Plant Lifecycle Management Licences - Support Services

Official notice

Authority: UK Fusion Energy Ltd (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)

Awarded value£18,320,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Dassault Systemes UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Professional services contract for 3 years to support UKFE to successfully configure, implement and maintain the 3DExperience platform and support the STEP programme's PLM requirements.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Selection of Dassault Systemes's 3DEXPERIENCE support services following a competitive…Awarded

Selection of Dassault Systemes's 3DEXPERIENCE support services following a competitive G-Cloud 14 framework selection process.

Delivery: South East · Oxfordshire

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: 14 Apr 2026, 11:32 BST
Last source update: 14 Apr 2026, 11:32 BST
Authority reference: PP-UKIFS-286
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-033670
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0681c4 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This contract is a call-off contract from the Crown Commercial Service framework: RM1557.14 G-Cloud 14, Lot 3. The supplier was selected on to this framework by the owner. UKFE selected the supplier based on an assessment of the framework supplier list and technical offerings and was documented through internal processes.

Publisher note: GO Reference: GO-2026414-PRO-35842480

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £18,320,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Dassault Systemes UK LimitedPLM Support Services	£18,320,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

PLM Support Services · Dassault Systemes UK Limited
Signed
24 Mar 2026
Value
£18,320,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Fusion Energy Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic bodyMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsResearch Culham Science Centre, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)Review body Abingdon, OxfordshireContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Dassault Systemes UK LimitedAwarded supplier03482081 The Woods Opus, 40 Business Park, Haywood Road, Warwick, West Midlands, CV34 5AHContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.