Published date: 13 August 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 31 January 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

Location of contract

de221gb

Value of contract

£29,389.20

Procurement reference

PROC GC 1417

Published date

13 August 2025

Closing date

31 January 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 February 2025

Contract end date

31 January 2029

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Silktide has been chosen as the university's accessibility monitoring tool. It provides an ongoing solution to meet our legal obligation of maintaining an accessible website. The software offers an affordable and effective way to ensure compliance with accessibility standards, automatically scanning and testing any changes or new pages as they are created. This allows the digital team to focus on building new content, rather than manually checking and approving other team members' work.

Award information

Awarded date

31 January 2025

Contract start date

1 February 2025

Contract end date

31 January 2029

Total value of contract

£1,117,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Silktide Ltd

Address

Brunel Parkway,
Pride Park,
DERBY,
DE24 8HR

Reference

Companies House number: 300001521

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Team

Address

KEDLESTON ROAD
DERBY
DE221GB
England

Telephone

01332 591094

Email

procurement@derby.ac.uk

Website

derby.ac.uk