This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.
Official UK procurement notice
Proofpoint Renewal · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of Sussex (Education)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£9,825,093published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 14 Jul 2026
Awarded to Academia Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionfor the provision of manufacturer-led support services, delivered in line with the supplier's standard service level agreement (SLA), over a three-year period.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Jul 2026, 15:25 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2026, 15:52 BST
- Authority reference
US_25108- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068818- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cb14Find a Tender
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework Software Licence Agreements, Applications and Associated Services Framework
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jul 2026- Contract details notice published14 Jul 2026, 15:25 BSTUK7
- Contract change notice published14 Jul 2026, 15:36 BSTUK10
- Contract change proposed14 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract change notice published21 Jul 2026, 15:52 BSTUK10
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £9,825,0931 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academia Ltd | £9,825,093 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Academia Ltd
- Signed
- 14 Jul 2026
- Value
- £9,825,093
- Period
- 27 Jul 2026 – 27 Jul 2029
- Status
- active
- Change 21 Jul 2026 contract amendment published
- Change proposed 14 Jul 2026 contract change notice published, new value £98,251
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ACADEMIA LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender