UKRI-5011 Subscription software licenses, maintenance and support

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 9 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Planview Technologies Inc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) contract for the ongoing subscription software licenses, maintenance and support for the Changepoint system used to manage grant funded research projects

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

48000000 Software package and information systems 48100000 Industry specific software package

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: 19 Aug 2025, 10:56 BST
Last source update: 3 Oct 2025, 10:58 BST
Authority reference: UKRI-5011
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-062041
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058a5d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) intends to enter into a contract with Planview to provide ongoing subscription software licenses, maintenance and support for the Changepoint system used to manage grant funded research project portfolio. The supplier has the intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, specialist technical knowledge
and are the only supplier who is able to provide security updates, patches and bug fixes.
There are no reasonable alternatives.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

18 Sept 2025 → 3 Oct 2025 · 2 dates

Standstill ends
18 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice published390 days ago
3 Oct 2025, 10:58 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Aug 2025

Transparency notice published
19 Aug 2025, 10:56 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
9 Sept 2025, 13:46 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
3 Oct 2025, 10:58 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Planview Technologies Inc1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2027Extensions: Option to extend for a further 12 month period · Options: Option to extend for a further 12 month period	US$791,474	9 Sept 2025	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-5011 Subscription software licenses, maintenance and support · Planview Technologies Inc
Signed
30 Sept 2025
Value
US$791,474
Period
1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2027 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Option to extend for a further 12 month period
Options
Option to extend for a further 12 month period

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Planview Technologies IncAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNGW-8723-ZVVP 2360-555 Hastings St W, BC, V6B 4N6, Vancouver, CA, W4 5YA, CAContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender3 Oct 2025, 10:58 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender9 Sept 2025, 13:46 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender19 Aug 2025, 10:56 BST