Lot 1
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
AwardedFind a Tender · award
Aptitude - Software Licensing
Buyer: UK Export Finance →
BuyerUK Export Finance
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published16 Oct 2025
What is being bought
Access to software license provided by Aptitude Software Limited
Lot details
Comparable-procurement analytics
No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.
Procurement strategy & market signals
Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleSupplier 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.
Rationale classificationssingleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights, additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published
Planning & early market engagement
BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0
No planning milestones published.
Related procurements
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Awards
1
Statusactive
SupplierAPTITUDE SOFTWARE LIMITED
Contracts
1
Statusactive
Value£1,496,748
Documents & submission route
- Not published
Source data inventory
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-059f01 |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 065839-2025 |
| Latest release timestamp | Thu Oct 16 2025 10:14:57 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 1 |
| Awards in latest release | 1 |
| Contracts in latest release | 1 |
| Parties in latest release | 2 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2025 | award, contract | 065839-2025 |
| 25 Sept 2025 | award, contract | 059852-2025 |
| 22 Sept 2025 | award, contract | 058480-2025 |
All source data
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
Complete current OCDS release JSON
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