AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
London Metropolitan University published an award and contract notice for its CheckIn+ learning-analytics attendance-monitoring SaaS renewal. JISC is the verified supplier. The contract record states a value of £60,977 and a signature date of 1 August 2026, but the only related lot is marked cancelled, creating a material status inconsistency.
Published outcomeAward 098062-2026-1 names JISC for lot 1. A linked active contract record, also numbered 098062-2026-1, records £60,977 GBP and a signed date of 1 August 2026.
Market significanceThis is a narrowly scoped higher-education software renewal obtained through a limited procedure without prior publication, citing a legitimate G-Cloud framework.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
JISC
96% confidenceAward 098062-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 60977 GBP · Verified supplier named on an active award; linked contract is active
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The award names JISC as supplier. Supplier identity is verified by Companies House number 05747339. The linked contract records £60,977 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAward and contract notice published 16 October 2026
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Process display status is awarded; release history tags are award and contract.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 098062-2026-1 has status active.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive; signed 1 August 2026
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Linked contract 098062-2026-1 has status active and dateSigned 2026-08-01.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1, which is related to the active award, has status cancelled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£60,977 GBP
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Contract 098062-2026-1, linked to award 098062-2026-1, states amount 60977 and currency GBP.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No value is published for lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 August 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-08-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Process published_at is 2026-10-16T15:08:27+01:00.
Contract start and end
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start or end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSaaS attendance monitoring for student and staff attendance or absence at teaching and other monitored events
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Published procurement description.
Included services
98% confidenceProduction environment, beta environment and technical support throughout the contract period
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Published procurement description.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 48000000 — Software package and information systems
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Tender classification.
Delivery location
90% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Lot item delivery address region is UK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award without prior publication of a call for competition
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Procurement method and method details in the tender record.
Published rationale
94% confidenceThe procurement falls outside the scope of the directive; rationale text states it was through a legitimate G-Cloud framework
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Procurement-method rationale classification and rationale text.
Award criterion
96% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 award criteria lists price.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring or evaluation narrative is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Options
98% confidenceNo options stated
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Duration, extensions and renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No start date, end date, duration or extension terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
94% confidenceA renewal of a specialist attendance-monitoring SaaS service, including production and beta environments plus support
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Opportunity title and published description.
Value interpretation
97% confidenceThe £60,977 figure is a contract-level value linked to the award; no pricing breakdown is published
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The contract value is recorded without a breakdown or lot value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material status inconsistency
99% confidenceThe active award and active signed contract both relate to lot 1, while lot 1 is marked cancelled
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Award relatedLots contains 1; contract is linked to that award and active; lot 1 status is cancelled.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: term, start/end dates, extension terms, lot value, pricing breakdown, bids and evaluation detail
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Relevant fields are absent or null.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified; no supplier-name mismatch is reported
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Supplier verification status is verified using company number 05747339.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The record contains an unresolved status contradiction: the sole related lot is cancelled while the award and linked signed contract are active.
- No contract start or end date, duration, extension terms or renewal terms are published.
- No lot-level value or pricing breakdown is published.
- No bidder count, bid values, scores or evaluation narrative is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
London Metropolitan UniversityJISCCheckIn+learning analyticsattendance monitoringSaaSG-Cloud
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for the CheckIn+ renewal?
JISC, verified against Companies House number 05747339.
What value is recorded?
The linked contract record states £60,977 GBP.
Was the contract signed?
The contract record explicitly gives a signed date of 1 August 2026.
Is there a data issue in the notice?
Yes. The award and linked contract are active, but their only related lot is marked cancelled.
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.