Padlet digital workspace software

Official notice

Authority: UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: South West (UKK13)

Awarded value£38,967published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 27 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Academia Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A direct award to Academia Limited via Lot 4 Commercial Off The Shelf Software Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium ITS4052 - Software Licence Reseller & Consultancy Services for Padlet for Schools digital workspace

CPV: Educational software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South West · Fullwood House, Park Campus, The Park, Cheltenham GL50 2RH

48190000 Educational software package

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: 27 Jul 2026, 16:47 BST
Last source update: 27 Jul 2026, 16:47 BST
Authority reference: 25/772
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-070933
Classification (CPV): Educational software package
Delivery area: South West (UKK13)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d493 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: A direct award to Academia Limited via Lot 4 Commercial Off The Shelf Software using Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium ITS4052 - Software Licence Reseller & Consultancy Services for Padlet for Schools digital.
Original notice when framework originally published 2025/S 000-006332

Publisher note: A direct award to Academia Limited via Lot 4 Commercial Off The Shelf Software using Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium ITS4052 - Software Licence Reseller & Consultancy Services for Padlet for Schools digital

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £38,9671 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Academia LtdPadlet for Schools	£38,967 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Padlet for Schools · Academia Ltd
Signed
27 Jul 2026
Value
£38,967
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-UKPRN: 10007145 Fullwood House, Park campus, The Park, Cheltenham, South West, GL502RHContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Minister for the Cabinet OfficeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Academia LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04771037 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate, Hemel Hempstead, South West, HP2 7DW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.