Desktop Software (2026)

Cheshire East Council
North West

Supply of desktop software licenses including 200-250 Adobe Acrobat Pro, 30-40 Adobe Creative Cloud Full, 2-5 Adobe Photoshop, 30-40 Adobe Express for Teams, 20-25 Dragon Naturally Speaking Pro Group, 20-30 Text Read Write Gold, 5-10 AutoCAD LT, and 2-4 AutoCAD Full user licenses, with around 6% added to cover increases.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: Not published
Published: 21 August 2026
Awarded: 12 August 2026; Insight
Contract length: Not stated

What the contract covers

Call-off

Supply and licensing of desktop software applications including Adobe, Dragon, Read & Write, and AutoCAD.

Adobe Creative Cloud Acrobat Pro 200 250
Adobe Creative Cloud Full Licence 30 40
Adobe Creative Cloud - Photoshop 2 5
Adobe Express for Teams 30 40
Dragon Naturally Speaking Pro Group 20 25
Text Read Write Gold 20 30
AutoCAD LT User License 5 10
AutoCAD Full User License 2 4

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Call-off
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Supplies
CPV codes: 48200000

Services in this contract

Adobe and other software licence resaleMain service£77k typicalAdobe Creative Cloud, Acrobat Pro and Express licences
Accessibility and assistive software£37k typicalRead&Write and Dragon Naturally Speaking licences
CAD and product lifecycle management (PLM) software£62k typicalAutoCAD LT and full AutoCAD user licences

Lifecycle

Published
21 August 2026
Contract awardedto Insight
12 August 2026
Contract starts
Contract endsEnd date not published

The buyer

Cheshire East Council

Type: Locked
Contracts, 24 months: Locked
Recorded value: Locked
Typical contract: Locked
Accessibility software contracts, 24 months: Locked

Buys most

Contact details

Name: Locked
Email: Locked
Address: Locked

See everything Cheshire East Council buys

The supplier

Insight

Contracts won, 24 months: Locked
Value won, 24 months: Locked
Buyers, 24 months: Locked
Companies House number: Locked

Main buyers

See everything Insight has won

Similar accessibility software contracts and prices

42 accessibility software contracts were awarded in the last 24 months. See who won them and what they went for, next to this one.

See who won them →

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3859984/desktop-software-2026
Buyer reference: Not published
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Cheshire East Council. Desktop Software (2026). Contract award, 21 August 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3859984/desktop-software-2026 (accessed 5 November 2026).