UKRI-5964 Maintenance and support of VSim simulation software

Official notice

Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 31 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Silvaco Europe Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

2 YEARS of Maintenance and support of VSim simulation software VSimPlasma (Cluster), 4,688-core, VSim Plasma (Laptop) 8-core; VSim 13

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

72267000 Software maintenance and repair services

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: 1 Apr 2026, 09:09 BST
Last source update: 1 Apr 2026, 09:09 BST
Authority reference: UKRI-5964
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-030100
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067a31 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
1 Apr 2026, 09:09 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Silvaco Europe Ltd	US$73,935 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-5964 Maintenance and support of VSim simulation software · Silvaco Europe Ltd
Signed
31 Mar 2026
Value
US$73,935
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Silvaco Europe LtdAwarded supplier Compass Point, ST IVES, East of England, PE27 5JLContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender1 Apr 2026, 09:09 BST