was evaluated on price. The award was made to Academia Limited on 15 July 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The awarded contract value is £58,996.23. The requirement described a three-year licence renewal. One lot was recorded as cancelled, while the award associated with that requirement is active. One bid was recorded. The arrangement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement, and the stated rationale was that the call-off fell below the applicable threshold and outside the directive’s scope.

This requirement is most relevant to software licensing resellers, authorised Mathematica distributors and suppliers able to support higher-education customers using technical computing tools. A credible competitor would need reliable access to Mathematica licences, a clear understanding of academic licensing arrangements and the capacity to maintain uninterrupted service for teaching and research users. Familiarity with symbolic mathematics, data analysis, three-dimensional visualisation and machine-learning workloads would help demonstrate that the supplier understands the software’s practical importance, even though the award criterion was price. Suppliers should also be comfortable supplying through an established public-sector technology framework and handling below-threshold call-offs. The scale indicates a university-wide specialist software renewal rather than a small departmental purchase, with users spanning technology education and cosmology and gravitation research.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Mathematica License

Notice Description

Renewal of license for the Mathematica Software.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Mathematica is a software system with built in libraries for technical computing which is used across the faculty of Technology and Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation for symbolic mathematics, data analysis, 3D visualisation and machine learning. This is a critical tool for education and research across these areas, and this procurement is for a three year renewal of this license.

Procurement Information

The is a below threshold call-off contract awarded under SUPC ITS4052SU SLRA framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06de8a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075042-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£58,996 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PORTSMOUTH
Postcode
PO1 2UP
Postcode Area
Portsmouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ31 Portsmouth
Delivery Location
TLJ31 Portsmouth
Local Authority
Portsmouth
Electoral Ward
St Thomas
Westminster Constituency
Portsmouth South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Academia Limited

Further Information

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