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Published 3 Nov 2025, 09:29 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Adobe VIP Marketplace Licencing Renewal 2025

Official notice

Authority: Science Museum Group (Central government)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£60,000≈ £60k / year · £72,000 inc. VAT25.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 21 Nov 2025awarded 16 Dec 2025
Awarded to Academia Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 27 Dec 2026 · starts 28 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SMG wishes to award a contract for the provision of Adobe software licencing (the “Agreement”). Please see tender document for further information.

CPV: Software package and information systems · Software package suites

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrPublished value£60,000
Contract period: 28 Dec 2025 – 27 Dec 2026 (1 yr)Value: £60,000 exc. VAT · £72,000 inc. VAT
48000000 Software package and information systems48422000 Software package suites

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

Lot awarding rule: Please see tender documents for full details

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
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
3 Nov 2025, 09:29 GMT
Last source update
16 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT
Authority reference
SCM3900M
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070303
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systemsSoftware package suites
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d891 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
21 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/sciencemuseumgroup/a… ↗

Timeline

3 Nov 2025 → 28 Dec 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published359 days ago
    3 Nov 2025, 09:29 GMT
  2. Submission deadline341 days ago
    21 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
  3. Latest notice published316 days ago
    16 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts304 days ago
    28 Dec 2025

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Nov 2025, 09:29 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    16 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    16 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £44,8741 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Academia Ltd£44,874 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Academia Ltd

    Signed
    16 Dec 2025
    Value
    £44,874
    Period
    27 Dec 2025 – 26 Dec 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Science Museum Group

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDTR-3338-MNPG The Science Museum, London, London, SW7 2DDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Academia LtdAwarded supplier Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, East of England, HP2 7DWContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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