---
title: "Panopto EDU Platform"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e589"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Cardiff Metropolitan University"
published: "2026-08-17"
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# Panopto EDU Platform

Buyer: Cardiff Metropolitan University  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e589

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## Summary

Cardiff Metropolitan University is procuring the Panopto EDU Platform, described as “Cloud, Core”. This is a cloud-based software package and information system for the university, with delivery in Cardiff, Wales. The requirement concerns the core platform rather than construction, physical supplies or general consultancy. The buyer is Cardiff Metropolitan University, based at its Llandaff Campus. The awarded supplier is Panopto EMEA Limited, a London-based small or medium-sized enterprise. The procurement is categorised as goods, although the requirement is software delivered through a cloud platform. The opportunity is therefore relevant to suppliers of education-focused video, content-management or related cloud software platforms serving higher-education organisations.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Panopto EMEA Limited through a direct award. The buyer’s stated rationale is that the procurement falls outside the regulations’ scope, with a classification referring to technical reasons associated with a single supplier. The award is for one lot, which was suitable for SMEs. The award value is £177,000 excluding VAT and £212,400 including VAT. The award date is 17 August 2026. The contract period runs from 18 August 2026 to 12 August 2029. A contract signature milestone was scheduled for 18 August 2026. The award is recorded as pending, so the selected supplier had not yet completed the recorded award process at the release date.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement at Cardiff Metropolitan University for a core cloud education platform and associated information-system capability. It is commercially relevant to suppliers able to provide a mature, technically differentiated platform for higher-education use, rather than businesses offering general software development or unrelated IT services. The buyer’s reliance on a direct award and stated single-supplier technical reasons indicate that technical fit, interoperability, established functionality or other distinctive platform characteristics were important to the purchasing decision. A future competitor would need to show a credible alternative on those points, with the operational capacity to support a university-wide cloud service and the evidence needed to overcome an incumbent or single-supplier technical justification.

## Notice

Panopto EDU Platform: Cloud, Core

### Procurement Information

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078075-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 18 Aug 2026 - 12 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £177,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Cardiff Metropolitan University |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Postcode area | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF5 2YB |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Llandaff |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Panopto EMEA Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 17 Aug 2026 at 12:20 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078075-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078075-2026
  17th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/procurement/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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