---
title: "Avizo / Amira Software"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07825a"
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buyer: "University of Portsmouth"
published: "2026-10-07"
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# Avizo / Amira Software

Buyer: University of Portsmouth  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07825a

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## Summary

The University of Portsmouth has renewed its Avizo software, a specialist software package used to analyse complex 2D, 3D and 4D/5D datasets. The university uses it for research, engineering, materials science, microscopy and industrial inspection. This is a software renewal rather than a broader IT systems or consultancy requirement. The work is associated with Portsmouth, Hampshire. The procurement is for commercial off-the-shelf software obtained through a software licensing reseller and consultancy framework.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Academia Limited. The University of Portsmouth used a direct award through the Software License Reseller and Consultancy Services framework, under its commercial off-the-shelf software lot; the stated evaluation criterion was price. The recorded award value is £56,842.11. The contract was signed on 7 October 2026 and is recorded as active. One bid was reported. The procurement description identifies the purchase as a renewal of the university’s Avizo software. The associated lot is marked cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active.

This award shows demand at the University of Portsmouth for renewal of specialist data-analysis software supporting research, engineering, materials science, microscopy and industrial inspection. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to supply and renew the relevant commercial software, with the capability to support analysis of complex datasets across 2D, 3D and 4D/5D formats. The route used was a software licensing reseller and consultancy framework, so suppliers would need to qualify for and operate through the applicable framework route. The recorded award went to a large supplier, and price was the stated award criterion; competitive pricing and the ability to fulfil the software renewal requirement through the framework are therefore directly relevant.

## Notice

The University has awarded a Contract for the renewal of it's Avizo Software, used for research, engineering, materials science, microscopy, and industrial inspection to analyse complex 2D, 3D, and 4D/5D datasets.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct Award using the Software License Reseller & Consultancy Services (SLRA) ITS4052 SU framework, Lot 4 Commercial Off The Shelf Software (COTS) as per the framework guidelines.

### Procurement Information

Direct Award via Software License Reseller & Consultancy Services (SLRA) ITS4052 SU Lot 4 Commercial Off The Shelf Software (COTS) as per the framework guidelines.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094601-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £56,842 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | University of Portsmouth |
| Locality | PORTSMOUTH |
| Postcode area | Portsmouth |
| Postcode | PO1 2EG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ31 Portsmouth |
| Local authority | Portsmouth |
| Electoral ward | St Thomas |
| Westminster constituency | Portsmouth South |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Academia Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2026 at 11:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094601-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.port.ac.uk

## Provenance

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