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Previous officers 6

  1. Ashley Bevan 2019-2022 Director View profile
  2. Timothy Alan Gillott 2017-2021 Director View profile
  3. James Matthew Dancer 2017-2021 Director View profile
  4. Christopher Anthony William Eaton 2009-2020 Director View profile
  5. Adrian Robert Atkinson 2003-2015 Director View profile
  6. Michael Charles Bacon 2003-2024 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

96 contracts · £237,657,947 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • RHUL-26094 Procurement of Learning Science LabSims Library and Smart Sheets SaaS. Buyer: Royal Holloway and Bedford New College £41,538 2026-08-17 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Awarded to Academia Limited for Software applications (biological sciences laboratory software simulations together with teaching assessments) via a direct award under the Higher Education software Licence Reseller & Consultancy Services Fr…

  • 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) Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER £150,000 2026-08-07 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    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, Agr…

  • Direct Award for Engagement Platform Software under the SLRA - Framework Agreement for Software Licence Resellers Agreement & Consultancy Services, Agreement Reference: ITS4052 SU Lot 4 - Commercial Off the Shelf Software (COTS) Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER £55,000 2026-07-29 CPV 72268000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Direct Award to Academia Limited for Engagement Platform Software; Vevox: Education Institution Plan under the SLRA - Framework Agreement for Software Licence Resellers Agreement & Consultancy Services, Agreement Reference: ITS4052 SU Lot 4…

  • Panopto Recording and Captioning service Buyer: BATH SPA UNIVERSITY £72,000 2026-07-27 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Renewal of the Panopto Recording and Captioning service for capturing lecturers ITS4042 SU (lot 4) 3 year agreement

  • DDaT26377 - Financial Records Archive Environment Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £26,719 2026-07-24 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Shared Business Services Ltd had a requirement for the provision of a Financial Records Archive Environment. This Call Off contract has been concluded via a Desktop Ex…

  • Renewal of Estates Management Software Licenses (Planon) Buyer: OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) £298,155 2026-07-22 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Planon is an existing and embedded estate management software used to manage planned maintenance, reactive work, hospitality and central room booking. The contract is a direct award to Academia Limited as a software reseller under the Pro…

  • Video Content Management System - A CALL-OFF FROM SUPC AWARDED SLRA FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT LOT 4 Buyer: LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY £73,965 2026-07-09 CPV 48190000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Panopto Education Lecture Capture and Video Content Management System. A CALL-OFF FROM SUPC AWARDED SLRA FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT LOT 4

  • DDaT26357 - Software License Subscription Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £20,480 2026-07-08 CPV 48100000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded as a direct award against the top ranked supplier under the SLRA - Software Licences Reseller & Consulting Service Framework - Lot 4. …

  • LinkedIn Learning Buyer: BATH SPA UNIVERSITY £39,306 2026-07-08 CPV 80300000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Annual renewal of BSU's LinkedIn Learning licence. From 1st August 2026 onwards. LinkedIn Learning Partial Campus - 12 months

  • LinkedIn Learning Buyer: University of Worcester £49,554 2026-06-26 CPV 79980000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The contract is for LinkedIn Learning Partial Campus 999 Users and the ITS4052SU SLRA Lot 4 framework was utilised.

  • Explorance Buyer: University of Worcester £157,820 2026-06-19 CPV 48190000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Direct award under the SRLA Lot 4 framework agreement for Blue (Explorance).

  • Provision of Device and Application Management Buyer: University of South Wales £1,627,200 2026-06-18 Source: Find a Tender

    IT Services transitioned to Microsoft Intune in 2021, moving from on-premise device management to a cloud-based model to improve security, scalability, and consistency across Windows devices. This supports flexible working, strengthens comp…

  • CA17094 - CPC/RB/01/2025 - Software Licences & Associated Services for Academies and Schools Buyer: Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited £30,000 2026-06-10 CPV 48422000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The CPC intends to establish a multi supplier framework agreement under the Procurement Act 2023 for the supply of software licences, renewals, upgrades, support, and associated professional services on behalf of its members. The framework…

  • IT Service Management Buyer: Pension Protection Fund £575,000 2026-06-03 CPV 48600000 Source: Contracts Finder

    RM6098 CCS Tech Products and Associated Services 2, Lot 3 Software. This agreement is for 3 years with an optional 24 month extension taking the contract to 31/10/2031. It is for the provision of an ITSM Platform with optional Managed Servi…

