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Matlab Renewal 2026-27

University of Strathclyde

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24 Sep 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Strathclyde procured renewal of its MATLAB software licence for 2026–27. The requirement is for commercial off-the-shelf software licensing, supplied to the university in Glasgow. It was placed as a call-off from the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium’s Software Licence Resellers Agreement and Consultancy Services framework, under its commercial off-the-shelf software lot. The procurement is therefore relevant to software licence resellers able to supply MATLAB to a UK university through the applicable framework route. The published scope identifies a licence renewal; it does not describe a separate software development or consultancy assignment.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Academia Ltd. The contract is active and was signed on 28 August 2026, with an awarded value of £149,113.90. The requirement is titled MATLAB Renewal 2026–27, but no contract start or end dates are recorded. It was conducted as an open-procedure call-off under the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium framework for software licence resellers and consultancy services, in the commercial off-the-shelf software lot. One bid was received for the lot. No evaluation criteria or separate eligibility requirements are stated in the available process details, so the basis for selecting the supplier cannot be described further.

This award provides a concrete example of the University of Strathclyde buying a substantial MATLAB licence renewal through a public-sector software reseller framework. For suppliers seeking to compete when this requirement returns to market, the relevant capability is supplying and renewing commercial MATLAB licences for a university, with the ability to contract through the applicable framework route. The selected supplier was a software reseller, indicating that the requirement was met through licence supply rather than a separately described software build or consulting project. The single bid recorded also shows that this award attracted one offer; it does not establish that future competitions will have the same level of competition. Suppliers should assess whether they can meet the university’s licensing requirement and framework conditions at this scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Matlab Renewal 2026-27

Notice Description

The University has awarded a contract for the Matlab 2026-27 Renewal. This was a Call-off under Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) Framework Agreement, Software Licence Resellers Agreement & Consultancy Services (SLRA), Lot 4 Commercial Off The Shelf Software (COTS), ITS4052 SU.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The University has awarded a contract for the Matlab 2026-27 Renewal. This was a Call-off under Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) Framework Agreement, Software Licence Resellers Agreement & Consultancy Services (SLRA), Lot 4 Commercial Off The Shelf Software (COTS), ITS4052 SU.. The University has awarded a contract for the Matlab 2026-27 Renewal. This was a Call-off under Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) Framework Agreement, Software Licence Resellers Agreement & Consultancy Services (SLRA), Lot 4 Commercial Off The Shelf Software (COTS), ITS4052 SU.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000842130
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP565169
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

72222300 - Information technology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£149,113 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Sep 20261 weeks 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 Strathclyde
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G1 1XU
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM82 Glasgow City
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Academia Ltd

Further Information

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