Notice Information
Notice Title
Matlab Campus Wide License - University of Aberdeen
Notice Description
This is for a 3 year campus wide software license for Matlab - the software is manufactured and supported by Mathworks and cannot be purchased through any other supplier. The software and its technical libraries are critical to several Schools across the University. The importance of the product is critical with the increases in blended learning and the dependency on students ability to download the software under the license.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This is for a 3 year campus wide software license for Matlab - the software is manufactured and supported by Mathworks and cannot be purchased through any other supplier. The software and its technical libraries are critical to several Schools across the University. The importance of the product is critical with the increases in blended learning and the dependency on students ability to download the software under the license.
Procurement Information
The software is manufactured and supported by Mathworks and cannot be purchased through any other supplier. The software and its technical libraries are critical to several Schools across the University. The importance of the product is critical with the increases in blended learning and the dependency on students ability to download the software under the license.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000830098
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR554452
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - Contract 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
- £235,485 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Apr 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 Apr 20262 days ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ABERDEEN
- Postcode
- AB24 3FX
- Post Town
- Aberdeen
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
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- Local Authority
- Aberdeen City
- Electoral Ward
- Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen
- Westminster Constituency
- Aberdeen North
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR554452
Matlab Campus Wide License - University of Aberdeen - This is for a 3 year campus wide software license for Matlab - the software is manufactured and supported by Mathworks and cannot be purchased through any other supplier. The software and its technical libraries are critical to several Schools across the University. The importance of the product is critical with the increases in blended learning and the dependency on students ability to download the software under the license.
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