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FME Subscription

UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED

Buyer Address: Haweswater House, Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, UKD61, WA5 3LP, United Kingdom

Contact Email: Commercialapprovalsboard@uuplc.co.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
650000.0 GBP
Published
11 Dec 2025, 10:00
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
01 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
31 Dec 2030, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Region
n/a
Awarded To
1SPATIAL GROUP LIMITED
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

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.

Linked Documents

No linked documents found for this notice.

Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Awards

Award Title: FME Subscription

Raw Notice JSON

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