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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)

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Published 20 February 2025
Deadline
Closed 24 March 2025

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Overview

Southern Universities Procurement Consortium (SUPC) has awarded a £990 million software license reseller and consultancy services framework agreement to 15 suppliers including Softcat Plc, Insight Direct, CDW Limited, and others. The framework provides individual software licences for Microsoft, Adobe, VMware, and other commercial off-the-shelf software products along with associated software services to higher education, further education, and eligible public and third-sector organisations including schools, local government, charities, and health bodies. The agreement was awarded on 23 March 2026 and is now in delivery.

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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 Plc
  • Adobe ETLA

    Sub-Lot 2a relates to Adobe Enterprise Licenses software and licences, including associated support, maintenance, updates, renewals, and related services.

    £100,000,000
  • Adobe 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.

    £50,000,000
  • VMWare

    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 Limited
  • Commercial 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.

    £50,000,000
  • Cloud 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.

    £50,000,000
  • Cyber 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
Classification (CPV)
Industry specific software packageNetworking, Internet and intranet software packageDocument creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software packageBusiness transaction and personal business software packageCommunication and multimedia software packageDatabase and operating software packageSoftware package utilitiesInformation systems and servers+2 more

Award outcome

Awarded value
£990,046,500
Award date
2 July 2026
Contract period
— → 8 March 2028
Winners
  • 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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  1. Contract

    3 August 2026

  2. Contract

    26 May 2026

  3. Tender Update

    24 June 2025

  4. Contract Notice

    20 February 2025

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