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title: "Mathematica License"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06de8a"
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# Mathematica License

Buyer: University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06de8a

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## Summary

The University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation procured a renewal licence for Mathematica software, a technical computing system used across the Faculty of Technology and the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation. The software provides built-in libraries for symbolic mathematics, data analysis, three-dimensional visualisation and machine learning. It supports education and research activities and is treated as a critical tool in these areas. The requirement covers software licensing rather than consultancy, development or general IT services. Delivery is associated with the University’s Portsmouth operations in the United Kingdom. The procurement is classified as goods and falls within the broad category of software packages and computer systems. This is a specialist academic and research software requirement centred on continued access to Mathematica.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition, as a below-threshold call-off under the SUPC ITS4052SU SLRA framework. The requirement was evaluated on price. The award was made to Academia Limited on 15 July 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The awarded contract value is £58,996.23. The requirement described a three-year licence renewal. One lot was recorded as cancelled, while the award associated with that requirement is active. One bid was recorded. The arrangement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement, and the stated rationale was that the call-off fell below the applicable threshold and outside the directive’s scope.

This requirement is most relevant to software licensing resellers, authorised Mathematica distributors and suppliers able to support higher-education customers using technical computing tools. A credible competitor would need reliable access to Mathematica licences, a clear understanding of academic licensing arrangements and the capacity to maintain uninterrupted service for teaching and research users. Familiarity with symbolic mathematics, data analysis, three-dimensional visualisation and machine-learning workloads would help demonstrate that the supplier understands the software’s practical importance, even though the award criterion was price. Suppliers should also be comfortable supplying through an established public-sector technology framework and handling below-threshold call-offs. The scale indicates a university-wide specialist software renewal rather than a small departmental purchase, with users spanning technology education and cosmology and gravitation research.

## Notice

Renewal of license for the Mathematica Software.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Mathematica is a software system with built in libraries for technical computing which is used across the faculty of Technology and Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation for symbolic mathematics, data analysis, 3D visualisation and machine learning. This is a critical tool for education and research across these areas, and this procurement is for a three year renewal of this license.

### Procurement Information

The is a below threshold call-off contract awarded under SUPC ITS4052SU SLRA framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075042-2026 |
| Notice type | 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £58,996 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation |
| Locality | PORTSMOUTH |
| Postcode area | Portsmouth |
| Postcode | PO1 2UP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ31 Portsmouth |
| Local authority | Portsmouth |
| Electoral ward | St Thomas |
| Westminster constituency | Portsmouth South |
| Delivery location | TLJ31 Portsmouth |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Academia Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems

## Release History

- 7 Aug 2026 at 08:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075042-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.port.ac.uk

## Provenance

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