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Published 24 Jun 2025, 10:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Adobe Creative Cloud Licenses

Official notice

Authority: City of Sunderland College (Education)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Jul 2025awarded 24 Jul 2025
Awarded to BALLICOM LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2028 · starts 31 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

City of Sunderland college (Trading as Education Partnership North East) is looking to renew its Adobe licencing for the Creative Cloud suite all applications (for Windows and MAC OS) in the most cost-effective means, whilst maintaining as a minimum staff home use rights for identified Creative, Computing and Support Staff

CPV: Application service providers · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · License management software package · Miscellaneous software package and computer systems · Subscription services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsPublished value£0
Contract period: 31 Jul 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 (3 yrs)
48218000 License management software package48900000 Miscellaneous software package and computer systems72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support72416000 Application service providers79980000 Subscription services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 50%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality: 30%
  • Added Value: 10%
  • Whole Life Cost: 50%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Whole Life Cost
  • Quality: Functionality
  • Added Value
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
24 Jun 2025, 10:37 BST
Last source update
12 Jan 2026, 11:24 GMT
Authority reference
T25/0130
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034616
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Application service providersIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportLicense management software packageMiscellaneous software package and computer systemsSubscription services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055250 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
1 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
30 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tender responses and all associated documentation must be submitted electronically via the NESSP e-tendering system located at in-tendhost.co.uk/nessp ↗

Tenders must not be returned by any other means.

Timeline

24 Jun 2025 → 12 Jan 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Jun 2025, 10:37 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    30 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    1 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    31 Jul 2025
  5. Latest notice published287 days ago
    12 Jan 2026, 11:24 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Jun 2025, 10:37 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    12 Jan 2026, 11:24 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    12 Jan 2026, 11:24 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £30,1921 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BALLICOM LIMITED£30,192 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Adobe Creative Cloud Licenses · BALLICOM LIMITED

    Signed
    24 Jul 2025
    Value
    £30,192 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City of Sunderland College

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-UKPRN: 10001475 Bede Campus, Durham Road, Sunderland, North East, SR3 4AHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Ballicom LimitedAwarded supplier 101 Lockhurst Lane, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 5SFContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender