AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The University of Bedfordshire has published a contract award notice for an e-Portfolio provision for its HSS Faculty. The award names MYKNOWLEDGEMAP LIMITED as supplier and was made through a direct, below-threshold procedure via G-Cloud 15.
Published outcomeAward 1 is recorded as active, with a £84,000 net value (£100,800 gross) and a stated period from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029. The notice records a future signature milestone scheduled for 9 October 2026, so the supplied data does not explicitly confirm that the contract had been signed at publication.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier, direct technology-related services award in higher education, with a stated three-year term.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MYKNOWLEDGEMAP LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 84000 net; 100800 gross GBP · Verified supplier; award recorded as active
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-03954387. Supplier verification matches company number 03954387 to MYKNOWLEDGEMAP LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice document 095823-2026 is dated 2026-10-09T16:41:30+01:00.
Award decision date
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-09-29.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Signature status
96% confidenceNot explicitly confirmed; signature was scheduled for 9 October 2026
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled with due date 2026-10-09T23:59:59+01:00.
Stated contract period
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-11-01 and endDate 2029-10-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value, net
99% confidence£84,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 84000 GBP.
Award value, gross
99% confidence£100,800
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 100800 GBP.
Value allocation
89% confidenceAward-level value for the single named supplier and lot 1
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Award 1 lists one supplier and related lot 1; no separate lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice referenced
92% confidence29 September 2026, 5:03pm
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The award description references notice 2026/S 000-092070, published 29 September 2026 at 5:03pm.
Award date
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-09-29.
Award notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Document 095823-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-09T16:41:30+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
96% confidence9 October 2026
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Future-signature milestone due date is 2026-10-09.
Stated start date
99% confidence1 November 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-01.
Stated end date
99% confidence31 October 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2029-10-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidencee-Portfolio provision for the HSS Faculty at the University of Bedfordshire
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Process title and description state this requirement.
Category
96% confidenceServices; higher education services
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Award 1 main procurement category is services; item CPV 80300000 is "Higher education services".
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender data contains lot 1 only; award 1 relates to lot 1.
Delivery region
93% confidenceUKH, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKH and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct" and the description says "Direct-awarded via G-Cloud 15".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competition or bid-count information supplied beyond the stated direct, without-competition procedure
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Published record provides no bidder count, evaluation results or scoring.
Legal basis
98% confidenceProcurement Act 2023
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Tender legalBasis is UKPGA 2023/54.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence3 years
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The stated period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the published data.
Signature confirmation
98% confidenceNot supplied
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The record has a scheduled future-signature milestone but no explicit signed-contract confirmation.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
98% confidenceThe buyer identifies G-Cloud 15 as the direct-award route.
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Process description states "Direct-awarded via G-Cloud 15".
Commercial scale
98% confidence£84,000 net over the stated three-year period
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Award 1 reports £84,000 net and runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029.
Published evaluation rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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No evaluation narrative, award criteria, scores or pricing breakdown is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion status
98% confidenceAward status is active, but signature is not explicitly confirmed
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The only signature-related field is a futureSignatureDate milestone scheduled for 9 October 2026.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is recorded without title, description or value fields.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: pricing breakdown, evaluation results, bidder count, award rationale, extension terms and renewal options
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These fields are absent from the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied record does not explicitly confirm that the contract was signed; it records only a future-signature milestone.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: lot title, lot description and individual lot value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation criteria, scoring, award rationale, pricing breakdown, extension terms and renewal options.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
University of BedfordshireMYKNOWLEDGEMAP LIMITEDe-PortfolioG-Cloud 15higher education servicesdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the University of Bedfordshire e-Portfolio award?
MYKNOWLEDGEMAP LIMITED, company number 03954387, is the verified supplier named for award 1.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £84,000 net and £100,800 gross.
Was the contract signed?
The supplied record does not explicitly confirm signature. It records a signature milestone scheduled for 9 October 2026.
What is the stated contract period?
The published award period is 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029.
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.