Awarded contract

DDaT26357 - Software License Subscription

Details

Buyer: UK Shared Business Services - UKSBS
Supplier(s): Academia Ltd
Value: £20,480.2
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Industry specific software package
Published: 15 July 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded as a direct award against the top ranked supplier under the SLRA - Software Licences Reseller & Consulting Service Framework - Lot 4. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for Software License Subscriptions

Timeline

Completed: Award date13 July 2026
Completed: Award published15 July 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date12 July 2027in 8 months

About the buyer

UK Shared Business Services - UKSBS is a central government shared services provider whose procurement team runs procurements for public bodies such as UK Research & Innovation. Frameworks hosted by the service, such as one for laboratory consumables, are open to eligible public bodies. Advice on procurement routes and supplier performance sits with the same team. Suppliers to the shared service centre itself have mostly been appointed through Crown Commercial Service frameworks.

Over the past 5 years, most of UK Shared Business Services - UKSBS's contract awards have been in business services, software and information systems and research and development.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-shared-business-services-uksbs.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-shared-business-services-uksbs.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-shared-business-services-uksbs.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-shared-business-services-uksbs.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-shared-business-services-uksbs.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-shared-business-services-uksbs.gov