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Renewal of Autodesk Licenses 2026-27

National Oceanography Centre

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14 Sep 2026 at 18:08

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The National Oceanography Centre is procuring software subscription and support services for its engineering, design and manufacturing activities. The requirement covers renewal of Autodesk licences used frequently by engineering teams and considered critical to operational and project delivery work. It comprises five AutoCAD licences, 40 Inventor Professional licences, 11 Fusion licences and four Product Design & Manufacturing Collection licences, together with associated support. The buyer is the National Oceanography Centre, a public authority based in Southampton. The software supports engineers across the organisation, including work delivered in Southampton and elsewhere in the United Kingdom. This is a specialist software licensing and technical support requirement rather than a general IT services contract.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded through a below-threshold procedure with the method recorded as unknown. Autodesk Ireland Operations Unlimited Company was selected as supplier. The contract was signed on 2 July 2026 and runs from 4 July 2026 to 3 July 2027, for one year. Its value is £112,221.59 excluding VAT, or £134,665.90 including VAT. The requirement was handled as a single lot, which is complete, and the award is active. The awarded services cover Autodesk software subscriptions and support for the specified licence quantities. The published outcome records the buyer’s contract with Autodesk Ireland Operations Unlimited Company rather than an ongoing opportunity for new bids.

For a supplier assessing future demand from this buyer, the procurement indicates a recurring need for Autodesk engineering and manufacturing software at organisational scale. A credible competitor would need to supply or administer AutoCAD, Inventor Professional, Fusion and Product Design & Manufacturing Collection subscriptions, while providing dependable associated support. Relevant capability includes managing mixed licence estates, maintaining continuity of access for frequent engineering users and supporting software relied on for operational and project delivery work. Experience serving engineering, design or manufacturing teams would be directly relevant, particularly where downtime or licence disruption could affect delivery. Suppliers would also need the commercial and technical capacity to handle dozens of concurrent licences across a public research organisation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Renewal of Autodesk Licenses 2026-27

Notice Description

The contract is for the renewal of Autodesk software licence subscriptions and associated support services for a period of one year. The licences support engineering, design and manufacturing activities undertaken by engineers across the National Oceanography Centre and includes: 5 x AutoCAD licences 40 x Inventor Professional licences 11 x Fusion licences 4 x Product Design & Manufacturing Collection licences The software is used on a frequent basis by engineering teams and is critical to ongoing operational and project delivery activities

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f995
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087073-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

72261000 - Software support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£112,221 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Jul 2026 - 3 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
National Oceanography Centre
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode
SO14 3ZH
Postcode Area
Southampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ32 Southampton
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Southampton
Electoral Ward
Bargate
Westminster Constituency
Southampton Itchen

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AUTODESK IRELAND OPERATIONS UNLIMITED COMPANY

Further Information

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