Official UK procurement notice
Adobe ETLA 2026-2029 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of Sussex (Education)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Awarded value£761,203published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 10 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Jisc
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis requirement is for the University's licenses to Adobe Creative Cloud which allows staff and students to access industry leading Adobe creative apps and services on PCs and Macs either on campus or remotely,
CPV: Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Jul 2026, 08:39 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2026, 08:39 BST
- Authority reference
US_25111- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066528- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cb76Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is an allowable, compliant direct award via JISC framework. This framework leverages consolidated spend from a number of universities to deliver value for money.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £761,2031 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jisc | £761,203 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 066528-2026-1 · Jisc
- Signed
- 10 Jul 2026
- Value
- £761,203
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- University of SussexReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- JiscAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.