# SOFTWARE AND SUPPORT

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by University of Cumbria.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [University of Cumbria](/buyers/university-of-cumbria/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Blackboard International B\.V
- Award value: £727,350
- Tender value: £727,350
- Award date: 3 August 2021
- Published: 25 November 2024
- Contract start: 4 August 2021
- Contract end: 3 August 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: abae0845-c473-4cb3-bac4-079e8ad29897-805132
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-489b5ea0-be27-412a-93c3-7799a52400e6

## Description

The University of Cumbria required a migration from Managed Hosting to Software as a Service to enable quicker access to new software, performance and security features along with resilience that would allow hardware failure to seamlessly and quickly be dealt with\. There was a requirement for easy access to consolidated data for reporting purposes\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/abae0845-c473-4cb3-bac4-079e8ad29897-805132)