Renewal of subscription licences to Autodesk AutoCAD

Official notice

Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE41)

Awarded value£111,343published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 10 Apr 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Arkance UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Renewal of subscriptions licenses to Autodesk AutoCAD suite of programmes used by Architectural Services and Highways Services for the design and information sharing of major capital projects. AutoCAD suite also links to KeyAccident, KeyLines, KeySigns and street lighting design software used on a daily basis to perform the statutory duties of the Council as Highway Authority.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber

48321000 Computer-aided design (CAD) software package

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 10 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
Last source update: 10 Apr 2026, 16:11 BST
Authority reference: EX2134
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-032953
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE41)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068046 Find a Tender

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Apr 2026

Transparency notice published
10 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
10 Apr 2026, 16:06 BST
UK6
Contract details notice published
10 Apr 2026, 16:11 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £111,3431 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Arkance UK Limited10 Apr 2026 – 5 Apr 2028 · up to 5 Apr 2029Extensions: BMDC reserves the right to extend the contracts subject to funding being available and satisfactory contract performance delivery.	£111,343	10 Apr 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Arkance UK Limited
Signed
10 Apr 2026
Value
£111,343
Period
10 Apr 2026 – 5 Apr 2028 · up to 5 Apr 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
BMDC reserves the right to extend the contracts subject to funding being available and satisfactory contract performance delivery.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBWW-4714-TBHN City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford, Yorkshire & Humber, BD1 1HXContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ARKANCE UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02486719GB-PPON: PQMW-5162-LZDY 5 Brayford Square, London, London, E1 0SGContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender10 Apr 2026, 16:11 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender10 Apr 2026, 16:06 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender10 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST