---
title: "ERA licence"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e1ea"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY"
published: "2026-08-12"
---

# ERA licence

Buyer: LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e1ea

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## Summary

Leeds Trinity University procured an ERA licence for the 2026–27 period. The requirement is classified as a licence management software package, placing it within software licensing and digital rights administration rather than general IT support or hardware supply. The licence serves the university’s operations, with delivery in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The buying organisation is Leeds Trinity University, a public authority in the higher education sector. The procurement covers one requirement and is concerned with supplying access or rights through the ERA licensing arrangement. Businesses specialising in institutional software licences, education-sector licensing or related rights-management services would find the subject matter most relevant.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a direct procedure below the relevant threshold, without competition. One requirement was awarded to The Educational Recording Agency Limited. The contract was signed on 30 April 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £31,857 excluding VAT, or £38,228 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The process used a single lot, which is complete. The published outcome records the selected supplier and the contract terms; no competitive evaluation basis is stated. This is therefore a completed direct award rather than an opportunity involving competing tenders.

This procurement demonstrates a specific higher education requirement for an ERA licence and associated licence-management software. The selected provider, The Educational Recording Agency Limited, is recorded as an SME, indicating that businesses of this scale can deliver the requirement. A credible competitor for comparable work would need to provide the relevant licensing arrangement or an authorised equivalent, manage institutional access or permissions reliably, and support a university-level customer over a defined service period. Experience supplying education or other public-sector organisations would help demonstrate that capability. Software licensing businesses tracking Leeds Trinity University should treat this requirement as evidence of a repeatable, specialist purchasing need rather than a broad technology-services opportunity.

## Notice

ERA Licence 2026-27

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076466-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £31,857 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Postcode area | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS18 5HD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Horsforth |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds North West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE EDUCATIONAL RECORDING AGENCY LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48218000 - License management software package

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2026 at 07:53 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076466-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076466-2026
  12th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.era.org.uk
- https://www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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