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# National Instruments Enterprise Agreement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-instruments-enterprise-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-05f395). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Atomic Energy Authority: "National Instruments Enterprise Agreement". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [UK Atomic Energy Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-atomic-energy-authority-gov-pb137)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £412,977 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-instruments-enterprise-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-05f395#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f395`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-instruments-enterprise-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-05f395#tl-md)

## Description
National Instruments (NI) provides software and hardware that is extensively used across UKAEA projects. For much of our hardware—most notably the CompactRIO (cRIO)—NI software is a mandatory component for operation. Key projects that rely on NI tools include H3AT, MRF, HIVE, HIVE-II, CHIMERA, EBW, HiCRIS, and numerous STEP test systems and ELSA. NI software is also integrated into various subsystems on JET and MAST-U. While comprehensive tracking across all projects is limited, it is clear that transitioning away from NI would introduce significant disruption, making only high-level estimates feasible. Additionally, NI tools are widely used by third-party collaborators, such as RACE in partnership with the European Spallation Source (ESS). NI’s software suite is widely recognized across engineering and scientific industries and is a standard part of university curricula. Consequently, graduates familiar with NI software are readily available, mitigating training overheads compared with alternative platforms. The requested purchase is an Enterprise Agreement, which provides UKAEA with company-wide access to a comprehensive suite of NI software, technical support, and training (self-paced online courses, exams, and in-person sessions where required).

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0000: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0000`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** National Instruments Enterprise Agreement (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **National Instruments**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PMRT-3913-MMXH`
  - Value: £412,977 (exc. VAT)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F081875-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-11T11:36:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T00:10:54.211Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f395