Tender

P2025 - 222 - Digital Twin Design Centre Modelling and Simulation Software

DIGITAL CATAPULT

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Tender

03 Feb 2026 at 17:04

PlanningUpdate

12 Dec 2025 at 09:38

Planning

11 Dec 2025 at 17:43

Summary of the contracting process

Digital Catapult has announced an open tender process for providing modelling and simulation software for the Digital Twin Design Centre, located in Belfast. This procurement, titled "P2025 - 222 - Digital Twin Design Centre Modelling and Simulation Software," falls under the IT services industry category. The tender, estimated at a gross value of £68,400, is in the tender stage, with key deadlines being the 9th of February 2026 for enquiry submissions and the 20th of February 2026 for the tender submission. Digital Catapult, which operates as a public undertaking based in London, is facilitating this procurement to enhance digital twin adoption by businesses throughout the UK.

This tender presents significant opportunities for IT service providers, particularly those specialising in consulting, software development, and support services. With a focus on digital twin technologies, businesses offering innovative software solutions and robust customer training and support will find this procurement particularly suited to their offerings. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to compete, providing a competitive edge with the potential for wide-ranging business growth. Participation in this tender could not only allow businesses to align with sustainable procurement practices but also bolster their presence in the expanding field of digital twin technology.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

P2025 - 222 - Digital Twin Design Centre Modelling and Simulation Software

Notice Description

The Digital Twin Design Centre, based in Belfast, delivers programmes to help businesses across the UK to demystify, demonstrate, and deploy digital twins. With expert support, test environments and tools to experiment and validate, combined with shared learnings from industry use cases, it offers a practical route to adoption

Planning Information

Digital Catapult is issuing this Prior Market Engagement notice (PME) to better understand the market's capability to provide modelling and simulation software for the purposes of building digital twins. This PME serves as a preliminary market engagement and does not constitute a formal procurement. Responses to this PME will help Digital Catapult assess the availability, technical specifications, and supplier landscape of modelling and simulation software to inform future procurement decisions. Interested suppliers should note that the publication of any subsequent Tender Notice for this requirement is dependent on Digital Catapult receiving funding approval from the relevant funding organisation(s). To participate in the PME, interested suppliers are required to read the Supplier Information Document and complete and return the Annex A - PME Response Questionnaire no later than Friday 9th January 2026 at 17:00hrs. Suppliers can access the PME documentation free of charge by registering on the MyTenders portal: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f45a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009655-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£57,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£57,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Feb 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
20 Feb 20262 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
9 Jan 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DIGITAL CATAPULT
Contact Name
Procurement Department
Contact Email
procurement@digicatapult.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
NW1 2RA
Post Town
North West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI36 Camden
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Camden
Electoral Ward
Bloomsbury
Westminster Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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