Notice Information
Notice Title
Black Duck Software Licence Subscription
Notice Description
Black Duck 4 year licence subscription to the following products: Black Duck SCA, Black Duck Binary Analysis, Black Duck Coverity, Black Duck Defensics, Black Duck Seeker, Black Duck Software Risk Manager, Black Duck Polaris Platform, Black Duck Code Sight.
Procurement Information
NPL are buying Black Duck proprietary software from Black Duck. As there are no resellers there is no competition and as this service is not available via a compliant Procurement framework NPL must therefore award directly.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-066384
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054284-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £2,240,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £2,240,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Jun 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Mar 20264 months ago
- Contract Period
- 19 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NPL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TEDDINGTON
- Postcode
- TW11 0LW
- Post Town
- Twickenham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Electoral Ward
- Teddington
- Westminster Constituency
- Twickenham
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054284-2026
9th June 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054248-2026
9th June 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020106-2026
5th March 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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