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Published 12 Jan 2026, 15:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Software Testing Automation Tool for Virtualized Application Delivery

Official notice

Authority: BANK OF ENGLAND

Direct award
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£762,240published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Keysight Technologies UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Software Testing Automation Tool for Virtualized Application Delivery

Software is supplied via License key

Resource support is virtual and onsite

Contract Start - 27/1/2026 for a 3 year period.

£952,800.00 inc Vat value

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
72254000 Software testing

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
12 Jan 2026, 15:56 GMT
Last source update
4 Feb 2026, 09:49 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009785
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0603f4 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the Act applies as competition appears to be absent for technical reasons and there is no reasonable alternative with the required functionality.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

21 Jan 2026 → 4 Feb 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends273 days ago
    21 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published260 days ago
    4 Feb 2026, 09:49 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jan 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    12 Jan 2026, 15:56 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    12 Jan 2026, 16:30 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    4 Feb 2026, 09:49 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £762,2401 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Keysight Technologies UK Limited27 Jan 2026 – 26 Jan 2029£762,24012 Jan 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Keysight Technologies UK Limited

    Signed
    26 Jan 2026
    Value
    £762,240
    Period
    27 Jan 2026 – 26 Jan 2029
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: This contract is not over £5 Million

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BANK OF ENGLAND

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: RC000042 · GB-PPON: PRDB-1113-HPPT Threadneedle Street, London, London, EC2R 8AHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03809903GB-PPON: PRYX-2841-YQVR 610 Wharfedale Road, Wokingham, South East, RG41 5TPContact 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 Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender