Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Sunderland
PVDN-7726-TBVN
Edinburgh Building, Chester Road
Sunderland
SR13SD
UK
E-mail: procurement@sunderland.ac.uk
NUTS: UKC23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.sunderland.ac.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Adobe Licensing ETLA
Reference number: Adobe 0526
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Procurement of Adobe Licensing for 3 years through the JISC CHEST on the Southern Universities Procurement Consortia (SUPC) Software Licence Resellers Agreement & Consultancy Services (SLRA) Lot 2a Adobe ETLA Agreements.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
609 162.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Procurement of Adobe Licensing for 3 years through the JISC CHEST on the Southern Universities Procurement Consortia (SUPC) Software Licence Resellers Agreement & Consultancy Services (SLRA) Lot 2a Adobe ETLA Agreements.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Direct award to JISC under the CHEST agreement under the Southern Universities Procurement Consortia (SUPC) Software Licence Resellers Agreement & Consultancy Services (SLRA) Lot 2a Adobe ETLA Agreements.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/08/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
JISC services Limited
02881024
Bristol
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 609 162.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
University of Sunderland
Sunderland
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/08/2026