AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
London Metropolitan University published a contract award for renewal of licences to access the LinkedIn Learning platform. The contract record names ACADEMIA LIMITED and records a signed value of £48,400. The underlying lot is marked cancelled, while the award and contract are marked active.
Published outcomeACADEMIA LIMITED is the named supplier for award 095315-2026-1. Contract data records signature on 17 September 2026.
Market significanceA £48,400 public-sector e-learning licence renewal procured through an established framework using a limited procedure.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ACADEMIA LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 095315-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 48400 GBP · Verified supplier; associated contract is active
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The active award names ACADEMIA LIMITED. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 04771037. The associated contract value is £48,400.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published award and contract notice
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Notice type is "award, contract"; published_at is 2026-10-08T15:17:49+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 095315-2026-1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed 17 September 2026
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Contract 095315-2026-1 has status "active" and dateSigned 2026-09-17T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1 is recorded with status "cancelled".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£48,400
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Contract 095315-2026-1 records value amount 48400, currency GBP.
Value basis
97% confidenceContract value
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The amount is supplied in the contract object, not in the award or lot records.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence17 September 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-09-17T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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published_at is 2026-10-08T15:17:49+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRenewal of licences for access to the LinkedIn Learning platform
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Tender and lot descriptions state: "Renewal of licences for access to LinkedIn Learning platform".
Category
99% confidenceE-learning services (CPV 80420000)
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Primary classification is CPV 80420000, "E-learning services".
Delivery area
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address region is UK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this wording.
Route rationale
97% confidencePurchased through an established framework
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procurementMethodRationale states "Purchased through and established framework" and hasFrameworkAgreement is true.
Award criterion
96% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists one criterion of type "price".
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids not supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 095315-2026-1 has status "active".
Signature date
99% confidence17 September 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-09-17T00:00:00+01:00.
Options
98% confidenceNo options indicated
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Term dates
99% confidenceStart and end dates not supplied
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
96% confidenceLicence renewal acquired through a framework route
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The requirement is a renewal of LinkedIn Learning licences; the stated rationale is purchase through an established framework.
Price emphasis
94% confidenceThe published lot criteria identify price only
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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists a price criterion and no other criteria in the supplied data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lot and contract lifecycle data
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled, but its linked award and associated contract are both marked active.
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Lot 1 status is "cancelled"; award 095315-2026-1 and contract 095315-2026-1 each have status "active".
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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ACADEMIA LIMITED was verified against Companies House number 04771037 using a company-number match.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: contract start/end dates, duration, bid count, pricing breakdown and individual lot value.
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Relevant date and value fields are null or absent in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved lifecycle inconsistency: lot 1 is cancelled while the linked award and contract are active.
- No contract start date, end date, duration, extension terms or renewal terms are supplied.
- No bid count, evaluation narrative, scores, pricing breakdown or individual lot value is published.
- The notice does not explain the reason for the lot cancellation or its relationship to the active award and contract.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
London Metropolitan UniversityACADEMIA LIMITEDLinkedIn Learning renewale-learning servicespublic procurement£48,400 contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for the LinkedIn Learning renewal?
ACADEMIA LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 04771037.
What value was recorded for the contract?
The contract record states £48,400.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The supplied contract data records a signature date of 17 September 2026.
What is the status issue in the notice?
The linked lot is marked cancelled, while the award and contract records are marked active.
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