Official UK procurement notice
Blackboard Virtual Learning Environment
Authority: Buckinghamshire New University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBuckinghamshire New University ("University") has been using the Blackboard Virtual Leaning Environment ("VLE") since 2012, with the technology now profoundly integrated across the University's students and staff teaching and learning activities.
This renewal will ensure continuity of services, access to support and updates, and the ability to scale and optimise usage based on future requirements. Given the University's long-standing investment in and integration with Blackboard VLE, renewing the Blackboard subscription is crucial to maintaining operational efficiency and supporting ongoing digital transformation initiatives.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Jun 2025, 20:56 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Jun 2025, 20:55 BST
- Authority reference
BNU-2412-305- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035562- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054328Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
Buckinghamshire New University ("University") has been using the Blackboard Virtual Leaning Environment ("VLE") since 2012, with the technology now profoundly integrated across the University's students and staff teaching and learning activities.
This renewal will ensure continuity of services, access to support and updates, and the ability to scale and optimise usage based on future requirements. Given the University's long-standing investment in and integration with Blackboard VLE, renewing the Blackboard subscription is crucial to maintaining operational efficiency and supporting ongoing digital transformation initiatives.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
13 Jun 2025 → 26 Jun 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends13 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published26 Jun 2025, 20:55 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jun 2025- Transparency notice published4 Jun 2025, 20:56 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published4 Jun 2025, 21:06 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected16 Jun 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published26 Jun 2025, 20:55 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackboard International B.V.1 Jul 2025 – 30 Apr 2031 | £1,164,100 | 4 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Blackboard International B.V.
- Signed
- 18 Jun 2025
- Value
- £1,164,100
- Period
- 1 Jul 2025 – 30 Apr 2031
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: The contract is relatively simple and the value is less than £5million. KPIs are therefore not applicable to this contract.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Blackboard International B.V.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender