AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
London Metropolitan University has published contract details for an active three-year PebblePad eportfolio software and hosting arrangement with Pebble Learning Ltd. The contract was signed on 1 September 2026 and runs to 31 August 2029.
Published outcomeAward 1 covers lot 1 and names Pebble Learning Ltd as supplier. The published contract value is £42,965 net (£51,558 gross).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold limited-competition procurement for 1,000 PebblePad licences, including hosting, support, backups, updates and video services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PEBBLE LEARNING LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £42,965 net; £51,558 gross GBP · verified; award and contract active
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-04922922, PEBBLE LEARNING LTD. Supplier verification matched company number 04922922 and verified the legal name. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and supplies the published total value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 16 October 2026
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Document 098042-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender, with datePublished 2026-10-16T14:58:04+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 1 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value (net)
99% confidence£42,965
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Contract 1 value.amount is 42965 GBP.
Contract value (gross)
99% confidence£51,558
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 51558 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidencePublished at contract level for award 1 / lot 1
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Contract 1 links to award 1, which relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract start
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence31 August 2029
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2029-08-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Published duration
99% confidenceThree years
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The opportunity description states '1000 licences for PebblePad for a 3 year contract'; the recorded contract period spans 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029.
Notice publication
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The contract-details document datePublished is 2026-10-16T14:58:04+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidence1,000 PebblePad licences
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The tender description states '1000 licences for PebblePad'.
Service components
98% confidenceDedicated London Met installation, full hosting, technical support for nominated contacts, daily onsite backup, updates/upgrades, and video optimisation and streaming services
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These components are listed in the tender description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'goods'.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 48000000 — Software package and information systems
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Award item 1 provides this additional CPV classification.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item 1 lists a delivery address with region UK and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is 'limited'.
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender data contains lot 1 only; award 1 and contract 1 relate to it.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
Extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Pricing breakdown
99% confidenceNot published
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The notice provides contract-level net and gross totals but no unit pricing or service-line breakdown.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
96% confidenceSoftware licensing combined with managed platform services
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The scope combines 1,000 licences with a dedicated installation, hosting, support, backups, upgrades and video services.
Published contract value context
98% confidence£42,965 net over the stated three-year period
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Contract 1 records £42,965 net and a period from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice type and contract evidence
99% confidenceThe published record is a contract details notice and expressly records an active contract and a signed date.
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The document description is 'Contract details notice on Find a Tender'; contract 1 status is active and dateSigned is 1 September 2026.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity verified against the supplied Companies House number.
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Supplier verification status is verified using company_number; verified name is PEBBLE LEARNING LTD and verified company number is 04922922.
Unpublished competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, tender submissions, evaluation criteria, scores and award rationale.
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
Unpublished lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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The supplied lot record for lot 1 has null title, description and value fields.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, tender submissions, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale and savings.
- Lot 1 has no separately published title, description or value.
- No extension, renewal, termination or price-adjustment terms are supplied.
- No unit licence pricing or breakdown between software, hosting, support and video services is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
London Metropolitan UniversityPebble Learning LtdPebblePadeportfoliosoftware licensingFind a Tendereducation technology procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the London Metropolitan University PebblePad contract?
PEBBLE LEARNING LTD, verified under company number 04922922, is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the value of the PebblePad contract?
The published contract value is £42,965 net and £51,558 gross.
When does the contract run?
The contract is recorded as running from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029, and is recorded as signed on 1 September 2026.
What does the contract cover?
It covers 1,000 PebblePad licences plus a dedicated installation, hosting, support, daily backups, upgrades, and video optimisation and streaming services.
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