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
- £167,817.29
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Communication and multimedia software package (CPV 48500000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 075040-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Jul 2026
- Published7 Aug 2026Published 10 days after the contract date
Description
These licences provide core functionality required for teaching, hybrid learning, studentengagement, and administrative activity. The contract specifi es that these licences includemeetings, cloud recording storage, whiteboards, transcription, scheduler, AI Companion, SSO,branding, managed domains, and other collaboration tools.
About the supplier
Academia Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04771037).