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Published 21 Aug 2026, 16:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Engineering Software · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)

Direct awardUtilities
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£5,253,141published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 21 Aug 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Bentley Systems UK Ltd.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Enterprise agreement for the Bentley Systems suite of Engineering Software including ProjectWise, AssetWise, Open Ground and other desktop applications

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
48100000 Industry specific software package72200000 Software programming and consultancy 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
Utilities
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
21 Aug 2026, 16:00 BST
Last source update
21 Aug 2026, 16:07 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080064
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e9e2 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

This is for an extension of the existing software services provided by Bentley Systems. This software is proprietary software that is not available through alternative suppliers. The cost of changing these services to an alternative supplier would be disproportionately high due to complex redesign, integration and implementation work required.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

21 Aug 2026 → 3 Sept 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published61 days ago
    21 Aug 2026, 16:07 BST
  2. Standstill ends47 days ago
    3 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    21 Aug 2026, 16:00 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    21 Aug 2026, 16:07 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    4 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £5,253,1411 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Bentley Systems UK Ltd.1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029£5,253,14121 Aug 2026standstill to 3 Sept 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: 02366678 · GB-PPON: PVVB-5589-BWHX Haweswater House, Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, North West, WA5 3LPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BENTLEY SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02957722GB-PPON: PXQM-3987-BPZP 8 Bishopsgate, London, London, EC2N 4BQContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender