AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Shared Business Services Limited awarded a direct call-off for DevSecOps monitoring and logging software licences to ACADEMIA LIMITED under Software License Resellers Agreement Lot 4 (ITS4042SU). The notice states that a variation for additional internal-project tests brought the total call-off value to £92,744.64 ex VAT.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded for ACADEMIA LIMITED. The source describes the procurement as concluded and provides a contract period from 26 March 2026 to 25 March 2027, but does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
Market significanceA modest one-year software-licensing call-off, with optional-usage and variation elements disclosed in the award notice.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ACADEMIA LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-15c4da97-65d3-40a1-ba60-48417262d8bc-1 · 92744.64 GBP · Active award
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Award names source supplier "Academia Ltd"; supplier verification identifies company number 04771037 and verified legal name ACADEMIA LIMITED. The single award value is £92,744.64.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice_type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
98% confidenceActive award record
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Award ocds-b5fd17-15c4da97-65d3-40a1-ba60-48417262d8bc-1 has status "active".
Procurement outcome
96% confidenceProcurement stated as concluded
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Notice description states: "This procurement has been concluded following a direct award".
Contract signature
97% confidenceNot explicitly confirmed
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The supplied notice provides an award and contract period but contains no explicit signature or execution confirmation.
VALUES
Published values explained
Current total call-off value
99% confidence£92,744.64 ex VAT
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Notice description states that following a variation, "The total call-off contract value is now £92,744.64 ex VAT"; the award value is also £92,744.64.
Original licence value
96% confidence£83,792.02
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Notice description states: "The overall licence value is the £83,792.02".
Original potential value including optional overage
96% confidence£90,792.02
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Notice description states £7,000 optional overage usage, giving an overall potential value of £90,792.02.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
98% confidence19 March 2026
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Award date is 2026-03-19T00:00:00Z.
Award notice publication
98% confidence9 April 2026
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Award document datePublished is 2026-04-09T14:10:42+01:00.
Contract period stated to start
98% confidence26 March 2026
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Tender and award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-03-26T00:00:00Z.
Contract period stated to end
98% confidence25 March 2027
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Tender and award contractPeriod endDate is 2027-03-25T23:59:59Z.
Latest source update
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Process source_updated_at and release history release_date are 2026-10-15T14:08:09+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
95% confidenceDevSecOps monitoring and logging software licences
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Title is "DevSecOps Monitoring and Login" and description says UKRI required "DevSecOps Monitoring and Logging".
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 48000000 — Software package and information systems
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Primary classification is CPV 48000000.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Delivery location
94% confidenceSN2 1FL
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Tender item delivery address postal code is SN2 1FL.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective; call-off from a framework agreement
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective" and procurementMethodDetails is "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Framework route
97% confidenceSoftware License Resellers Agreement Lot 4 (ITS4042SU)
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Notice description identifies a direct award under "Software License Resellers Agreement Lot 4. (ITS4042SU)".
Competition information
98% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or selection rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
98% confidence26 March 2026 to 25 March 2027
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Award contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
Variation
97% confidenceAdditional tests for the internal project; total value stated as £92,744.64 ex VAT
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Notice description says a variation was conducted for additional tests required for the internal project.
Optional usage
96% confidence£7,000 optional overage usage was included in the earlier potential value
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Notice description specifies £7,000 for optional overage usage.
Extension terms
98% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension option or extension duration is stated in the supplied data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
95% confidenceLicence purchase with optional overage and a later value-changing variation
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The notice distinguishes licence value, optional overage usage and a subsequent variation.
Value movement
98% confidenceThe stated revised total exceeds the earlier £90,792.02 potential value by £1,952.62
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The notice gives an earlier potential value of £90,792.02 and a revised total call-off value of £92,744.64.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Date inconsistency
99% confidenceThe award document is dated 9 April 2026, while the process metadata says published/updated 15 October 2026.
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Document datePublished is 2026-04-09; process published_at/source_updated_at and release date are 2026-10-15.
Title wording
97% confidenceThe title says "Login" whereas the description says "Logging".
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Process title is "DevSecOps Monitoring and Login"; description refers to "DevSecOps Monitoring and Logging".
Unpublished commercial detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: pricing breakdown, quantity, variation date, contract signature status, evaluation and bid information.
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These details are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or executed.
- No bid count, evaluation results, award rationale, detailed pricing, quantities, lot allocation or extension terms are published.
- The timing of the variation is not supplied.
- Process-level publication metadata conflicts with the award-document publication date; both dates are reported without selecting one as definitive.
- The title uses "Login" while the description uses "Logging"; the intended wording cannot be resolved from the supplied data.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
ACADEMIA LIMITEDUK Shared Business ServicesUKRIDevSecOps monitoringsoftware licence call-offSoftware License Resellers AgreementSLRA Lot 4
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
ACADEMIA LIMITED, verified against company number 04771037.
What is the stated call-off value?
£92,744.64 ex VAT following a stated variation for additional tests.
When does the stated contract period end?
25 March 2027.
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