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Shibboleth Development Contracts

Software programming and consultancy services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published5
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 8 Sept 2026, 01:28 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
5lots
5 lots · 5 published items
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~54 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 54 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£360,617
Contract/award value: £360,617
5 award suppliers linked
Bidding Competition
Not published
SME bid count not published
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 72)
Based on 10,020 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
13.86%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
2 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
54 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 72)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
Softcat PlcCRN: 02174990
81 contracts£448,366,267,165At ceiling / not disclosed
Civica UK LimitedCRN: 01628868
52 contracts£122,736,173,765At ceiling / not disclosed
PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITEDCRN: 02548628
48 contracts£201,515,927,413At ceiling / not disclosed
Insight Direct UK LtdCRN: 02579852
30 contracts£401,765,587,783At ceiling / not disclosed
Oracle Corporation UK LimitedCRN: 01782505
29 contracts£4,388,383,540At ceiling / not disclosed
MICROSOFT LIMITEDCRN: 01624297
25 contracts£37,065,306At ceiling / not disclosed
NEC Software Solutions UK LimitedCRN: 00968498
23 contracts£201,770,090,041At ceiling / not disclosed
CDW LtdCRN: 02465350
21 contracts£417,177,590,411-41.4% below budget
BOXXE LIMITEDCRN: 02109168
20 contracts£212,428,552,141-19.5% below budget
DELT SHARED SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: 09098450
20 contracts£1,827,421At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
5/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
Skills England Web-based Services - Development, Support & MaintenanceDepartment for Work & Pensions · 20 Aug 2026, 11:02 BST
£1,000,000
same CPV family
same region
On Vehicle Digital Technology (AVL, CCTV, APC, TLP, Comms, On Bus Destination, AVA, Bridge Strike Systems & Vehicle Compute Capability) Franchising and Wider Transport Ticketing & Payment Consultancy ServicesSOUTH WEST SMART APPLICATIONS LIMITED · 2 Sept 2026, 16:58 BST
£100,000,000
same CPV family
same region
Prisoners Building Homes - Professional, Technical and Programme Delivery Support ServicesLOCAL PARTNERSHIPS LLP · 1 Sept 2026, 17:15 BST
£6,000,000
same CPV family
same region
CODE Clobba LicensingCantium Business Solutions Limited · 19 Aug 2026, 13:39 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
same region
LAN Hardware & Associated Services (YPO 1229 Network Connectivity & Telecommunication Solutions)Cantium Business Solutions Limited · 27 Aug 2026, 12:10 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
same region
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Jisc: "Shibboleth Development Contracts". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 5 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityJiscScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Jisc
Market Analytics
View Authority Profile →
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Jisc. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
1Bids / Report (median)
91.3% of reports have one bid · Mean: 1.4 bids
Supplier ConcentrationLow Concentration
Ian A. YoungTop vendor: 6.7% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 71 active published awards; 46 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 72):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
Ian A. Young2 wins£222,106—
Steading System Software LLP2 wins£181,368—
Dragonacea LLC2 wins£151,479—
Nimble IDM Ltd2 wins£147,458—
Dytrino LLC2 wins£18,812—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityJisc
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published6 Apr 2021, 11:06 BST
Last source update6 Apr 2021, 11:06 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationSoftware programming and consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02a2b2
What is being bought
Development of the Shibboleth suite of software that enables web single sign-on to online resources in higher education, further education and research communities.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Apr 2021, 11:06 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    6 Apr 2021, 11:06 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    6 Apr 2021, 11:06 BST
Lots and requirements (5)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Shibboleth Developer Agreement
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Development of the Shibboleth suite of software that enables web single sign-on to online resources in higher education, further education and research communities. In particular development of SP, software installation on IdP and SP, IdP's attribute capabilities and embedded discovery service.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Shibboleth Developer Agreement
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Development of the Shibboleth suite of software that enables web single sign-on to online resources in higher education, further education and research communities. In particular aggregation of metadata.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Shibboleth Developer Agreement
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Development of the Shibboleth suite of software that enables web single sign-on to online resources in higher education, further education and research communities. In particular LDAP library author, and LDAP support consultant.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #4
    Shibboleth Developer Agreement
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Development of the Shibboleth suite of software that enables web single sign-on to online resources in higher education, further education and research communities. In particular project infrastructure, testing and IdP consent support.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 5 · #5
    Shibboleth Developer Agreement
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Development of the Shibboleth suite of software that enables web single sign-on to online resources in higher education, further education and research communities. In particular development of the OIDC extension to the Shibboleth Identity Provider
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    6 Apr 2021, 11:06 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  5. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  6. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  7. Contract active
    Signed 6 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST · £90,684
  8. Contract active
    Signed 6 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST · £111,053
  9. Contract active
    Signed 6 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST · £9,406
  10. Contract active
    Signed 6 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST · £75,740
  11. Contract active
    Signed 6 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST · £73,734
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Steading System Software LLP
Not published · Not published · active
Ian A. Young
Not published · Not published · active
Dytrino LLC
Not published · Not published · active
Dragonacea LLC
Not published · Not published · active
Nimble IDM Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Shibboleth Developer Agreement L1
£90,684 · signed 6 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Shibboleth Developer Agreement L2
£111,053 · signed 6 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Shibboleth Developer Agreement L3
£9,406 · signed 6 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Shibboleth Developer Agreement L4
£75,740 · signed 6 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Shibboleth Developer Agreement L5
£73,734 · signed 6 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Jisc

Contracting authority GB-FTS-621
View buyer profile

  • Jisc
    buyer

    56579
    4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, UK, BS1 6NB
    [email protected]
    +44 1235822230

  • Dragonacea LLC
    supplier

    Summertown, US

  • Dytrino LLC
    supplier

    Christiansburg, US

  • Ian A. Young
    supplier

    Edinburgh, UK

  • Jisc Services Ltd
    reviewBody

    4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, BS1 6NB
    [email protected]

  • Nimble IDM Ltd
    supplier

    Tampere, FI

  • Steading System Software LLP
    supplier

    East Lothian, UK
Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No data
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No data
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleShibboleth is a collaborative open source software project that supports access to research and education resources. Development of the suite of software requires advanced C++ and Java programming skills, knowledge of cryptographic techniques including XML Signature and Encryption, and extensive experience with Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML). Developers are required to have in-depth knowledge of the structure and processes of the Shibboleth modules, have familiarisation with other single sign-on technologies such as OAuth and OpenID Connect, and actively contribute to the SAML standardisation process under the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS).