AwardedFind a Tender · award

Ansys Software

BuyerORE Catapult

StatusAwarded

DeadlineNot published

ValueValue not published

Published22 Apr 2026

What is being bought

The purpose of this direct award is to appoint ANSYS to continue to support our existing portfolio of ANSYS products. This proprietary software, as a consequence ANSYS are the only organisation that can support with software upgrades and ongoing support.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published

Dynamic purchasing systemNot published

Competitive procurementNot published

Recurring requirementNot published

Procurement method rationaleUnique provider of Software only available through supplier

Rationale classificationssingleSuppliersUniqueWorkArtPerformance

Special regimeNot published

Covered byNot published

Submission policyNot published

Selection criteriaNot published

Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published

No-engagement rationaleNot published

Planning documents0

Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

1

Statusactive

SupplierANSYS UK LIMITED

Contracts

1

Statusactive

Value£342,520

Documents & submission route

Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

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Latest release ID	036504-2026
Latest release timestamp	Wed Apr 22 2026 10:31:10 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Source	find-a-tender
Official notice URL	Not published
Tender status	complete
Procurement method	direct
Procurement method details	Direct award
Main procurement category	Not published
Above threshold	Not published
Legal basis	2023/54
Tender period: start	Not published
Tender period: end	Not published
Expression of interest deadline	Not published
Enquiry deadline	Not published
Award period: start	Not published
Award period: end	Not published
Submission method details	Not published
Submission languages	Not published
Electronic catalogue policy	Not published
Total tender value	Not published
Tender lots in source	1
Tender items in source	0
Tender documents in source	1
Awards in latest release	1
Contracts in latest release	1
Parties in latest release	2

Notice history

Date	Event	Reference
22 Apr 2026	award, contract	036504-2026
22 Apr 2026	award, contract	036370-2026
22 Apr 2026	award, contract	036368-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON

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Complete JSON history (3 releases)

22 Apr 2026 · 036504-2026 · award, contract

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22 Apr 2026 · 036370-2026 · award, contract

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22 Apr 2026 · 036368-2026 · award, contract

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