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The MathWorks Ltd Software Suite

University of Exeter

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10 Sep 2026 at 16:28

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Exeter purchased campus-wide access to The MathWorks Ltd software suite. This is a software package and information systems requirement, covering use across the university rather than a single department or project. The buying organisation is the University of Exeter, a public authority based in Exeter. Delivery and use are in the United Kingdom. The appointed supplier is The MathWorks Limited, a software company based in Cambridge. The requirement is relevant to businesses that provide, license or support mathematical, engineering, scientific, technical or related institutional software suites, particularly where access must be made available across a university campus. The procurement concerns goods in the form of software, rather than software development, consultancy, construction or physical equipment.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. The University of Exeter used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 30 June 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The contract was awarded to The MathWorks Limited for £110,179 excluding VAT, or £132,214.80 including VAT. The award covers the single software requirement and its associated lot. The contract is active. The recorded purchasing route was a direct award rather than an open or competitive tender, so the commercial outcome reflects a procurement made without competing bids. The selected supplier is The MathWorks Limited.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates established demand at the University of Exeter for institution-wide access to a specialist software suite. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need to provide software suitable for broad university use, support campus-wide access arrangements and offer a licensing model that can serve multiple users or departments. Relevant strengths would include a proven institutional software product, experience supplying higher-education organisations, reliable user access and the operational capacity to support a university-wide deployment. Suppliers should also understand that this buyer used a direct, below-threshold route for the requirement, and that the incumbent is the software publisher itself. The opportunity is therefore most relevant to comparable publishers or authorised providers with an established education-sector offer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The MathWorks Ltd Software Suite

Notice Description

Campus-wide access to The MathWorks Ltd suite

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f758
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086096-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without 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
£110,179 £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 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 months
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

The MathWorks Ltd.

Further Information

Notice Documents

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