Provision of Electromagnetic Simulation and High-Performance Computing Software Licences

Official notice

Authority: NPL Management Limited (Public body)

Below threshold - unknown

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£5,369,394published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 20 Aug 2026

Awarded to ANSYS UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of specialist electromagnetic simulation software licences to support advanced research, modelling, and engineering activities. The requirement comprises Ansys Electronics Premium software, including HFSS electromagnetic field simulation, Q3D parasitic extraction and analysis capabilities, and High-Performance Computing (HPC) functionality. The licence package includes software reinstatement, maintenance, technical support, and enterprise-level simulation capabilities to enable the modelling, design, optimisation, and verification of complex electronic, RF, microwave, and electromagnetic systems.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

72268000 Software supply services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - unknown
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
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: 14 Sept 2026, 12:47 BST
Last source update: 14 Sept 2026, 12:47 BST
Authority reference: PO00025745
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-086837
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f90c Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
14 Sept 2026, 12:47 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £5,369,3941 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ANSYS UK Ltd	£5,369,394 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · ANSYS UK Ltd
Signed
20 Aug 2026
Value
£5,369,394
Period
20 Aug 2026 – 20 Aug 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NPL Management Limited

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 02937881 · GB-PPON: PYDB-8862-JBYM National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, London, TW11 0LWContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ANSYS UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03917515GB-PPON: PZHR-5993-ZQJP 3 St Paul'S Place, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S1 2JEContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender14 Sept 2026, 12:47 BST