Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 29 Sept 2025, 07:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of an Automates Testing Tool

Official notice

Authority: CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED (Public body)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£350,000≈ £117k / year · £420,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Oct 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 16 Nov 2028 · up to 16 Nov 2029 with extensions · starts 17 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

CPI are looking to appoint a suitably experienced Contractor who can provide an automated testing tool and suitably maintain it throughout the lifetime of the contract. CPI expect that the solution will be provided as SaaS and must be able to facilitate SSO.

The automated testing tool must meet all the technical requirements detailed in the Technical Requirements section below. The contractor must note that the solution needs to meet all of the ‘must’ have requirements, if the solution doesn’t meet a ‘must’ have requirement, the solution will be discounted.

CPV: Program testing software development services · Program testing software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£350,000
Contract period: 17 Nov 2025 – 16 Nov 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 16 Nov 2029 with extensionsValue: £350,000 exc. VAT · £420,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North East
Extensions: Additional 12 months extension

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
  • Simple description: All award criterial is outlined in the tender documents - Quality & Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
29 Sept 2025, 07:35 BST
Last source update
18 Feb 2026, 14:58 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 14 Nov 2025
Authority reference
3679
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060335
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Program testing software development servicesProgram testing software package
Delivery area
North East (UKC12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a3a5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Must be submitted via e-tendering portal.

in-tendhost.co.uk/uk-cpi/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

29 Sept 2025 → 18 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published393 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 07:35 BST
  2. Submission deadline365 days ago
    27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Award decision expected by346 days ago
    14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts344 days ago
    17 Nov 2025
  5. Latest notice published250 days ago
    18 Feb 2026, 14:58 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    29 Sept 2025, 07:35 BST
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    18 Feb 2026, 14:58 GMT
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    18 Feb 2026, 14:58 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—17 Feb 2026CancelledFollowing completion of the evaluation process, a decision has been taken not to award the contract. This decision has been reached after reviewing the submissions against the full life-cycle costing requirements and the technical and commercial criteria set out within the tender documentation. In summary, in the view of CPI, we did not receive any suitable tenders or requests in response to this opportunity. On this basis, we are unable to proceed with awarding a contract at this time. We would like to thank all suppliers for the time and effort invested in their submissions.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 05002194 Wilton Centre, Redcar, North East, TS10 4RFContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender