Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-4981 Software Subscription and Support Renewal
Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North West (UKD61)
Awarded value£166,930published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 19 May 2025no call for competition
Awarded to IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis requirement is for the procurement of Software Subscription and Support Renewal for STFC(Hartree).
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
72268000 Software supply services
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Jul 2026, 10:29 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2026, 10:29 BST
- Authority reference
UKRI-4981- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05187f
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
- The required software and technology are proprietary to IBM and not available through other suppliers, making IBM the only viable provider.
How it was run
- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
2 published dates · Europe/London- Standstill ends3 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published73 days ago15 Jul 2026, 10:29 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £166,9301 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Jun 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED5 Jun 2025 — 3 Jun 2026 | £166,930 | 19 May 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
- Signed
- 4 Jun 2025
- Value
- £166,930
- Period
- 5 Jun 2025 — 2 Jun 2026
- Status
- terminated
- Final value
- £166,930
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2025- Contract termination notice published15 Jul 2026, 10:29 BSTUK11
- Status changed15 Jul 2026, 10:29 BST
- Procurement method changed15 Jul 2026, 10:29 BST
- Buyer details updated15 Jul 2026, 10:29 BST
- Contract details notice published25 Jun 2025, 10:05 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected5 Jun 2025, 00:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published22 May 2025, 19:05 BSTUK6
- Transparency notice published20 May 2025, 12:06 BSTUK5
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 20 May 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IBM United Kingdom LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender