---
title: "Renewal of Autodesk Licenses 2026-27"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f995"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "National Oceanography Centre"
published: "2026-09-14"
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# Renewal of Autodesk Licenses 2026-27

Buyer: National Oceanography Centre  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f995

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087073-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 4 Jul 2026 - 3 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £112,221 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | National Oceanography Centre |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Postcode area | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO14 3ZH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Electoral ward | Bargate |
| Westminster constituency | Southampton Itchen |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AUTODESK IRELAND OPERATIONS UNLIMITED COMPANY |

## 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
- 72261000 - Software support services

## Release History

- 14 Sep 2026 at 18:08 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087073-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087073-2026
  14th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://noc.ac.uk/
- https://www.autodesk.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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