---
title: "Prism Group Academic Annual Subscription"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f719"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "University of Exeter"
published: "2026-09-10"
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# Prism Group Academic Annual Subscription

Buyer: University of Exeter  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f719

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## Summary

The University of Exeter procured 1,050 annual academic group subscriptions for GraphPad Prism, a scientific data analysis and graphing software product. This is a software subscription service rather than a construction, supply or facilities contract. The requirement is intended to support academic users across the university, with the service delivered for the university’s operations in Exeter and the wider United Kingdom. The selected supplier is GraphPad Software, LLC, a United States-based small and medium-sized enterprise. The procurement covers access to the Prism product through group academic licensing, providing a defined software service to a university customer rather than bespoke development, implementation or consultancy. Businesses operating in scientific software licensing, academic technology procurement or research-computing services will find the requirement most relevant.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to GraphPad Software, LLC. The University of Exeter used a direct procedure below the threshold and without competition. The contract was signed on 24 April 2026 and runs from 1 May 2026 to 4 May 2027. The awarded contract value is USD 115,500 gross. The award covers the single requirement for the 1,050 GraphPad Prism academic group subscriptions. The contract is active, and the tender is recorded as complete. The procurement was treated as a services contract and used a single lot. The available record does not set out separate quality, price or technical scoring criteria; the route was a direct award without competition.

This award demonstrates established demand from a UK university for a large-scale academic licence to scientific analysis software. A competitor seeking similar work would need to provide a robust group subscription model for research and teaching users, support academic licensing arrangements and supply access at the scale of 1,050 subscriptions. The strongest fit would be a software publisher or authorised licensing partner with a product suited to scientific data analysis and graphing, together with the commercial and administrative capacity to manage a university-wide subscription. GraphPad Software, LLC is recorded as an SME, showing that specialist software businesses can serve this type of requirement without being large multinational suppliers. Relevant firms should monitor this buyer’s future requirements for comparable academic software licensing.

## Notice

1050 Prism group academic annual subscription from GraphPad Inc

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086008-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 May 2026 - 4 May 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £115,500 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | University of Exeter |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Postcode area | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX4 4QJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Duryard and St James |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GraphPad Software LLC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79980000 - Subscription services

## Release History

- 10 Sep 2026 at 15:25 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086008-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086008-2026
  10th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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