Talis Aspire · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Kent (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)

Awarded value£32,047published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 2 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to TALIS LEARNING LIMITED

Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Talis Aspire Plus is the provision with online reading list software, allowing convenors to create online reading lists and provides library linking, acquisitions alerting and resource location seamlessly. Additionally, students can access their reading lists online, and linked to the appropriate Moodle modules.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

72260000 Software-related services

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £32,0471 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
TALIS LEARNING LIMITED5 Nov 2026 – 30 Sept 2027	£32,047 inc. VAT	2 Oct 2026	Awarded

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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, 15:38 GMT
Last source update: 4 Nov 2026, 16:02 GMT
Authority reference: 26-054
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-104836
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07b332 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Nov 2026

Transparency notice published
4 Nov 2026, 15:38 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
4 Nov 2026, 16:02 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
4 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London and South East University Group

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 00986729 · GB-PPON: PPJL-2485-DZGH Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, SE10 9LSContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

TALIS LEARNING LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10402201GB-PPON: PQHN-5763-TTGW Suite B, Floor 6, Avalon House, Bournemouth, South West, BH8 8EZContact 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 Tender4 Nov 2026, 16:02 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender4 Nov 2026, 15:38 GMT