# Academia — UK public sector contract awards > A prime supplier profile built from sourced government contract award notices. ## Key facts - Awards: 461 - Known award value: £120,563,131 - First award: 17 May 2012 - Latest award: 27 July 2026 ## Top public sector buyers - [University of Southampton](/buyers/university-of-southampton/contract-awards) — 87 awards - [UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED](/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited/contract-awards) — 68 awards - [University Of The West Of England](/buyers/university-of-the-west-of-england/contract-awards) — 32 awards - [University Of Sheffield](/buyers/university-of-sheffield/contract-awards) — 28 awards - [University of Derby](/buyers/university-of-derby/contract-awards) — 16 awards ## Contract awards ### [DDaT26046 - Technology Platform Subscription](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c74b6e55-a07e-475e-934b-bf4afcb528c4) UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £101,096 · 17 March 2026 · awarded ### [StarRez Accommodation Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ba5d999d-27ce-434c-b5e0-30b92085467a) SOUTHERN HOUSING · £246,754 · 23 March 2026 · awarded ### [RHUL-26039 Wolfram Mathematica Software Licence & Support](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-6035a793-056c-4e95-a731-70c50f47835e) Royal Holloway and Bedford New College · £84,466 · 9 March 2026 · awarded ### [GB-Bristol: Adobe Licences](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-2d378fb9-0745-445a-a07c-b9cbc50633e6) Office for Students · £6,648 · 5 March 2026 · awarded ### [DDaT26126 - Specialised Training and Development Service](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-0da4aacd-9a22-4354-947e-aed451e09a57) UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £87,410 · 6 March 2026 · awarded ### [Supply of HP x360 435 G10 Laptops \(x450\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e165043e-7b59-4138-a8c3-57772b69c9d6) Cumberland Council · £295,200 · 26 February 2026 · awarded ### [UKRI DDaT26121 Data Protection and Management Software with Support](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3f5c0995-c841-4028-ab70-d8a09c203ac7) UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £273,295 · 3 March 2026 · awarded ### [UKRI DDaT26136 Mobile Device Management Software](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-33b6ff0d-d1ef-4c4d-83e0-9f78c7509c6b) UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £69,540 · 5 March 2026 · awarded ### [Direct Award for Online Training Under the Software Licence Resellers Agreement \(SLRA\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-fed72d36-42c5-428c-9fdd-7365aa3a1eb5) UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER · £190,000 · 16 February 2026 · awarded ### [Provision of Cognos Licences](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-90b5ef66-0877-46d1-b0a9-841eff154617) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON · £82,699 · 23 February 2026 · awarded ### [Equipment for New Media Unit \(NMU\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-21341785-fece-4ba2-9dcb-06e9ac5234bb) Cabinet Office · £54,727 · 11 February 2026 · awarded ### [DDaT25492 - Data Loading Tool Licences](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-057ebb84-ee58-4cba-ad34-f9171eab0e1a) UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £31,416 · 13 February 2026 · awarded ### [Provision of Apple Products](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-48c11965-d62d-48ec-ab9e-15d05eb43260) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON · £6,000,000 · 30 January 2026 · awarded ### [Jamf Pro Licences Provision](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-0471ed1e-d638-48b0-9b12-ca9e26a186a7) Leeds Arts University · £83,130 · 27 November 2025 · awarded ### [Award Notice for the Provision of Student Accommodation Management Software under Software Licence Resellers Agreement, Lot 4 - Other](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-27feefc6-bc83-4283-b805-e53916a65213) UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER · £490,000 · 19 December 2025 · awarded ### [Apple Equipment & Associated Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c3e6d6e5-f87a-440c-b36f-3f8af692fb5b) UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER · £60,000 · 28 November 2025 · awarded ### [Provision of Hexagon Actran Licences](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3908db3d-91cb-4b31-b00e-e1e2dcd3bb7c) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON · £50,685 · 22 December 2025 · awarded ### [Career & Employability Software System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-afe665a8-ec52-4ab4-8e69-7d83fe66daa7) University of Cumbria · £75,189 · 1 August 2023 · awarded ### [Provision of Alteryx Designer Licences](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-621abb73-d591-4fa6-b573-9dee04ce14f8) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON · £58,800 · 11 December 2025 · awarded ### [Avid ALP Renewal](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-1a6659fd-ebb5-47f2-a001-ce2ca44d31e0) UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD\(THE\) · £9,190 · 11 December 2025 · awarded ### [Subscriptions](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-77e3e943-9245-46ac-9bb5-d113b5fff560) UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH · £45,006 · 31 December 2025 · awarded ### [GB-Bristol: Tableau Licensing](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-eec9f2dc-b8e9-49fc-b2f5-6e19b15102b0) Office for Students · £74,613 · 8 December 2025 · awarded ### [Jamf of Mac with Platform Support](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-dd06d528-355f-4e2a-b63a-ae4640355a75) UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND · £21,571 · 18 September 2025 · awarded ### [Adobe ETLA](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-61b71c25-b8d8-47b7-af0d-87b9c4310cfd) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON · £244,585 · 28 November 2025 · awarded ### [Adobe Connect and Collab8](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-119026a1-e055-4ea0-8337-a8209427cf0c) OPEN UNIVERSITY\(THE\) · £1,334,488 · 12 November 2025 · awarded Page 2 of 18; 449 total records.