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Published 3 Jun 2026, 15:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-6110 2026-2027 Autodesk Licenses

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North West (UKD61)South East (UKJ14)Scotland (UKM75)

Awarded value£360,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 3 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Man and Machine

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Annual renewal of existing Autodesk license subscription and support package for the following sites:

Science and Technology Facilities Council

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Harwell Campus

Didcot

OX11 0QX

Daresbury Laboratory

Sci-Tech Daresbury

Daresbury

WA4 4AD

STFC UK Astronomy Technology Centre

Blackford Hill

Edinburgh

Scotland

EH9 3HJ

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: North West, South East, ScotlandEligibility: SME eligible

48000000 Software package and information systems 72261000 Software support 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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Jun 2026, 15:03 BST
Last source update: 17 Jun 2026, 10:01 BST
Authority reference: UKRI-6110
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-056939
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North West (UKD61)South East (UKJ14)Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06aca9 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification: This service cannot be provided by another supplier as it's an extension of existing licenses and technical support.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

12 Jun 2026 → 17 Jun 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends130 days ago
12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice published125 days ago
17 Jun 2026, 10:01 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jun 2026

Transparency notice published
3 Jun 2026, 15:03 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
3 Jun 2026, 15:07 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
16 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
17 Jun 2026, 10:01 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £360,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Man and MachineSME20 Jun 2026 – 19 Jun 2027	£360,000	3 Jun 2026	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-6110 2026-2027 Autodesk Licenses · Man and MachineSME
Signed
17 Jun 2026
Value
£360,000
Period
20 Jun 2026 – 19 Jun 2027
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Not applicable

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, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Man and Machine LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXRX-5924-WPLN Unit 8 Thame 40 Jane Morbey Road, Thame, South East, OX9 3RRContact 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 Tender17 Jun 2026, 10:01 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender3 Jun 2026, 15:07 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender3 Jun 2026, 15:03 BST