Contract award notice

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

UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER named Academia Limited as the supplier in an award dated 7 August 2026.

What the notice records

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER
Supplier: Academia Limited
Company number 04771037 (Companies House)
Awarded value: £150,000 (the notice’s own figure, in GBP)
Award date: 7 August 2026
Notice published: 19 August 2026
Category (CPV): Software package and information systems (48000000)
Description: This notice is for a Direct Award for a Video Management and Learning Platform: Panopto EDU Platform: 5,000 FTE, Cloud, Core AI Studio 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 award notice 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 notice have been rounded up and are for the full contract period.
Source: Contracts Finder — official notice