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title: "Call-off from Lot 4 of the Software Licence Resellers Agreement"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000839085"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "University of the Highlands and Islands"
published: "2026-08-17"
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# Call-off from Lot 4 of the Software Licence Resellers Agreement

Buyer: University of the Highlands and Islands  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000839085

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## Summary

The University of the Highlands and Islands bought a staff and student intranet portal for the UHI Academic Partnership. This is a software and digital workplace service, providing an online portal for staff and students rather than general software licensing alone. The requirement was delivered through the Software Licence Resellers Agreement, Lot 4, and relates to the Collabco platform, identified as the original platform vendor. The contracting authority is based in Inverness and the service is for the university’s academic partnership. The opportunity would suit suppliers of intranet platforms, education-sector digital services, software implementation and ongoing portal support, particularly those able to provide or resell the relevant platform and support institutional users.

This procurement has reached the completed award stage. It was a call-off from Lot 4 of the Software Licence Resellers Agreement, using an open procedure. Academia Ltd was selected as supplier, with one bid received; the bid was electronic and came from outside the EU, while no bid came from an SME. The contract was signed on 30 July 2026 and is active. Its value is £148,000, including the stated optional extension periods. The initial contract term is three years, with two optional 12-month extensions. The published information identifies services as the procurement category and the CPV classification as 72222300, for information technology services. The award relates to one lot.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible competitors would need a proven staff and student intranet platform, with the ability to support a university partnership and its varied academic users. Relevant capability includes configuring and maintaining a secure digital workplace, managing user access and content, supporting implementation and integration, and providing dependable service support over a multi-year arrangement. Experience with higher education or similarly complex organisations would strengthen a supplier’s position. The award also indicates that the buyer uses a software reseller framework and accepts electronic bids, so suppliers should be capable of working through an established framework route and presenting a complete platform and support offer rather than a standalone consultancy service.

## Notice

This award notice relates to a call-off contract awarded via Lot 4 of the Software Licence Resellers Agreement, for the Provision of a Staff and Student Intranet Portal. The vendor is Collabco Ltd.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This call-off contract relates to the Provision of a Staff and Student Intranet Portal to the UHI Academic Partnership. The original vendor of the platform is Collabco Ltd.. The term of the contract is three (3) years with two (2) x twelve (12) month optional extension periods. Please note the value of the contract includes that of optional extension periods.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562458 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jul 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 | £148,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | University of the Highlands and Islands |
| Locality | INVERNESS |
| Postcode area | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV2 3JH |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Highland |
| Electoral ward | Inverness Millburn |
| Westminster constituency | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire |
| Delivery location | TLM6 Highlands and Islands |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 17 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562458

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562458
  Call-off from Lot 4 of the Software Licence Resellers Agreement - This award notice relates to a call-off contract awarded via Lot 4 of the Software Licence Resellers Agreement, for the Provision of a Staff and Student Intranet Portal. The vendor is Collabco Ltd.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000839085
- https://www.uhi.ac.uk

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