Call-off from Lot 4 of the Software Licence Resellers Agreement
Awarded to Academia Ltd, Boxxe Limited, Bytes Software Services Ltd +12 more
University of the Highlands and Islands(buyer)
- Published
- Published 20 February 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 24 March 2025
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Contracting authority
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Inverness, United Kingdom
Authority website ↗Southern Universities Procurement Consortium (SUPC)
BuyerReading, United Kingdom
Authority website ↗Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)
BuyerReading, United Kingdom
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Lots (8)
Software License Reseller & Consultancy Services Agreement (SLRA)
This award notice relates to a call-off contract awarded via Lot 4 of the Software Licence Resellers Agreement (ITS4052 SU), for the Provision of Graduate Education Manager software, supplied by Cayuse LLC.
£400,000,000Won by Phoenix Software LtdWon by Softcat plcWon by CDW LimitedWon by Bytes Software Services LtdWon by Pugh Computers LtdWon by Boxxe LimitedWon by Trustmarque Solutions LimitedWon by Insight Direct (UK) LtdWon by Softcat PlcAdobe ETLA
Sub-Lot 2a relates to Adobe Enterprise Licenses software and licences, including associated support, maintenance, updates, renewals, and related services.
£100,000,000Adobe VIP
Sub-Lot 2b encompasses the provision of Adobe VIP and other Adobe software (excluding enterprise licences) and licences, including associated support, maintenance, updates, security patches, performance enhancements, and licence renewals. It includes access to technical assistance, troubleshooting, and user guidance, flexible delivery and licensing models such as SaaS and consumption-based options.
£50,000,000VMWare
This lot includes VMware software, licences, support, maintenance, renewals, and related services, including VMware-specific consultancy.
£40,000,000Won by Phoenix Software LtdWon by CDW LimitedWon by Softcat plcWon by VE3 GlobalWon by Academia LtdWon by XMA LimitedCommercial Off The Shelf software (COTS)
This Lot includes sourcing and provision of a broad range of software solutions and licences, including Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products and associated services. It includes comprehensive support, installation and technical assistance, troubleshooting, user guidance, ongoing maintenance with updates, security patches and performance enhancements, and licence renewals. The lot also encompasses flexible delivery and licensing models such as SaaS, PaaS and consumption-based options, solutions capable of integrating with cloud platforms commonly used.
£300,000,000Won by Academia LtdWon by Softcat plcWon by Phoenix Software LtdWon by Bytes Software Services LtdWon by XMA LimitedWon by Insight Direct (UK) LtdWon by CDW LimitedWon by Sync (A Trading Name of GBM Digital Technologies Ltd)Software Asset Management Services
Software Asset Management Services (SAM) to include tracking and managing software licenses to ensure compliance and optimise costs. This may include licence inventory and auditing, cost and renewal management, compliance monitoring, security and risk management, and the use of automated SAM tools.
£50,000,000Cloud Readiness Assessments Services
Cloud Readiness Assessments evaluate an organisation’s readiness to move to cloud infrastructure, covering infrastructure review, gap analysis, strategy development, and risk assessment. Cloud Integration and Migration Services support the secure transition of data, applications, and workloads to the cloud, including platform integration, data migration, hybrid cloud solutions, and testing. Cloud Optimisation Services focus on improving performance, security, and cost efficiency through ongoing optimisation, performance tuning, automated scaling, and security enhancements.
£50,000,000Cyber Security Assessment Services
Cyber Security Assessment Services that provides in-depth evaluations of the member’s security provisions, ensuring that they provide effective protection against cyber threats and compliant with industry regulations. This sub-lot encompasses a range of critical security services designed to strengthen both on-premise and cloud-based environments
£50,000,000
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £990,000,000
- Procedure
- Open
- Contract type
- Framework agreement
- Published
- 20 February 2025
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £990,046,500
- Award date
- 2 July 2026
- Contract period
- — → 8 March 2028
- Academia Ltd
- Boxxe Limited
- Bytes Software Services Ltd
- CDW Limited
- Insight Direct (UK) Ltd
- MTI Technology Limited
- Phoenix Software Ltd
- Pugh Computers Ltd
- Softcat Plc
- Softcat plc
- Sync (A Trading Name of GBM Digital Technologies Ltd)
- Trustmarque Solutions Limited
- VE3 Global
- VE3 Global Limited
- XMA Limited
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Notice history
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Contract
3 August 2026
Contract
26 May 2026
Tender Update
24 June 2025
Contract Notice
20 February 2025
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