  • Supply of HP x360 435 G10 Laptops (x134) Buyer: Cumberland Council £99,362 2026-05-21 CPV 30213100 Source: Contracts Finder

    Supply of HP x360 435 G10 Laptops (x134) for Cumberland Council

  • Tuffin Firewall Renewal Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) £48,730 2026-05-01 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Award notice for Tuffin Firewall. NWUPC Framework SLRA

  • Identity and Access Management Solution Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £422,710 2026-04-28 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UKSBS) had a requirement for the provision of an Identity and Access Management Solution. This Call-Off Contract was awarded following…

  • Supply of HP x360 435 G10 Laptops (x135) Buyer: Cumberland Council £99,360 2026-04-28 CPV 30200000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Supply of HP x360 435 G10 Laptops (x135) for Hosted ICT Service (Cumberland Council, Westmorland and Furness Council, Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service), Mini Competition via CCS Framework: RM6098 Lot 2 (itt_88832)

  • BUR Software - VEEAM Buyer: UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED £65,000 2026-04-24 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of VEEAM back-up software

  • Apple MacBook Pro + AppleCare Buyer: The National Archives £35,303 2026-04-06 CPV 30200000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Apple MacBook Pro + AppleCare

  • PS/25/112 Provision of Apple Macbook Pro Laptops Buyer: DVLA - Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency £830,000 2026-03-30 CPV 30213100 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of Apple Macbook Pro Laptops

  • StarRez Accommodation Services Buyer: SOUTHERN HOUSING £246,754 2026-03-23 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    StarRez Accommodation Services

  • Supply of IT Hardware Buyer: The Charity Commission For England And Wales £573,000 2026-03-13 CPV 30200000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of IT hardware and trade in / WEEE compliant disposal of end of life hardware

  • RHUL-26066 Provision of Lecture Capture Software Buyer: Royal Holloway and Bedford New College £543,058 2026-03-11 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Awarded to Academia Limited for Lecture Capture Software via Lot 4 of the Software and Licence Resellers Agreement (SLRA) Framework Reference ITS4042

  • ePortfolio Module Licences - Risr Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF KEELE £54,348 2026-03-11 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Call-Off under the SUPC Software Licence Resellers Agreement (SLRA) Lot 4 .

  • RHUL-26023 Procurement of PARMS-S Research Management Software Buyer: Royal Holloway and Bedford New College £294,493 2026-03-11 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Awarded to Academia for an IT System used to find, bid and manage research projects across the University via SLRA (Software License Resellers Agreement).

  • RHUL-26039 Wolfram Mathematica Software Licence & Support Buyer: Royal Holloway and Bedford New College £84,466 2026-03-09 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Awarded to Academia Limited for Mathematica Software Licence and Support via SLRA (Software and License Resellers Agreement) Framework Reference ITS4042 SU.

  • DDaT26126 - Specialised Training and Development Service Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £87,410 2026-03-06 CPV 80510000 Source: Contracts Finder

    *** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *** UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for the provision of specialised Training and Development Service. This has been sourced via a Direct Award procedure to the …

  • GB-Bristol: Adobe Licences Buyer: Office for Students £6,648 2026-03-05 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Adobe licences

  • UKRI DDaT26136 Mobile Device Management Software Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £69,540 2026-03-05 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for the supply of Mobile Device Management Software. This Call Off contract has been sources via a Direct Award p…

  • UKRI DDaT26121 Data Protection and Management Software with Support Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £273,295 2026-03-03 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for the supply of Data Protection and Management Software with Support. This Call Off contract has been sources vi…

  • RHUL-26064 MATLAB Software Licencing & Support Buyer: Royal Holloway and Bedford New College £131,791 2026-03-03 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Awarded to Academia Limited for MATLAB Software Licences and Support via Software and Licence Reseller Agreement (SLRA) Framework Reference ITS4042 SU

  • Supply of Apple Products and Associated Services Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF KEELE £1,000,000 2026-02-27 CPV 30200000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Call-Off Contract Under the NWPUC Apple Equipment and Associated Services Framework Reference: TS3028 NW . Initial term 24months plus x2 12-month extension options.

