AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College published an award notice for Blackboard Ally software licences and associated services. The notice names TET LIMITED as supplier through the NHS SBS Digital Workplace Solutions 2 framework (SBS10510).
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, valued at £189,312, with a reported contract period from 27 August 2026 to 26 August 2031. The notice does not explicitly evidence signature or execution of a contract.
Market significanceThis is a five-year reported software and associated-services award in the higher-education sector, made via a named NHS SBS framework.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TET LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-59bf8661-b1b7-4e86-89fe-cd70ab11b72f-1 · 189312 GBP · Active award
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The award names source supplier "TET Limited" and has value £189,312. Supplier verification provides verified legal name "TET LIMITED" (company number 01923808).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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Process display status is "awarded"; notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; tender status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive award
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Award ocds-b5fd17-59bf8661-b1b7-4e86-89fe-cd70ab11b72f-1 has status "active".
Contract execution
98% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced
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The supplied record contains an award and a reported contract period, but no explicit signed-contract or execution field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£189,312 GBP
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The tender and the single active award each state value amount 189312, currency GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAllocated to the single recorded award
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One award is supplied, with one named supplier and no lots.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence25 August 2026
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Award date is 2026-08-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Reported contract start
98% confidence27 August 2026
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The tender and award contract period state startDate 2026-08-27T00:00:00+01:00.
Reported contract end
98% confidence26 August 2031
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The tender and award contract period state endDate 2031-08-26T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-08T16:03:18+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceBlackboard Ally software licences and associated services
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The published description states: "Software Licenses and Associated Services for Blackboard Ally".
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
CPV classification
99% confidence48000000 — Software package and information systems
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Primary CPV classification supplied in the tender record.
Delivery area
95% confidenceSouth East, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address identifies the South East, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
98% confidenceNHS SBS Digital Workplace Solutions 2 framework agreement (SBS10510)
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The award description states that the award was made via this framework agreement.
Procurement method detail
98% confidenceOther
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procurementMethodDetails is recorded as "Other - ".
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bidder count, tenderer list, evaluation results or award rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Reported term
98% confidence27 August 2026 to 26 August 2031
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The supplied award contractPeriod contains these start and end dates.
Reported duration
96% confidenceFive years
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Calculated from the reported contract period of 27 August 2026 to 26 August 2031.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No option, extension or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceFramework-based software licensing and associated-services award
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The award description identifies Blackboard Ally licences and associated services procured via NHS SBS Digital Workplace Solutions 2.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceOnly total award value published
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The record provides a £189,312 award value but no unit prices, licence volumes or service-cost breakdown.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplied verification workflow records an exact-name match to TET LIMITED, company number 01923808.
Award-to-value mapping
94% confidenceClear in supplied record
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There is one active award, one supplier and one award value; no lots are supplied.
Published contract status
98% confidenceAward record only
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Information supplied supports an active award and a reported period, rather than an explicit signed-contract record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No explicit signed-contract, execution or mobilisation evidence is supplied.
- Lot titles, lot allocations and individual pricing breakdowns are not supplied.
- Information on competing bids, evaluation, award rationale and scoring is not supplied.
- No extension, renewal-option or termination terms are published.
- The notice does not provide licence quantities, service specification detail or pricing components.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Royal Holloway and Bedford New CollegeTET LIMITEDBlackboard AllyNHS SBS Digital Workplace Solutions 2software licencespublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Royal Holloway Blackboard Ally award?
The award notice names TET LIMITED, verified as company number 01923808.
What is the published award value?
The single recorded award is valued at £189,312 GBP.
When does the reported contract period run?
The notice reports 27 August 2026 to 26 August 2031. It does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.