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UOEUE2810442026

University of Exeter

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15 Sep 2026 at 13:09

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Exeter procured Overleaf Commons, a subscription service providing Overleaf Professional accounts to all its students, faculty and staff. The service is intended to give the university-wide user community access to online collaborative writing and document production tools. Its scope includes streamlined enrolment, a dedicated resource portal containing templates and training, and administrative tools for tracking usage and analysing service data. This is a software supply service delivered for the University of Exeter in Exeter, supporting users across the university rather than a construction, facilities or physical supply requirement. The procurement covers one service package and is categorised as services, with the relevant classification being software supply services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Overleaf T/A Writelatex Limited. The University of Exeter used a direct award below the applicable threshold without competition. The contract was signed on 3 June 2026 and runs from 4 June 2026 to 4 June 2027. Its value is £30,101 excluding VAT and £36,121.20 including VAT. The contract is active. Overleaf T/A Writelatex Limited is the sole awarded supplier for the service package. The published procurement information does not set out a scored evaluation basis because the route was a below-threshold direct award without competition. The arrangement therefore records an established subscription purchase rather than a competitive tender with multiple bids or separately awarded lots.

This procurement indicates demand from a university for an institution-wide academic writing and collaboration platform, rather than individual licences bought by separate users. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement of this type would provide a reliable subscription service that can make professional accounts available across a large student, faculty and staff population. Relevant capability includes streamlined user enrolment, central administration, usage monitoring and analytics, together with a maintained library of templates and training resources. Credibility would also require experience supporting higher-education users at institutional scale and the operational capacity to manage access across a university community. Software providers with strong account administration, reporting and user-support functions would be the closest competitors.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

UOEUE2810442026

Notice Description

Overleaf Commons is a subscription service designed for universities, to provide Overleaf Professional accounts to all their students, faculty, and staff. This service offers streamlined enrolment, a dedicated resource portal with templates and training, and administrative tools for tracking usage and analytic data

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fa17
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087288-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72268000 - Software supply services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£30,101 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Jun 2026 - 4 Jun 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

Overleaf

Further Information

Notice Documents

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