AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
National Highways Limited has published contract details for an annual renewal of Adobe VIPMP Government Creative Cloud Pro for teams. The direct, below-threshold procurement names SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC as supplier.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and is linked to an active contract. The contract was explicitly signed on 8 October 2026, runs from 11 November 2026 to 11 November 2027, and has a stated net value of £10,931.83 and gross value of £13,118.20.
Market significanceThis is a small-value software renewal procured without competition, covering Adobe Creative Cloud Pro team licences across multiple platforms and European languages.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC
100% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £10,931.83 net; £13,118.20 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and linked active contract
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Verified company name supplied as SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC (company number 01428210). Award 1 names Specialist Computer Centres PLC and contract 1, linked to award 1, states the values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
100% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document description: "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement status
100% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; lot 1 status is "complete".
Award status
100% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
100% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
100% confidenceSigned 8 October 2026
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-10-08.
Contract term
100% confidence11 November 2026 to 11 November 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-11-11 and endDate is 2027-11-11.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract net value
100% confidence£10,931.83
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Contract 1 value amount is 10931.83 GBP.
Contract gross value
100% confidence£13,118.20
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Contract 1 value amountGross is 13118.2 GBP.
Value allocation
100% confidenceThe stated contract value is linked to award 1 and lot 1.
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Contract 1 references awardID 1; award 1 references related lot 1 and has one named supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract details notice published
100% confidence8 October 2026
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Notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-08T12:38:37+01:00.
Contract signed
100% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-08.
Contract start
100% confidence11 November 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-11-11.
Contract end
100% confidence11 November 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-11-11.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
100% confidenceAnnual renewal of VIPMP Government Creative Cloud Pro for teams, for all multiple platforms and multiple European languages.
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Tender description states: "This an annual renewal of VIPMP Government - Creative Cloud Pro for teams - ALL - Multiple Platforms - Multi European Languages."
Procurement category
100% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Classification
100% confidenceCPV 48517000 — IT software package
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Award item lists additional classification CPV 48517000 with description "IT software package".
Lot structure
100% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender contains lot 1 only; award 1 and contract 1 are linked to it.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
100% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition approach
100% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Threshold status
100% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Bidder count and evaluation
100% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
100% confidence12 months, from 11 November 2026 to 11 November 2027
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The stated contract period starts on 2026-11-11 and ends on 2027-11-11.
Extension or renewal options
100% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing basis
100% confidenceNet and gross contract totals are published; unit pricing is unknown.
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Contract value supplies amount and amountGross but no pricing schedule.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
100% confidenceA one-year Adobe software licence renewal, directly procured below threshold without competition.
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Tender description identifies an annual Adobe Creative Cloud Pro renewal; the stated method is direct and below threshold without competition.
Published spend scale
100% confidence£10,931.83 net (£13,118.20 gross) for the stated term.
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Contract 1 states the net and gross values and runs from 11 November 2026 to 11 November 2027.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract linkage
100% confidenceClear
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Contract 1 references award 1; award 1 references lot 1 and names one supplier.
Supplier identity
100% confidenceVerified
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An exact-name verification match supplies verified legal name SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC and company number 01428210.
Lot detail
100% confidenceLot title, description and individual lot value were not supplied.
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Lot 1 has no title, description or value in the supplied data.
Competition and evaluation detail
100% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tender responses, scores, award rationale or evaluation record is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, tender responses, evaluation criteria, scoring, award rationale and savings.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: lot title, lot description, individual lot value, licence quantities and unit pricing.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: extension options, renewal rights or a future procurement commitment. The renewal timing is an estimate based only on the stated contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
National HighwaysSPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLCAdobe Creative Cloud ProAdobe renewalsoftware procurementIT software packageFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the National Highways Adobe renewal contract?
SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC, verified under company number 01428210, is the supplier named for award 1.
What is the value of the Adobe renewal?
The linked contract states £10,931.83 net and £13,118.20 gross.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 11 November 2026 to 11 November 2027.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice describes it as a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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