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OCE MATLAB Licences

UK Space Agency

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: UK Space Agency

Buyer Address: Quad Two Building 1st Floor, Rutherford Avenue, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, UKJ14, OX11 0DF, United Kingdom

Contact Email: commercial@ukspaceagency.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
10062.0 GBP
Published
08 Dec 2025, 13:24
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
15 Dec 2025, 00:00
Contract End
14 Dec 2026, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
48100000 - Industry specific software package
Region
n/a
Awarded To
THE MATHWORKS LIMITED
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

This direct award provides for the setup of MATLAB and associated proprietary toolboxes (including Simulink, Aerospace Toolbox, and System Composer), which are developed and owned by MathWorks. The software is essential for the Office of the Chief Engineer's technical assurance and modelling activities, and continuity of service is critical to ongoing projects. All intellectual property rights, including source code and associated functionality, are exclusively held by MathWorks. No alternative supplier can lawfully provide, maintain, or support these licences. Procuring through any other route would be impossible without infringing IP rights and would introduce significant operational risk.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Contracts

Contract Title: OCE MATLAB Licences

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