Licensing of LabVIEW Visual Programming Language and Software Toolset for UKRI
UK Research & Innovation · Awarded contract
AwardedLicensing of LabVIEW Visual Programming Language and Software Toolset for UKRI
Awarded 31 Mar 2022
Awarded31 Mar 2022
Value£696,138.00
AgencyUK Research & Innovation
RegionSouth West
CategoryIT & Software
Ended 1y 7mo ago3y term
Awarded 31 Mar 2022Expired 30 Mar 2025
About
UK Research & Innovation awarded a contract to National Instruments Corporation (UK) Ltd for the licensing of the Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench (LabVIEW), a visual programming language and software toolset used to design and develop scientific research systems, automate control over scientific instruments, and manipulate and analyze output data.
The contract, valued at £696,138, was awarded via a Direct Award procedure without prior publication under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, citing absence of competition for technical reasons, as LabVIEW is the intellectual property of National Instruments Corporation and they are the sole suppliers.
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