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Prism Group Academic Annual Subscription

University of Exeter

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10 Sep 2026 at 15:25

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Exeter procured 1,050 annual academic group subscriptions for GraphPad Prism, a scientific data analysis and graphing software product. This is a software subscription service rather than a construction, supply or facilities contract. The requirement is intended to support academic users across the university, with the service delivered for the university’s operations in Exeter and the wider United Kingdom. The selected supplier is GraphPad Software, LLC, a United States-based small and medium-sized enterprise. The procurement covers access to the Prism product through group academic licensing, providing a defined software service to a university customer rather than bespoke development, implementation or consultancy. Businesses operating in scientific software licensing, academic technology procurement or research-computing services will find the requirement most relevant.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to GraphPad Software, LLC. The University of Exeter used a direct procedure below the threshold and without competition. The contract was signed on 24 April 2026 and runs from 1 May 2026 to 4 May 2027. The awarded contract value is USD 115,500 gross. The award covers the single requirement for the 1,050 GraphPad Prism academic group subscriptions. The contract is active, and the tender is recorded as complete. The procurement was treated as a services contract and used a single lot. The available record does not set out separate quality, price or technical scoring criteria; the route was a direct award without competition.

This award demonstrates established demand from a UK university for a large-scale academic licence to scientific analysis software. A competitor seeking similar work would need to provide a robust group subscription model for research and teaching users, support academic licensing arrangements and supply access at the scale of 1,050 subscriptions. The strongest fit would be a software publisher or authorised licensing partner with a product suited to scientific data analysis and graphing, together with the commercial and administrative capacity to manage a university-wide subscription. GraphPad Software, LLC is recorded as an SME, showing that specialist software businesses can serve this type of requirement without being large multinational suppliers. Relevant firms should monitor this buyer’s future requirements for comparable academic software licensing.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Prism Group Academic Annual Subscription

Notice Description

1050 Prism group academic annual subscription from GraphPad Inc

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f719
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086008-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79980000 - Subscription services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£115,500 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 May 2026 - 4 May 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University of Exeter
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX4 4QJ
Postcode Area
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
Duryard and St James
Westminster Constituency
Exeter

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GraphPad Software LLC

Further Information

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