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Published 23 Sept 2026, 09:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Blackboard Ally - Accessibility Tooling for LMS

Authority: University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)+6 more
Awarded value£121,072published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 20 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to TET LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University requires continued access to Blackboard Ally

to support digital accessibility across the learning

environment. The new contract is to ensure continuity of service and compliance with accessibility obligations. The new contract provides a stable 3‑year term aligned to the University's requirements.

Blackboard Ally is a proprietary accessibility solution

integrated into the University's LMS.

This was undertaken via a Direct Award was completed under the NHS SBS Digital Workplace Solutions 2 Framework (SBS10510), in accordance with the framework's permitted call‑off procedures.

CPV: Software-related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The University requires continued access to Blackboard AllyAwarded
The University requires continued access to Blackboard Ally to support digital accessibility across the learning environment.
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

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
Services
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Sept 2026, 09:42 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2026, 09:42 BST
Authority reference
25-823
Classification (CPV)
Software-related services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)+1 more
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077831
Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification
There is no viable alternative that meets the requirements without significant disruption to teaching and learning. This was confirmed through market analysis before this contract award was initiated.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £121,0721 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
TET LTD——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 089941-2026-1 · TET LTD

    Signed
    20 Sept 2026
    Value
    £121,072
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-UKPRN: 10007155 University House, Portsmouth, South East, PO12UP [email protected]

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • TET LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01923808 London, London, NW10 0JF

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.