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Published 22 Sept 2025, 12:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Aptitude - Software Licensing

Official notice

Authority: UK Export Finance (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£1,496,748published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 25 Sept 2025no call for competition
Awarded to APTITUDE SOFTWARE GROUP PLC, Aptitude Software Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Access to software license provided by Aptitude Software Limited

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
48517000 IT 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
22 Sept 2025, 12:48 BST
Last source update
16 Oct 2025, 11:14 BST
Authority reference
UKEF1482
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-065839
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059f01 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

Supplier developed and provided the software and owns the intellectual property rights and is the only supplier able to provide security updates, patches and bug fixes.

Authority requires the licence to continue IFRS work hence the direct award requirement.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

6 Oct 2025 → 16 Oct 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends385 days ago
    6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published375 days ago
    16 Oct 2025, 11:14 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    22 Sept 2025, 12:48 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    25 Sept 2025, 16:26 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    7 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    16 Oct 2025, 11:14 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,496,7481 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
APTITUDE SOFTWARE GROUP PLC, Aptitude Software Limitedjoint award8 Oct 2025 – 7 Oct 2030£1,496,74825 Sept 2025Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Export Finance

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWRW-3185-DZTP 1 Horse Guards Rd,, London, London, SW1A 2HQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • APTITUDE SOFTWARE GROUP PLCAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01602662GB-PPON: PXNN-6825-LLCN 8th Floor, 138 Cheapside, London, London, EC2V 6BJContact email
  • APTITUDE SOFTWARE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03475849GB-PPON: PZJR-1283-NCXD 8th Floor, 138 Cheapside, London, London, EC2V 6BJContact 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 Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender