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 Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Academia Ltd
- Value
- £104,399.22
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Networking software package (CPV 48210000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 050243-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 May 2026
- Published28 May 2026Published the same day
Description
IBM webMethods is a high-performance hybrid integration platform designed to connect applications, systems, APIs, and B2B/EDI transactions across on-premises and cloud environments. This technology offers a unified solution for modernizing legacy systems, automating workflows, and reducing integration complexity with centralized management for the University of Portsmouth.
About the supplier
Academia Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04771037).