PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Direct Award for Engagement Platform Software under the SLRA - Framework Agreement for Software Licence Resellers Agreement & Consultancy Services, Agreement Reference: ITS4052 SU Lot 4 - Commercial Off the Shelf Software (COTS)

UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER · published 18 Aug 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID8c14c0b2-3265-45c0-ae83-de454354f307-910437
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-6cb37b3b-127a-420a-854b-0d9c6be64b57
Buyer identifierGB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/k3Hx4y9N
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£55,000
award field
Tender value
£55,000
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
goods
CPV
72268000
Software supply services
Delivery
North West, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

Direct Award to Academia Limited for Engagement Platform Software; Vevox: Education Institution Plan under the SLRA - Framework Agreement for Software Licence Resellers Agreement & Consultancy Services, Agreement Reference: ITS4052 SU Lot 4 - Commercial Off the Shelf Software (COTS). This direct award follows University of Chester's review of the SLRA framework Buyers Guide, which established that Academia Limited is the first ranked supplier on Lot 4, and the University LIS team's review of the quotes received. This award is made under the framework Call-Off Terms and Conditions. All values in this award have been rounded up and are for the full contract period.

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

Reported dates, without an invented lifecycle.

The current projection contains one award release, not a verified chain of planning, tender, award, contract and modification records. Dates are shown in source-field order and are not silently repaired.

Source-date conflictAt least one reported end date precedes its corresponding start date. Check the official notice before using the schedule.
  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release18 Aug 2026
  2. 02Tender period startsTender-period field as published31 Aug 2026
  3. 03Tender period endsTender-period field as published13 Jul 2026End precedes start · verify
  4. 04Contract startsContract-period field as published31 Aug 2026
  5. 05Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Aug 2029
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

A company profile appears only when this release carries a usable company number. Name-only suppliers remain name-only.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 18 Aug 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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