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    ContractsLabVIEW Volume Licensing Agreement for the National Oceanography Centre
    Awarded contract

    LabVIEW Volume Licensing Agreement for the National Oceanography Centre

    Awarded
    £31.6k
    Published 14 Sept 2026

    Supply a LabVIEW Volume Licensing Agreement providing software licences, management tools, updates, technical support and training for the National Oceanography Centre's engineering and scientific teams.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South EastPublished 14 Sept 2026· 1 month agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £31.6k
    Published 14 Sept 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £31,560
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South East

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • NI
      NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION (UK) LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 1 month ago.

    14 September 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The National Oceanography Centre seeks to establish a Volume Licensing Agreement (VLA) for LabVIEW software to serve its engineering and scientific users. This agreement will provide comprehensive access to LabVIEW software licences with integrated licence management tools, regular software updates, priority technical support, and training resources. The VLA aims to streamline software deployment, reduce administrative overhead, and ensure all authorised users have consistent access to the latest LabVIEW tools and support services needed for their research and engineering work.

    Track record

    6 awards · 5 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In it software, NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE has awarded 6 contracts to 5 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. SOFTCAT PLC2× · 33%
    2. PROACTIS LIMITED1× · 17%
    3. G4S Limited1× · 17%
    4. NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION (UK) LIMITED1× · 17%
    5. AUTODESK IRELAND OPERATIONS UNLIMITED COMPANY1× · 17%

    Across it software, the most active winners are SOFTCAT PLC, PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD, CIVICA UK LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06f994

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