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Atlassian/Bitbucket Licences 2026

Education Scotland

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08 Sep 2026 at 01:00

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

Education Scotland procured renewal licences for Atlassian and Bitbucket software used by its staff. The requirement covers 100 Jira and Confluence licences, 15 Jira Product Discovery licences, 100 Atlassian Guard licences and seven Bitbucket Premium licences. The Bitbucket licences moved from an EPC card arrangement to an annual contract. This is a software licensing service for users of Atlassian tools, delivered for Education Scotland in Scotland. The relevant service classification is CPV 72000000, covering information technology services. The buyer is Education Scotland, a Scottish education agency and central purchasing body based in Livingston.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Computacenter (UK) Ltd. Education Scotland used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition, awarding through the Scottish Government Software Value Added Reseller Services Framework after requesting renewal pricing. There was one lot covering the software licences for 2026/27 and 2027/28, with no options. One bid was received and submitted electronically; it came from a non-EU supplier, and none came from SMEs. The contract was signed on 7 September 2026 and is active, with a value of £32,867.71 including the stated currency of GBP. The award relates to the single lot and covers a two-year licensing period.

This award shows established demand from Education Scotland for recurring Atlassian and Bitbucket licensing, including Jira, Confluence, Jira Product Discovery, Atlassian Guard and Bitbucket Premium. A credible competing supplier would need to provide renewal pricing across several Atlassian products, manage licence quantities accurately and support continued user access to the organisation’s software estate. Experience supplying enterprise software licences and handling transitions between purchasing arrangements would be relevant, particularly for Bitbucket, which moved from an EPC card to an annual contract. Suppliers would also need to understand the Scottish Government Software Value Added Reseller Services Framework route, or an equivalent route used by the buyer, and demonstrate the capacity to service a public-sector customer over a multi-year licensing requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Atlassian/Bitbucket Licences 2026

Notice Description

Education Scotland requires a licences renewal Contract for both Atlassian and Bitbucket for a 24 month (2 years) duration.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Education Scotland have 100 Jira/Confluence licenses, 15 Jira Product Discovery and 100 Atlassian Guard licenses applied to users to be able to access Atlassian tools. Education Scotland have also moved Bitbucket from an EPC card to an annual contract. This is 7 premium licenses. Education Scotland require the purchasing of Jira licenses and Bitbucket licences for 2026/2027 and 2027/2028 (2 years)

Procurement Information

Awarded through the Scottish Government Software Value Added Reseller Services Framework following request for renewal pricing.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000842405
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564036
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
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

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

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£32,867 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 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
Education Scotland
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVINGSTON
Postcode
EH54 6GA
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM14 West Lothian
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
West Lothian
Electoral Ward
Livingston South
Westminster Constituency
Livingston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Computacenter

Further Information

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