Official UK procurement notice
Renewal of Autodesk Software Licences and Maintenance & Support
Authority: Northern Ireland Housing Executive (Central government)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£300,000≈ £100k / year · £360,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 17 Aug 2026awarded 28 Sept 2026
Award (standstill) to NTI Digital Solutions UK Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 19 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Housing Executive invites tenders for the renewal of Autodesk software licences,
maintenance and support of its implementation of Autodesk. Tenderers must be an authorised Autodesk reseller.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jul 2031, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: Please see Tender Documentation.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software programming and consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000
- Value
- £300,000 exc. VAT · £360,000 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- The option for additional goods/services during the contract period. Please see the Tender Documentation. · The contract can be extended for any periods up to and including 24 months.
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support72200000 Software programming and consultancy 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
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Cost — 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Cost — 100% Cost. Please see Tender Documentation.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jul 2031
- First published
- 28 Sept 2026, 16:23 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2026, 16:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Authority reference
P0650- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d068Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
- Please see Tender Documentation.
- How it runs
- Please see Tender Documentation.
Review and risk notes
- Risks
- Please see Tender Documentation.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
- Submission deadline
- 17 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Tenders may only be submitted via the etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do ↗ portal
Please see Tender Documentation.
Timeline
8 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published71 days ago22 Jul 2026, 09:13 BST
- Clarification questions by51 days ago10 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline44 days ago17 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent3 days ago28 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published2 days ago28 Sept 2026, 16:23 BST
- Award decision expected bywithin the hour30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill endsin 7 days7 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 18 days19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £300,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NTI Digital Solutions UK LtdSMEP0650 - Renewal of Autodesk Software Licences and Maintenance & Support19 Oct 2026 — 18 Oct 2029 · up to 18 Oct 2031Extensions: The contract can be extended for any periods up to and including 24 months. · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The option for additional goods/services during the contract period. Please see the Tender Documentation. | £300,000 | 28 Sept 2026standstill to 7 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jul 2026- Contract signature expected9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published28 Sept 2026, 16:23 BSTUK6
- Published value updated28 Sept 2026, 16:23 BSTwas £300,000
- Status changed to complete28 Sept 2026, 16:23 BST
- Deadline withdrawn28 Sept 2026, 16:23 BST
- Tender notice published22 Jul 2026, 09:13 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NTI Digital Solutions UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender