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Provision of IBM SPSS Licences and Support

BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:23.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

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IBM United Kingdom Limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£1.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 Jan 2025
Award ID
003298-2025-BLC-0182-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00741598
Location
Winchester, UKJ, SO21 2JN, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV48100000 — Industry specific software package
  • CPV48461000 — Analytical or scientific software package
  • CPV48462000 — Mathematical or forecasting software package
  • CPV48463000 — Statistical software package
  • CPV72261000 — Software support services
  • CPV72267000 — Software maintenance and repair services
  • CPV72268000 — Software supply services

Lots

  • 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 £1,946,709.41. This is made up of: • The contract price; • Indexation; • Potential downstream additional licences;Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
BLC-0183
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Why this procedure was chosen
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.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
48100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Industry specific software package

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_TECHNICAL
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Options
No
Description
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 £1,946,709.41. This is made up of: • The contract price; • Indexation; • Potential downstream additional licences;

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
48461000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Analytical or scientific software package
Entry 2
Id
48462000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Mathematical or forecasting software package
Entry 3
Id
48463000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Statistical software package
Entry 4
Id
72261000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software support services
Entry 5
Id
72267000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software maintenance and repair services
Entry 6
Id
72268000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software supply services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-12517649
Name
BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Locality
LONDON
Postal Code
SW1P3JS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
5-8 The Sanctuary Lower Ground

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
03
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Public order and safety

Identifier

Id
12517649
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED

Contact

Name
Jake Laurie
Telephone
+44 2045704661
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-00741598
Name
IBM United Kingdom Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ
Locality
Winchester
Postal Code
SO21 2JN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Building C IBM Hursley Office, Hursley Park Road,

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
00741598
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
IBM United Kingdom Limited
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-80543
Name
The High Court of England and Wales

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
EC4A 1NL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
7 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane

Identifier

Legal Name
The High Court of England and Wales

Contact

Telephone
+44 2079476000

Award information

Award 1
Id
003298-2025-BLC-0182-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00741598
Name
IBM United Kingdom Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
003298-2025-BLC-0182-1
Status
active
Award ID
003298-2025-BLC-0182-1
Date Signed
31 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,946,709.41
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · LONDON · UKI32 · SW1P3JS · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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