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Adobe Creative Cloud ETLA 2026

Oxford Brookes University

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09 Sep 2026 at 16:02

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Summary of the contracting process

Oxford Brookes University procured an Adobe Creative Cloud Enterprise Term License Agreement (ETLA), covering software packages and information systems for use across the UK. The agreement is a UK-wide procurement arrangement negotiated by Jisc, the UK higher and further education technology agency, UCISA and Adobe. It provides Adobe enterprise licensing to support the university’s software requirements. The procurement was managed by Oxford Brookes University, based in Oxford, with supply through JISC Services Ltd, based in Bristol. The requirement is categorised as goods and concerns enterprise software licensing rather than software development, consultancy or general IT support. Businesses relevant to this requirement are software publishers, authorised enterprise licensing providers and organisations able to supply Adobe products through the applicable higher education purchasing arrangements.

The procurement is complete and the award is active. Oxford Brookes University used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, relying on the Jisc framework and the stated protection of exclusive intellectual property rights. The procurement rationale says Adobe supplies directly through the Jisc framework and that the arrangement provides value for money. The contract was awarded to JISC Services Ltd on 14 August 2026 for £512,796.60. One bid was recorded. The stated evaluation basis was price. The agreement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The published lot is marked cancelled, but the associated award and contract are active; the award outcome therefore identifies JISC Services Ltd as the selected supplier.

This procurement demonstrates substantial higher education demand for Adobe Creative Cloud enterprise licensing and a purchasing route centred on an established education-sector framework. A credible future competitor would need to provide Adobe licensing directly or hold the authority and commercial relationship required to supply it lawfully, including compliance with Adobe’s exclusive intellectual property rights. Experience supplying universities or other further and higher education bodies would be relevant, as would the ability to operate through a Jisc framework call-off and meet public procurement requirements. Suppliers would also need enterprise account management, licensing administration and the capacity to support a UK-wide agreement for a large institutional customer. The requirement is best suited to Adobe, its authorised channel partners and framework-qualified technology suppliers rather than generalist IT providers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Adobe Creative Cloud ETLA 2026

Notice Description

The Jisc Adobe Enterprise Term License Agreement (ETLA) is a UK-wide procurement agreement negotiated by Jisc (the UK higher/further education tech agency), UCISA, and Adobe.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Jisc Adobe Enterprise Term License Agreement (ETLA) is a UK-wide procurement agreement negotiated by Jisc (the UK higher/further education tech agency), UCISA, and Adobe.

Procurement Information

The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights A direct award on the basis that the JISC Framework is a compliant call off against the PCR2015 regulations, and that the framework delivers value for money for Oxford Brookes University. Adobe supply directly via the JISC framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f5f3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085518-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£512,796 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Oxford Brookes University
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX3 0BP
Postcode Area
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Churchill
Westminster Constituency
Oxford East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

JISC

Further Information

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