Adobe Licensing ETLA · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Sunderland (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North East (UKC)

Awarded value£609,162published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 26 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Jisc Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of Adobe Licensing for 3 years through the JISC CHEST on the Southern Universities Procurement Consortia (SUPC) Software Licence Resellers Agreement & Consultancy Services (SLRA) Lot 2a Adobe ETLA Agreements.

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 26 Aug 2026, 12:03 BST
Last source update: 26 Aug 2026, 12:03 BST
Authority reference: Adobe 0526
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-081202
Classification (CPV): Software package and information systems
Delivery area: North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ec4b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct award to JISC under the CHEST agreement under the Southern Universities Procurement Consortia (SUPC) Software Licence Resellers Agreement & Consultancy Services (SLRA) Lot 2a Adobe ETLA Agreements.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £609,1621 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 26 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Jisc Services Ltd	£609,162 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 081202-2026-1 · Jisc Services Ltd
Signed
26 Aug 2026
Value
£609,162
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Sunderland

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-UKPRN: PVDN-7726-TBVN Edinburgh Building, Chester Road, Sunderland, North East, SR13SDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

JISC services LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02881024 Bristol, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.