01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Category
- services
- CPV classification
- 72260000 — Software-related services
- Tender period
- Not supplied — Not supplied
Description
The University requires continued access to Blackboard Ally to support digital accessibility across the learning environment. The new contract is to ensure continuity of service and compliance with accessibility obligations. The new contract provides a stable 3‑year term aligned to the University's requirements. Blackboard Ally is a proprietary accessibility solution integrated into the University's LMS. This was undertaken via a Direct Award was completed under the NHS SBS Digital Workplace Solutions 2 Framework (SBS10510), in accordance with the framework's permitted call‑off procedures.
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02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
Blackboard Ally - Accessibility Tooling for LMS
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Award value
- Not supplied
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- 19 September 2026
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation
University House, Portsmouth, UKJ31, PO12UP, United Kingdom
GB-UKPRN 10007155TET Limited
London, UKI, NW10 0JF, United Kingdom
Companies House 01923808 →University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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04 Provenance
Source for this process
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