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Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Licence Renewal

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Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Bath Spa University: "Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Licence Renewal". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityBath Spa UniversityScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Bath Spa University. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Competition Density
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Coverage: 28 active published awards; 0 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. Price reduction 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityBath Spa University
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
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Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published21 Jul 2026, 10:20 BST
Last source update21 Jul 2026, 10:20 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06c147
What is being bought
SaaS Licence Renewal for Virtual Learnin Environment (VLE), Blackboard Ultra including Storage and Course Catalogue.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    21 Jul 2026, 10:20 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    1 Jul 2026, 13:46 BST
  3. Status changed to complete
    1 Jul 2026, 13:29 BST
  4. Official notice release published
    1 Jul 2026, 13:29 BST
  5. Buyer information updated
    1 Jul 2026, 13:29 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    21 Jul 2026, 10:20 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 14 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £1,098,004
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Blackboard International B.V.
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
£1,098,004 · signed 14 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST — 31 Jul 2031, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Bath Spa University

Contracting authority GB-UKPRN-10000571
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  • Bath Spa University
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PBMW-5596-NRJW · GB-UKPRN: 10000571
    Newton Park, Newton St Loe,, Bath, UKK12, BA2 9BN, GB
    procurement@bathspa.ac.uk

  • Blackboard International B.V.
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PRBP-7423-NZQZ
    Databankweg 26, Amsterdam, NL, 3821 AL, NL
    proposals@anthology.com
Documents (1)
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleA direct award of Blackboard Ultra for a five-year term on the basis that a change of supplier would result in disproportionate technical difficulties, significant operational disruption, and avoidable additional cost. The current Virtual Learning Environment is deeply embedded within core teaching, learning, and assessment systems. Transitioning to an alternative supplier would require substantial system reconfiguration, data migration, and staff retraining, introducing material delivery risk and placing considerable strain on internal resources. This risk is heightened by the number of concurrent digital and infrastructure projects currently underway. A supplier change would adversely impact delivery timelines, create duplication of effort, and increase the likelihood of service disruption for both staff and students. A transition would also result in diseconomies of scale, including duplicated implementation costs, parallel system support, and loss of efficiencies associated with the existing platform and established expertise. The proposed five-year agreement ensures continuity and stability of service while supporting delivery of wider strategic objectives. It also represents value for money, delivering a cost saving across the longer contract term.