Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY
04793659
Anselm
Canterbury
CT11QU
UK
E-mail: procurement@canterbury.ac.uk
NUTS: UKJ44
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.canterbury.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
Student learning Journey
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of IT software to capture and record student learning journey records.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
677 806.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80340000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ44
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of IT software to capture and record student learning journey records.
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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation
Although alternative platforms are available, the cost of change of this business-critical software was unaffordable. The contract was awarded via the Software Licence Resellers Agreement (SLRA ITS4042 SU).
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
01/09/2025
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
Academia Ltd
4771037
Hemel Hempstead
UK
NUTS: UKF
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 677 806.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Canterbury Christ Church University
Canterbury
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/06/2026