Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 17 Aug 2023, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-3299 Advanced Software for the Computer Aided Design of Integrated Circuits

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 16 Aug 2023no call for competition
Awarded to Cadence Design Systems Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI-STFC have placed a contract with Cadence Design Systems for the provision of Advanced software for the computer aided design of integrated circuits.

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1UKRI-STFC placed with Cadence Design Systems for the provision of Advanced software…Awarded

UKRI-STFC placed with Cadence Design Systems for the provision of Advanced software for the computer aided design of integrated circuits. Additional information: Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement… ↗

Delivery: South East · Oxfordshire

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Aug 2023, 16:05 BST
Last source update
17 Aug 2023, 16:05 BST
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-024226
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f4ea Find a Tender
Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Published justification

A crucial aspect of procuring licenses and software, besides compatibility with STFC current designs, is backwards compatibility with past projects and intellectual property. If UKRI were to lose this backwards compatibility, significant additional effort and risk would have to be introduced in future projects to re-implement the designs.

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=802828172" target="_blank">https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=802828172</a> GO Reference: GO-2023817-PRO-23665902

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cadence Design Systems LimitedUS$141,560 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South East, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.