---
title: "Desktop Software (2026)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e978"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Cheshire East Council"
published: "2026-08-21"
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# Desktop Software (2026)

Buyer: Cheshire East Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e978

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## Summary

Cheshire East Council procured desktop software licences for use in Cheshire East. The requirement covers Adobe Creative Cloud Acrobat Pro, full Creative Cloud, Photoshop and Express for Teams; Dragon NaturallySpeaking Pro Group; Texthelp Read&Write Gold; and AutoCAD LT and full user licences. The planned quantities range from 2 to 250 licences per product, depending on the software, with provision for around 6% additional demand. This is a software supply requirement rather than a software development or managed IT services contract. It would suit distributors, resellers and licensing specialists able to supply a mixed portfolio of commercial, accessibility, speech-recognition, design and computer-aided-design software to a local authority. The procurement is classified under networking, internet and intranet software, although the listed products are primarily desktop productivity and specialist software.

This procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Cheshire East Council used a limited award procedure without publishing a prior call for competition, making a direct award through a Health Trust Europe call-off contract. The award was based on price, and one bid was recorded. Insight Direct UK Ltd was awarded the requirement. The award is active and the associated contract has a value of £90,000. The contract was signed on 12 August 2026. The process contained one lot, which is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract linked to that requirement are active. The procurement was conducted under the General Procurement Agreement. No separate contract end date or duration is stated in the procurement outcome.

This outcome indicates that Cheshire East Council buys a broad desktop-software portfolio through a consolidated licensing arrangement rather than separate purchases for each product. A credible future supplier would need reliable access to Adobe Creative Cloud products, Adobe Express, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Texthelp Read&Write Gold and AutoCAD licences, with the ability to manage different licence types and quantities in one order. Experience supplying public-sector customers and operating through an established framework or call-off route would be relevant, as would strong licence administration, renewal management and customer support. Suppliers should also be able to serve accessibility and assistive-technology users alongside mainstream creative, productivity and technical-design software users. The award being made on price shows that competitive commercial terms are central to this buyer’s requirement.

## Notice

Item Min Quantity Expected Max Quantity Adobe Creative Cloud Acrobat Pro 200 250 Adobe Creative Cloud Full Licence 30 40 Adobe Creative Cloud - Photoshop 2 5 Adobe Express for Teams 30 40 Dragon Naturally Speaking Pro Group 20 25 Text Read Write Gold 20 30 AutoCAD LT User License 5 10 AutoCAD Full User License 2 4

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Item Min Quantity Expected Max Quantity Adobe Creative Cloud Acrobat Pro 200 250 Adobe Creative Cloud Full Licence 30 40 Adobe Creative Cloud - Photoshop 2 5 Adobe Express for Teams 30 40 Dragon Naturally Speaking Pro Group 20 25 Text Read Write Gold 20 30 AutoCAD LT User License 5 10 AutoCAD Full User License 2 4 Around 6% added to cover any increases.

### Procurement Information

Direct award via Call off contract Health Trust Europe

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079847-2026 |
| 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 | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Aug 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 | £90,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Cheshire East Council |
| Locality | CREWE |
| Postcode area | Crewe |
| Postcode | CW1 2JZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD62 Cheshire East |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
| Electoral ward | Crewe Central |
| Westminster constituency | Crewe and Nantwich |
| Delivery location | TLD62 Cheshire East |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Insight Direct UK Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package

## Release History

- 21 Aug 2026 at 11:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079847-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk

## Provenance

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