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Published 20 May 2025, 12:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-4981 Software Subscription and Support Renewal

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North West (UKD61)
Awarded value£166,930published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 19 May 2025no call for competition
Awarded to IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This requirement is for the procurement of Software Subscription and Support Renewal for STFC(Hartree).

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North West
72268000 Software supply services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
20 May 2025, 12:06 BST
Last source update
15 Jul 2026, 10:29 BST
Authority reference
UKRI-4981
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066610
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
North West (UKD61)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05187f Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

The required software and technology are proprietary to IBM and not available through other suppliers, making IBM the only viable provider.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 Jun 2025 → 15 Jul 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    3 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published104 days ago
    15 Jul 2026, 10:29 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    20 May 2025, 12:06 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 May 2025, 19:05 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    5 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    25 Jun 2025, 10:05 BST
    UK7
  5. Contract termination notice published
    15 Jul 2026, 10:29 BST
    UK11
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 20 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £166,9301 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED5 Jun 2025 – 3 Jun 2026£166,93019 May 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED

    Signed
    4 Jun 2025
    Value
    £166,930
    Period
    5 Jun 2025 – 2 Jun 2026
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £166,930
    Termination
    contractCompleted

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • IBM United Kingdom LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00741598 Building C Ibm Hursley Office,, Hursley Park Road., Winchester, Hampshire, South East, SO21 2JNContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure