---
title: "FME Subscription"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05f334"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05f334.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED"
published: "2025-12-10"
---

# FME Subscription

Buyer: UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f334

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## Summary

The procurement process involves United Utilities Water Limited, identified as a private utility buying organisation located at Haweswater House, Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, United Kingdom. This process is for a procurement titled "FME Subscription," related to software and IT services. It specifically concerns transitioning existing FME licensing to a subscription model for Feature Manipulation Engine products over a five-year agreement period starting from 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2031. The procurement was conducted via a direct award to 1Spatial Group Limited, given it is extending existing services integrated into United Utilities' GIS infrastructure. The procurement stage is complete, with a contract award pending, and the total contract value is £780,000, located in the UKD region.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in IT services, software development, and support systems. Particularly, companies offering robust feature manipulation engine software solutions or those specialised in systems compatible with existing GIS infrastructures would find this opportunity promising. Smaller and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can provide continuity and compatibility with existing solutions would be well-suited to such direct award contracts in similar future processes. Although this particular contracting process has concluded with the anticipated selection of an existing supplier, businesses in the relevant industry categories could look for similar opportunities to engage with large utility companies.

## Notice

This transparency notice is issued in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 to inform the market of the intention of the contracting authority to move the existing FME licensing to a subscription licensing model for Feature Manipulation Engine (FME) products for a 5 year agreement with 1Spatial Group Limited.

### Procurement Information

Direct Award Justification United Utilities Water Limited intends to enter into a further contract with 1Spatial Group Limited for the procurement of Feature Manipulation Engine) FME software which is already embedded into the existing United Utilities GIS infrastructure. The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier, which are intended as an extension to or partial replacement of existing goods, services or works in circumstances where: a)a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and (b)the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081695-2025 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £650,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED |
| Locality | GREAT SANKEY |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA5 3LP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Electoral ward | Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall |
| Westminster constituency | Warrington South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | 1SPATIAL GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 10 Dec 2025 at 16:56 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081695-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081695-2025
  10th December 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://1spatial.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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