  • Supply of HP x360 435 G10 Laptops (x450) Buyer: Cumberland Council £295,200 2026-02-26 CPV 72000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Supply of HP x360 435 G10 Laptops (x450) via multiple batch deliveries for Hosted ICT Service (Cumberland Council, Westmorland and Furness Council, Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service)

  • Provision of Cognos Licences Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON £82,699 2026-02-23 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The University of Southampton ("University") wishes to renew the Cognos licences ("Goods/Services") to meet its requirements. The University has approached Academia ("Supplier") to obtain a quotation for the Goods/Services between the dates…

  • Direct Award for Online Training Under the Software Licence Resellers Agreement (SLRA) Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER £190,000 2026-02-16 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This Award Notice is for Online Training under the SLRA - Framework Agreement for Software Licence Resellers Agreement, Lot 4 - Other OJEU Contract Notice 2020/S 033-078650 This Direct Award follows our review of the SLRA framework Buyers …

  • DDaT25492 - Data Loading Tool Licences Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £31,416 2026-02-13 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** UK Shared Business Services Limited had a requirement for the provision of Data Loading Tool Licences. This has been sourced via Direct Award on the SLRA Lot 4 Framework Agreem…

  • Equipment for New Media Unit (NMU) Buyer: Cabinet Office £54,727 2026-02-11 CPV 44316400 Source: Contracts Finder

    Photography equipment for NMU to create content for media channels

  • Provision of Apple Products Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON £6,000,000 2026-01-30 CPV 30236000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The iSolutions department at the University of Southampton is responsible for delivering IT services and infrastructure across the institution. This includes the procurement and end-to-end lifecycle management of end-user devices and associ…

  • Information, Communication & Technology Framework - ORE/24/033 Buyer: Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult £15,000,000 2026-01-20 CPV 32321200 Source: Contracts Finder

    This Selection Questionnaire ("SQ") has been issued by the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult ("The Authority") as collaboration lead on behalf of the Catapult Network, the Active Building Centre Co. Ltd, Agri-Tech Centres, Vaccines Manufac…

  • Provision of Hexagon Actran Licences Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON £50,685 2025-12-22 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The University of Southampton ("University") wishes to renew the Hexagon Actran licences ("Goods/Services") to meet its requirements. The University has approached Academia ("Supplier") to obtain a quotation for the Goods/Services between t…

  • Award Notice for the Provision of Student Accommodation Management Software under Software Licence Resellers Agreement, Lot 4 - Other Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER £490,000 2025-12-19 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This Award Notice is for the Provision of Student Accommodation Management Software under the SLRA - Framework Agreement for Software Licence Resellers Agreement, Lot 4 - Other OJEU Contract Notice 2020/S 033-078650 This Direct Award follo…

  • Apple Equipment & Associated Services Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER £60,000 2025-11-28 CPV 30213100 Source: Contracts Finder

    This Award Notice follows the University of Chester placing a direct award with Academia Limited under the Apple Equipment & Associated Services framework, Framework Reference ITS3028 NW. The University can access this agreement as a membe…

  • Jamf Pro Licences Provision Buyer: Leeds Arts University £83,130 2025-11-27 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Jamf Pro Licences Jamf platform support

  • Software Licenses Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £308,378 2025-11-19 CPV 48218000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation had a requirement for the supply of Software Licenses. This Call Off contract has been sourced via Direct Award against the ITS4042 - S…

  • Adobe Connect and Collab8 Buyer: OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) £1,334,488 2025-11-12 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Adobe Connect and Moodle Plug-in software.

  • Vimeo Events Enterprise Package Buyer: The National Archives £19,621 2025-11-10 CPV 48100000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Vimeo Enterprise Events tier package, 12 months

  • T1144 - RCP System Call Off Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX £332,878 2025-10-10 CPV 48900000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Research Cost Price System that includes the following functionality Pre Awards Management Costing & Pricing Functionality Full Reporting suite and dashboard Contracts Management Unit4 Integration and all associated services i…

  • Renewal of Campus Wide Adobe Software for Keele University Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF KEELE £73,363 2025-10-10 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    SUPC - SLRA Lot 2b Adobe VIP/CLP Agreements Framework Ref: ITS4042 SU.

  • Azorus CRM Buyer: BATH SPA UNIVERSITY £48,000 2025-09-30 CPV 48000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Future Students CRM System SUPC SLRA Lot 4 - Other

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About

Incorporated
20/05/2003

Ownership

Owned by (4) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Academia Limited is controlled by Michael Charles Bacon
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares · notified 2016-07-01, ceased 2020-09-25 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Charles Bacon.

3 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£9,028,990
Total assets
£11,113,723
Cash
£3,275,966
Employees
2.23
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£3,039,838

Filed as Group accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

6 directors on the board

5.4y median 3.9y
average tenure
14.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (4)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Finance 4Professional services 4Property 4Tech and media 4Construction 3Dormant 3Hospitality 2Education 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
04771037
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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