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Published 31 Mar 2026, 17:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision for Adobe ETLA III & Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Licencing via Blue Light Commercial

Official notice

Authority: Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (Police & fire)·On behalf of: BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED

Framework agreementDirect award
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Award in standstill 31 Mar 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Bluelight Commercial Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Adobe and ETLA licences cost is made up of the Acrobat Pro Named User licences and Creative Cloud All Apps costs.

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Open framework
Buyer regions
UK
Who may buy through it

Police authorities

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
72222300 Information technology services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Police authorities
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
31 Mar 2026, 17:45 BST
Last source update
31 Mar 2026, 17:59 BST
Authority reference
WMP0615
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030042
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067a14 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

This is a national BLC Framework for Adobe Software licences negotiated by BLC, whereby Adobe is the sole supplier under BLC Contract No: BLC0273.

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

31 Mar 2026 → 13 Apr 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published205 days ago
    31 Mar 2026, 17:59 BST
  2. Standstill ends192 days ago
    13 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    31 Mar 2026, 17:45 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    31 Mar 2026, 17:59 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    14 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 11 award · see the list ↓
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Bluelight Commercial Limited20 Apr 2026 – 19 Apr 2029£236,24731 Mar 2026standstill to 13 Apr 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHLH-1699-TDLT Lloyd House, Colmore Circus Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6ATContact email

Other public bodies

  • BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITEDProcuring entityFramework holderGB-COH: 12517649GB-PPON: PHNR-1637-NVGVGB-COH: 00000000 London, LondonContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED (supplier)Framework contractorGB-COH: 00000000GB-PPON: PHNR-1637-NVGV Lower Ground 5-8 The Sanctuary, London, London, SW1P 3JSContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender