Published date: 20 February 2025

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 24 March 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

  • Industry specific software package - 48100000

  • Networking, Internet and intranet software package - 48200000

    • Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package - 48300000

    • Business transaction and personal business software package - 48400000

    • Communication and multimedia software package - 48500000

    • Database and operating software package - 48600000

    • Software package utilities - 48700000

    • Information systems and servers - 48800000

    • Miscellaneous software package and computer systems - 48900000

    • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

    • Software support services - 72261000

    • Software development services - 72262000

    • Software implementation services - 72263000

    • Software configuration services - 72265000

    • Software consultancy services - 72266000

    • Software maintenance and repair services - 72267000

    • Software supply services - 72268000

Location of contract

RG66BU

Value of contract

£0 to £990,000,000

Procurement reference

20250220161045-86623

Published date

20 February 2025

Closing date

24 March 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2025

Contract end date

31 July 2029

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This Framework provides individual software licences for Microsoft, Adobe, VMware, other Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software products and associated Software Services. The Framework Agreement aims to ensure access to competitively priced software solutions and related services tailored to the unique needs of the Higher Education (HE) and Further Education (FE) sectors, whilst making provision for non-HE and FE Members of SUPC and Participating Consortia

About the buyer

Contact name

Mark Lewis

Address

Reading Enterprise Centre, The University of Reading, Whiteknights Road, Earley Gate
Reading
RG6 6BU
ENG

Telephone

+44118 228 4020

Email

SUPC@sums.ac.uk

Website

https://www.supc.ac.uk