---
title: "UOEUE2810442026"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06fa17"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "University of Exeter"
published: "2026-09-15"
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# UOEUE2810442026

Buyer: University of Exeter  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06fa17

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## Summary

The University of Exeter procured Overleaf Commons, a subscription service providing Overleaf Professional accounts to all its students, faculty and staff. The service is intended to give the university-wide user community access to online collaborative writing and document production tools. Its scope includes streamlined enrolment, a dedicated resource portal containing templates and training, and administrative tools for tracking usage and analysing service data. This is a software supply service delivered for the University of Exeter in Exeter, supporting users across the university rather than a construction, facilities or physical supply requirement. The procurement covers one service package and is categorised as services, with the relevant classification being software supply services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Overleaf T/A Writelatex Limited. The University of Exeter used a direct award below the applicable threshold without competition. The contract was signed on 3 June 2026 and runs from 4 June 2026 to 4 June 2027. Its value is £30,101 excluding VAT and £36,121.20 including VAT. The contract is active. Overleaf T/A Writelatex Limited is the sole awarded supplier for the service package. The published procurement information does not set out a scored evaluation basis because the route was a below-threshold direct award without competition. The arrangement therefore records an established subscription purchase rather than a competitive tender with multiple bids or separately awarded lots.

This procurement indicates demand from a university for an institution-wide academic writing and collaboration platform, rather than individual licences bought by separate users. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement of this type would provide a reliable subscription service that can make professional accounts available across a large student, faculty and staff population. Relevant capability includes streamlined user enrolment, central administration, usage monitoring and analytics, together with a maintained library of templates and training resources. Credibility would also require experience supporting higher-education users at institutional scale and the operational capacity to manage access across a university community. Software providers with strong account administration, reporting and user-support functions would be the closest competitors.

## Notice

Overleaf Commons is a subscription service designed for universities, to provide Overleaf Professional accounts to all their students, faculty, and staff. This service offers streamlined enrolment, a dedicated resource portal with templates and training, and administrative tools for tracking usage and analytic data

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087288-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 4 Jun 2026 - 4 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £30,101 |

## 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 | Overleaf |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72268000 - Software supply services

## Release History

- 15 Sep 2026 at 13:09 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087288-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087288-2026
  15th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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