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Published 23 Oct 2026, 16:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Process Modelling and Cost Estimation Software

Official notice

Authority: CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED (Public body)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£200,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 23 Oct 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Aspen Technology Inc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

CPI has utilised AspenTech software for approximately three years across numerous publicly funded and commercial projects. The software has become an established engineering tool used throughout the organisation to support process development, process modelling, design verification and cost estimation.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Eligibility: SME eligible
48000000 Software package and information systems

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
23 Oct 2026, 16:22 BST
Last source update
23 Oct 2026, 16:35 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100723
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078f84 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

his procurement is being undertaken in accordance with Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023, relying on the Single Supplier justification set out in Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5, as there is an absence of competition for technical reasons and no reasonable alternatives exist. AspenTech is the only supplier capable of providing a single process simulation and cost estimating solution that meets CPI's requirements across its full range of technology areas.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

23 Oct 2026 → 3 Nov 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published1 day ago
    23 Oct 2026, 16:35 BST
  2. Today
    25 Oct 2026
  3. Standstill endsin 10 days
    3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    23 Oct 2026, 16:22 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    23 Oct 2026, 16:35 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    4 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £200,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Aspen Technology Inc3936 – Process Modelling and Cost Estimation Software5 Nov 2026 – 2 Nov 2029£200,00023 Oct 2026standstill to 3 Nov 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 05002194 Wilton Centre, Redcar, North East, TS10 4RFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Aspen Technology IncAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01703614 JP Morgan Chase, New York, US, NY 10017, USContact email, phone

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