Blackboard Ally - Accessibility Tooling for LMS

University of Portsmouth
South East
20 September 2026 to 19 September 2029

Continued access to Blackboard Ally, a proprietary accessibility solution integrated into the University's LMS, to support digital accessibility across the learning environment. The notice gives no user numbers, licence volumes, sites or service levels. The award was a direct call-off with no viable alternative that would avoid significant disruption to teaching and learning.

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Awarded value: £121k; As published
Published: 23 September 2026
Awarded: 20 September 2026; TET Limited
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 19 September 2029

What the contract covers

Direct Award

Provision of Blackboard Ally accessibility tooling and continued licensed access for a university learning management system.

Continued access to Blackboard Ally to support digital accessibility across the learning environment

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot 1	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 2	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Direct Award
Initial term: 36 months
Contract dates: 20 September 2026 to 19 September 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 2
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 72260000

Services in this contract

Accessibility and assistive softwareMain service£37k typicalBlackboard Ally accessibility tooling for the LMS, three-year term

Lifecycle

Published
23 September 2026
Contract awardedto TET Limited
20 September 2026
Contract starts
20 September 2026
Contract ends
19 September 2029

The buyer

University of Portsmouth

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The supplier

TET Limited

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3870053/blackboard-ally-accessibility-tooling-for-lms
Buyer reference: 25-823
Last checked: 5 November 2026

University of Portsmouth. Blackboard Ally - Accessibility Tooling for LMS. Contract award, 23 September 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3870053/blackboard-ally-accessibility-tooling-for-lms (accessed 5 November 2026).