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title: "Software License Resellers Agreement (SLRA) 2020"
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# Software License Resellers Agreement (SLRA) 2020

Buyer: SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM (SUPC)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b41ce1d5-77ad-42f2-bb6a-e99c815227de

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## Summary

The Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) has awarded a contract for the Software License Resellers Agreement (SLRA) 2020, involving software licensing and services for various software types. The contract, valued at £500 million, was awarded to multiple suppliers. The procurement method used was an open procedure, with a tender period ending on September 2, 2020. The contract period is from February 22, 2021, to February 21, 2025. The buying organisation, SUPC, acts as the lead organisation for several university purchasing consortia.

This contract presents significant business growth opportunities for software resellers, especially those offering industry-specific, educational, or business transaction software packages. SMEs are suitable for participation in this tender process. Businesses located in various countries, including the UK and European regions, can also compete for this contract. The awarded suppliers include large-scale companies such as Academia Limited, Bytes Software Services Ltd, and CDW Limited, among others. This procurement process aims to provide software solutions to higher education institutions across the UK.

## Notice

This tender is for the provision of software licensing and services for Windows, Microsoft, Adobe, VMWare and other miscellaneous or commercial off the shelf software sold via resellers. This framework also accommodates deals that may be in place directly with original software vendors (OSV). Successful resellers will be expected to provide added value services. The Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) awards and manages framework agreements for higher education and is acting as lead organisation on behalf of its members and also for members of the London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium(NEUPC), North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC), the Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales (HEPCW), Advanced Procurement for universities and Colleges Limited (APUC) and Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC). A full list of the participating Consortia members is available on the Consortia websites. All agreements resulting from this tender should be made available to and apply to all current and future members of the participating consortia.They should also apply to any member of any other Higher Education (HE) or Further Education (FE) purchasing consortium or any other higher education institution in the United Kingdom providing that they formally commit to participate in and support this Framework. SUPC will only grant permission at the request of the consortium, or an institution if it is not a member of a Consortium.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/266d9244-7eac-4472-a2b8-fd21597bffa1 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Sep 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Feb 2022 |
| Contract period | 22 Feb 2021 - 21 Feb 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £500,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM (SUPC) |
| Locality | READING |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode | RG6 6BU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West |
| Local authority | Wokingham |
| Electoral ward | Hillside |
| Westminster constituency | Earley and Woodley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 11 |
| Supplier names | ACADEMIA; BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES; CDW; CIVICA; INSIGHT DIRECT (UK; PHOENIX SOFTWARE; PUGH COMPUTERS; SOFTCAT; SOFTWAREONE; TRUSTMARQUE SOLUTIONS; XMA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48100000 - Industry specific software package
- 48160000 - Library software package
- 48170000 - Compliance software package
- 48180000 - Medical software package
- 48190000 - Educational software package
- 48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package
- 48210000 - Networking software package
- 48220000 - Internet and intranet software package
- 48300000 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package
- 48310000 - Document creation software package
- 48320000 - Drawing and imaging software package
- 48321000 - Computer-aided design (CAD) software package
- 48322000 - Graphics software package
- 48330000 - Scheduling and productivity software package
- 48400000 - Business transaction and personal business software package
- 48500000 - Communication and multimedia software package
- 48600000 - Database and operating software package
- 48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems

## Release History

- 5 Dec 2022 at 14:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/266d9244-7eac-4472-a2b8-fd21597bffa1

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/266d9244-7eac-4472-a2b8-fd21597bffa1
  5th December 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=33736&B=SUPC
  Additional data
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/86623
  User / Company

## Notice URLs

- https://www.supc.ac.uk

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