Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- University of Strathclyde · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Jisc
- Value
- £145,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 010700-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Apr 2025
- Published5 Feb 2026Published 294 days after the contract date
Description
Oracle Java licensing is available exclusively from Oracle. Through Jisc’s sector‑wide agreement, the University has secured a five‑year subscription with fixed annual pricing, subject to adjustment if FTE numbers increase. Continued use of Oracle Java requires payment of the annual charge
About the supplier
Jisc: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02881024).