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title: "DDaT26453 - Subscription Licence"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ea5a"
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# DDaT26453 - Subscription Licence

Buyer: UK Research and Innovation  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ea5a

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## Summary

UK Research and Innovation bought an education named software licence subscription, classified as software packages and information systems. The requirement covers a subscription licence rather than software development, implementation works or general consultancy. UK Shared Business Services Ltd managed the procurement as the shared service provider. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The purchase was treated as goods and formed a single completed lot. The requirement is relevant to software publishers, licensing specialists, education-sector technology providers and resellers able to supply named-user education licences to a central-government research organisation. Suppliers whose offer is limited to bespoke development, hardware, construction or unrelated professional services would not be aligned with this requirement. The selected supplier was Academia Limited.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It followed a below-threshold limited competition. Academia Limited was awarded the single lot, and the contract was signed on 20 August 2026. The contract runs from 20 August 2026 to 19 August 2027. Its value is £27,530.47 excluding VAT, or £33,036.56 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The requirement was evaluated through the limited competition exercise, with the available record describing the purchase as an education named licence subscription. This was a single-lot procurement, with no separate awards or suppliers recorded. The arrangement therefore provides a clear example of UK Research and Innovation buying a below-threshold software subscription through a limited competition route.

This award demonstrates demand from UK Research and Innovation for subscription-based education software licences delivered across the United Kingdom. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement of this type would have an established education licensing model, access to named-user subscription products and the operational capacity to provide licences to a public-sector research organisation. Software publishers, authorised resellers and licensing specialists with experience supporting education customers could be credible competitors. The procurement also shows that the buyer has used a below-threshold limited competition rather than an open procedure, so suppliers need to be able to respond efficiently to a targeted competition and present a clearly defined licence offer. The relevant commercial capability is licence supply and account management, not bespoke software engineering or physical goods distribution.

## Notice

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a limited competition procurement exercise. Brief Description of Requirement: Subscription for Education Named Licence

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080272-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 20 Aug 2026 - 19 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £27,530 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK Research and Innovation |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Postcode area | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2026 at 11:53 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080272-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080272-2026
  24th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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