Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 19 Jun 2025, 14:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

AUTODESK RENEWAL SOFTWARE LICENCE 2025

Official notice

Authority: Gateshead Council (Local council)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£50,000≈ £50k / year · £60,000 inc. VAT13.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 3 Jul 2025awarded 10 Jul 2025
Awarded to GRAITEC LIMITED
Contract term 1 yrends 11 Jul 2026 · starts 12 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Gateshead Council were looking for and Autodesk Platinum Partner to provide licences for:

22 x Architecture Engineering & Construction Collection IC Commercial Single-user ELD Annual Subscription and including 12 months Product Support

24 x AutoCAD - including specialized toolsets AD Commercial Single-user ELD Annual Subscription and including 12 months Product Support

CPV: Industry specific software package · Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrPublished value£50,000
Contract period: 12 Jul 2025 – 11 Jul 2026 (1 yr)Value: £50,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North East

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: contract award will be 100% on price for the required licences.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 Jun 2025, 14:04 BST
Last source update
11 Jul 2025, 08:55 BST
Authority reference
AUTODESK RENEWAL SOFTWARE LICENCE 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033726
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Industry specific software packageOffice and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05500a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: OPEN-UK
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
3 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
27 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Jun 2025 → 12 Jul 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Jun 2025, 14:04 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    27 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    3 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 08:55 BST
  5. Contract starts
    12 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Jun 2025, 14:04 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    10 Jul 2025, 11:34 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    10 Jul 2025, 11:34 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    10 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 08:55 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £43,2731 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GRAITEC LIMITEDSME13 Jul 2025 – 12 Jul 2026£43,27310 Jul 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · GRAITEC LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    11 Jul 2025
    Value
    £43,273
    Period
    13 Jul 2025 – 12 Jul 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders30—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Gateshead Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPGY-1151-NJQN Civic Centre, Regent Terrace, Gateshead, North East, NE8 1HHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Graitec LimitedAwarded supplier Ground Floor Left, Hounsdown House, Hounsdown Buisness, Park, Bulls Copse Road, Totton,, Southampton, South East, SO40 9LRContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender