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
- Sheffield Hallam University · Body Govern by Pubic Law
- Supplier
- The Information Lab Ltd SME
- Value
- £345,756.16
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 082032-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Jul 2026
- Published28 Aug 2026Published 52 days after the contract date
Description
Sheffield Hallam University requires the provision and renewal of Tableau software licences to support its existing business intelligence, data analytics and reporting requirements. The requirement comprises: 30 Tableau Creator subscription licences, including Tableau Prep, Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server licence access; 1 Tableau Server Core Licence, valid for installation on 8 cores; and 1 additional Tableau Server Licence, valid for installation on an additional 8 cores. The requirement also includes associated software maintenance, updates and support services applicable to the licences. The contract will be awarded for an initial period of two years, covering the period from 7 July 2026 to 6 July 2028, with an option to extend for a further one-year period, subject to the University's requirements and satisfactory contract performance. The services will support continuity of the University's existing Tableau environment while allowing the University sufficient time to review i…
About the supplier
The Information Lab Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07389833).