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title: "Provision of IBM SPSS Licences and Support"
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# Provision of IBM SPSS Licences and Support

Buyer: BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04da9c

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## Summary

BlueLight Commercial, a body governed by public law based in London, has completed the procurement process for the provision of IBM SPSS Licences and Support under the title "Provision of IBM SPSS Licences and Support." The procurement falls under the goods category within the industry-specific software package sector (CPV 48100000) and is located throughout the United Kingdom. The tender was initiated in the Planning stage and has now progressed to the Award stage. The contract, valued at £1,946,709.41 GBP excluding VAT, was signed on 31 January 2025 and covers a period of three years.

This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses specialising in software subscription and support services, particularly those with expertise in analytical, mathematical, and statistical software packages. Companies well-suited to compete would be those capable of providing ongoing updates, maintenance, and support for IBM SPSS products. The procurement method was a negotiated procedure without the publication of a contract notice, signifying that the contract was awarded due to the absence of competition for technical reasons. This presents a valuable partnership for businesses able to meet the stringent requirements of UK policing and wider public sector agencies using critical software for operations and data analysis.

## Notice

BlueLight Commercial Ltd (the "Authority") intends to enter into an agreement with IBM United Kingdom Limited (the "Supplier") for the provision of IBM SPSS licences and support for IBM SPSS Products. The Authority is entering into this contract as a national contracting body for UK Policing and wider public sector agencies who have expressed an interest in participating in a single contract ("User Organisations"). This software is used by the User Organisations for the development and presentation of complex statistical data analysis. User Organisation utilise the software for a variety of purposes such as predictive crime analysis, user research and statistical model production. The proposed contract is for a period of three years.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Authority intends to enter into an agreement with the Supplier for the provision of licences and support for IBM SPSS Software only. The proposed contract is for a period of three years and has a total anticipated value of 1,946,709.41 GBP excluding VAT. The main items / services to be provided by the Supplier shall include the following: * The provision of IBM Software Subscription and Support for on-premise installations of IBM SPSS software based on the requirements of the User Organisations. * The re-instatement of Software Subscription and Support Coverage for lapsed coverage. * The provision of SPSS software-specific support to resolve incidents and bugs identified by User Organisations in their day-to-day usage of the SPSS software. * Access for User Organisations to ongoing updates of the IBM SPSS products in use. The value of the procurement noted at II.1.7 above is up to PS1,946,709.41. This is made up of: * The contract price; * Indexation; * Potential downstream additional licences;

### Procurement Information

The Authority intends to enter into this agreement with the Supplier on the basis that regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 applies, i.e. that only the Supplier can provide the services required because the competition is absent for technical reasons. The Authority considers that no reasonable alternative substitute exists, and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. This is for the following reasons: * The critical nature of the IBM SPSS software in use as part of operations, investigations, and demand analysis undertaken by the User Organisations. * Due to the proprietary nature of the IBM SPSS software owned solely by the Supplier, no other supplier is able to provide new features, updates, patches or licences for the products. * The Authority is satisfied that there is no comparable licence available to allow User Organisations to continue to use the IBM SPSS.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003298-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,946,709 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3JS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IBM UNITED KINGDOM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48100000 - Industry specific software package
- 48461000 - Analytical or scientific software package
- 48462000 - Mathematical or forecasting software package
- 48463000 - Statistical software package
- 72261000 - Software support services
- 72267000 - Software maintenance and repair services
- 72268000 - Software supply services

## Release History

- 31 Jan 2025 at 14:18 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003298-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://bluelightcommercial.police.uk/

## Provenance

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