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Blackboard Virtual Learning Environment

Buckinghamshire New University · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 03:44.

Opportunity overview

Buckinghamshire New University ("University") has been using the Blackboard Virtual Leaning Environment ("VLE") since 2012, with the technology now profoundly integrated across the University's students and staff teaching and learning activities. This renewal will ensure continuity of services, access to support and updates, and the ability to scale and optimise usage based on future requirements. Given the University's long-standing investment in and integration with Blackboard VLE, renewing the Blackboard subscription is crucial to maintaining operational efficiency and supporting ongoing digital transformation initiatives.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Blackboard International B.V.

No match
Published award value
£1.2m
Awarded
3 Jun 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PRBP-7423-NZQZ
Location
Amsterdam, NL, 3821 AL, Netherlands

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
BNU-2412-305
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Buckinghamshire New University ("University") has been using the Blackboard Virtual Leaning Environment ("VLE") since 2012, with the technology now profoundly integrated across the University's students and staff teaching and learning activities. This renewal will ensure continuity of services, access to support and updates, and the ability to scale and optimise usage based on future requirements. Given the University's long-standing investment in and integration with Blackboard VLE, renewing the Blackboard subscription is crucial to maintaining operational efficiency and supporting ongoing digital transformation initiatives.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PZTZ-8956-MMQT
Name
Buckinghamshire New University

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ13
Country
GB
Locality
High Wycombe
Postal Code
HP11 2JZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Queen Alexandra Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PZTZ-8956-MMQT
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Veronica Fatemi
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PRBP-7423-NZQZ
Name
Blackboard International B.V.

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
NL
Country
NL
Locality
Amsterdam
Postal Code
3821 AL
Country Name
Netherlands
Street Address
Databankweg 20

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PRBP-7423-NZQZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
4 Jun 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKJ1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
48190000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Educational software package
Entry 2
Id
72260000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software-related services

Value

Amount
1,164,100.33
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,396,920.4

Documents

Entry 1
Id
030063-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
4 Jun 2025, 20:56
Entry 2
Id
030064-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
4 Jun 2025, 21:06

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PRBP-7423-NZQZ
Name
Blackboard International B.V.

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
16 Jun 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
30 Apr 2031, 23:59
Starts
1 Jul 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
13 Jun 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
18 Jun 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
The contract is relatively simple and the value is less than £5million. KPIs are therefore not applicable to this contract.

Value

Amount
1,164,100.33
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,396,920.4

Period

Ends
30 Apr 2031, 23:59
Starts
1 Jul 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
035562-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
26 Jun 2025, 20:55

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · High Wycombe · UKJ13 · HP11 2JZ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-054328-2025-06-26T20:55:23+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·