Official UK procurement notice
Provision of an Automates Testing Tool
Authority: CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED (Public body)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC12)
Published estimate£350,000≈ £117k / year · £420,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 27 Oct 2025
Contract term 3 yrsup to 4 yrs with extensions · starts 17 Nov 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCPI are looking to appoint a suitably experienced Contractor who can provide an automated testing tool and suitably maintain it throughout the lifetime of the contract. CPI expect that the solution will be provided as SaaS and must be able to facilitate SSO.
The automated testing tool must meet all the technical requirements detailed in the Technical Requirements section below. The contractor must note that the solution needs to meet all of the ‘must’ have requirements, if the solution doesn’t meet a ‘must’ have requirement, the solution will be discounted.
CPV: Program testing software development services · Program testing software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewalPublished valueAED 350,000
- Value
- AED 350,000 exc. VAT · AED 420,000 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- Additional 12 months extension
48986000 Program testing software package72212984 Program testing software development services
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
- Simple description — All award criterial is outlined in the tender documents - Quality & Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Feb 2026, 14:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Feb 2026, 14:58 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Authority reference
3679- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a3a5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Must be submitted via e-tendering portal.
in-tendhost.co.uk/uk-cpi/aspx/Home ↗
Timeline
5 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published359 days ago29 Sept 2025, 07:35 BST
- Submission deadline331 days ago27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by312 days ago14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts310 days ago17 Nov 2025, 00:00 GMT
- Latest notice published217 days ago18 Feb 2026, 14:58 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 17 Feb 2026 | CancelledFollowing completion of the evaluation process, a decision has been taken not to award the contract. This decision has been reached after reviewing the submissions against the full life-cycle costing requirements and the technical and commercial criteria set out within the tender documentation. In summary, in the view of CPI, we did not receive any suitable tenders or requests in response to this opportunity. On this basis, we are unable to proceed with awarding a contract at this time. We would like to thank all suppliers for the time and effort invested in their submissions. |
Notice history
7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Sept 2025- Procurement termination notice published18 Feb 2026, 14:58 GMTUK12
- Published value updated18 Feb 2026, 14:58 GMTwas £350,000
- Status changed to complete18 Feb 2026, 14:58 GMT
- Procurement method changed18 Feb 2026, 14:58 GMT
- Deadline withdrawn18 Feb 2026, 14:58 GMT
- Buyer details updated18 Feb 2026, 14:58 GMT
- Tender notice published29 Sept 2025, 07:35 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender