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In deliveryUnited KingdomServicesFramework agreement£800,000,000Add to pipeline

CODE Clobba Licensing

Awarded to Academia Limited, Boxxe Limited, British Telecommunications PLC +24 more

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE(buyer)

Published
Published 17 August 2023
Deadline
Closed 27 October 2023
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Overview

Gloucestershire County Council awarded a contract for Cisco APIs and associated software on 26 January 2026, with a contract value of £272,363.43. The award was made to 25 suppliers including Academia Limited, British Telecommunications PLC, Softcat Plc, and others, across the IT goods and software services categories.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£800,000,000
Procedure
Restricted procedure
Rules
Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Contract type
Framework agreement
Published
17 August 2023
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
IT software packageSoftware-related services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£352,801
Award date
17 August 2026
Contract period
— → 13 February 2028
Against estimate
100% below
Bids received
40
Winners
  • Academia Limited
  • Boxxe Limited
  • British Telecommunications PLC
  • Bromcom Computers Plc
  • Bytes Software Services (Cefas DA)
  • Bytes Software Services Ltd
  • CCS Media Limited
  • CDW Limited
  • Cantium Business Solutions
  • Crayon Limited
  • Education Software Solutions Ltd
  • Hitachi Solutions Europe Ltd
  • IDNS Ltd
  • IRIS Software Limited
  • Insight Direct (UK) Ltd
  • Kingsfield Computer Products Limited Langtons
  • Phoenix Software Ltd
  • Softcat Plc
  • SoftwareONE UK
  • SoftwareOne UK Limited
  • Specialist Computer Centres PLC
  • StyleTech Solutions Ltd
  • Trustmarque Solutions Limited
  • Ultima Business Solutions Limited
  • VE3 Global Ltd
  • Verylocals Ltd
  • Waymark Ltd

This contract ends on 13 February 2028.

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

40

Open and restricted tenders in IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support drew a median of 3 bids over the last 24 months; 32% received only one.

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Price 100% · Quality 0%

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Market context

Typical award in IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

£132,000

Median of 13,238 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 2.7× the median.

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE in the last 12 months

81

contracts awarded, worth £3,412,691,648 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    19 August 2026

  2. Contract

    27 January 2026

  3. Contract

    23 April 2025

  4. Contract

    12 March 2024

  5. Tender Update

    17 October 2023

  6. Contract Notice

    17 August 2023

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