Official UK procurement notice
SoftMax Pro v7.3 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSoftMax Pro v7.3 Licence
CPV: License management software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Upgrade SoftMax Pro v7.3 GxP software, annual maintenance and technical support plan…Awarded
Upgrade SoftMax Pro v7.3 GxP software, annual maintenance and technical support plan and associated installation.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jul 2025, 11:22 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jul 2025, 11:22 BST
- Authority reference
C352016- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042305- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056477Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
The use of an STA in this circumstance is permissible under Regulation 32 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, namely 2B,(iii):<br/>General grounds<br/>(2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following :—<br/>b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:<br/>(iii)the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights,<br/>There are no conflicts of interest nor commercial interests between the UKHSA Team and the suppliers providing these services.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular Devices (UK) Ltd | £223,572 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 042305-2025-1 · Molecular Devices (UK) Ltd
- Signed
- 26 Jun 2025
- Value
- £223,572
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MOLECULAR DEVICES (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.