Red Hat Enterprise Linux Academic Site Subscription

Official notice

Authority: University of Sussex (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: South East (UKJ2)

Awarded value£77,417published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Sept 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Insight Direct

Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Academic Site Subscription with Satellite, Premium (Server, Desktop, Workstation, POWER, HPC) Supply of a one-year Red Hat Enterprise Linux Academic Site Subscription with Satellite, Premium (Server, Desktop, Workstation, POWER, HPC) under Lot 4 of the SUPC Software Licence Reseller & Consultancy Services Framework (ITS4052 SU), following a mini-competition.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Academic Site Subscription with Satellite, Premium (Server, Desktop, Workstation, POWER, HPC)

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Supply of a one-year Red Hat Enterprise Linux Academic Site Subscription with…Awarded

Supply of a one-year Red Hat Enterprise Linux Academic Site Subscription with Satellite, Premium (Server, Desktop, Workstation, POWER, HPC) under Lot 4 of the SUPC Software Licence Reseller & Consultancy Services Framework (ITS4052 SU), following a mini-competition.

Delivery: South East

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £77,4171 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Insight Direct	£77,417 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Academic Site Subscription · Insight Direct
Signed
22 Sept 2026
Value
£77,417
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids	—	—	—

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: 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: 4 Nov 2026, 10:21 GMT
Last source update: 4 Nov 2026, 10:21 GMT
Authority reference: US_26055
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-104530
Classification (CPV): Software package and information systems
Delivery area: South East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07b294 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: A mini-competition was on the SUPC SLRA framework.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: RC000672 Sussex House, Falmer, Brighton, South East, BN19RHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Insight Direct (UK) LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02579852 1st Floor St Paul's Place, 121 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S1 2JF

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.