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Call-off from Lot 4 of the Software Licence Resellers Agreement

University of the Highlands and Islands

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03 Aug 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of the Highlands and Islands commissioned graduate education management software for the UHI Academic Partnership. The requirement is a software service supplied through a software licence reseller arrangement, with the underlying product provided by Cayuse LLC. It was delivered for the University’s operations across the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The procurement falls under public-sector education and concerns software-related services, classified under CPV 72222300. The buying organisation was the University of the Highlands and Islands, based in Inverness. The award relates to Lot 4 of the Software Licence Resellers Agreement (ITS4052 SU), so the relevant market is established software resellers able to provide and support specialist education-management systems for a higher-education organisation.

This procurement has been completed and awarded through an open procedure as a call-off from Lot 4 of the Software Licence Resellers Agreement (ITS4052 SU). Softcat Plc was selected as the supplier. The contract value is £46,500, and the contract was signed on 3 July 2026; it is recorded as active. The award covered one lot and was evaluated on quality and price, weighted 30% and 70% respectively. One bid was received, submitted electronically by a non-EU bidder. The arrangement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The contract was awarded for the provision of graduate education management software, with Cayuse LLC identified as the software provider.

This award indicates demand from a higher-education buyer for specialist graduate education management software obtained through a software licence reseller framework. A credible future competitor would need to combine reseller capability with access to an established education software product, and be able to manage the commercial and delivery obligations of a framework call-off. The evaluation weighting shows that price was more important than quality, while quality still formed a significant part of the decision. Suppliers should therefore be able to demonstrate a reliable product and implementation or support capability without losing cost competitiveness. The procurement attracted one bid and was won by a large supplier, indicating a route suited to businesses with sufficient scale to handle public-sector software supply.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Call-off from Lot 4 of the Software Licence Resellers Agreement

Notice Description

This is a contract award under a Call-off from Lot 4 of the Software Licence Resellers Agreement (ITS4052 SU) for the Provision of Graduate Education Manager Software, supplied by Cayuse LLC.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This award notice relates to a call-off contract awarded via Lot 4 of the Software Licence Resellers Agreement (ITS4052 SU), for the Provision of Graduate Education Manager software, supplied by Cayuse LLC.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000839040
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561429
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72222300 - Information technology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£46,500 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20262 months 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
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University of the Highlands and Islands
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
INVERNESS
Postcode
IV2 3JH
Postcode Area
Inverness
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
TLM6 Highlands and Islands
Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness Millburn
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Softcat Plc

Further Information

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