Official UK procurement notice
IBM Planning Analytics Subscription and Support
Authority: HM Treasury (Central government)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£495,488published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 11 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement description12 months Licence for IBM Planning Analytics Advanced Processor Value Unit (PVU) Annual SW Subscription & Support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 11 Mar 2026, 17:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Apr 2026, 15:13 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037185- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0667b4Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
IBM as the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the software holds the intellectual property right. No other alternatives exist as these are the only licences that allow OSCAR to be used securely without ramifications.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
24 Mar 2026 → 23 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends211 days ago24 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published182 days ago23 Apr 2026, 15:13 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published11 Mar 2026, 17:13 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published12 Mar 2026, 09:14 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected25 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published23 Apr 2026, 15:13 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £495,4881 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £495,488 | 11 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2026
- Value
- £495,488
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IBM United Kingdom LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender