---
title: "Award of contract for Wolfram Mathematica licences"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000809122"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN"
published: "2025-09-03"
---

# Award of contract for Wolfram Mathematica licences

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000809122

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## Summary

The University of Aberdeen has completed a procurement process for awarding a contract to Wolfram for Wolfram Mathematica licences. With the industry's core focus on education, the University based in Aberdeen, UK, proceeded with an award without a prior call for competition under clause 6(1)(b)(ii) of the legislation due to the proprietary nature of the software. The contract, valued at GBP 89,581, was signed on 3rd September 2025, following the conclusion of the limited procurement method for goods in the region of UKM50, without the introduction of any competition.

This tender presents growth opportunities for businesses involved in supplying specialised educational software, particularly those developing unique products without market substitutes. Although the tender has already been awarded, companies with similar offerings can target future opportunities by engaging with educational institutions that require proprietary software solutions. SMEs like the contracted supplier, Wolfram, illustrate the potential advantage smaller businesses can have in areas lacking competitors due to technical uniqueness.

## Notice

Wolfram Mathematica site license

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Award of contract for Wolfram Mathematica site license

### Procurement Information

Under clause 6(1) (b) (ii) of the legislation, a contracting authority may award a contract without competition (only where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists, and the absence of competition is not the result of artificial narrowing down of parameters of the procurement). In this case, the grounds for not exposing to competition are as follows: Mathematica is proprietary software and is only available to be supplied on an educational license by Wolfram.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP538377 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract 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, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £89,581 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN |
| Locality | ABERDEEN |
| Post town | Aberdeen |
| Postcode | AB24 3FX |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |
| Local authority | Aberdeen City |
| Electoral ward | Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen |
| Westminster constituency | Aberdeen North |
| Delivery location | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN; WOLFRAM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48100000 - Industry specific software package

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2025 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP538377

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP538377
  Award of contract for Wolfram Mathematica licences - Wolfram Mathematica site license

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.abdn.ac.uk/procurement
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000809122

## Provenance

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