DoF CPD – Provision of AutoDesk Licence Subscriptions, Support and Training 2024-27

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£340,510

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PENTAGON SOLUTIONS NI LTD

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IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Computer-aided design (CAD) software development services
Software programming and consultancy services

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1 year ago

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Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) is a business area within the Department of Finance for Northern Ireland (DoF). DoF-CPD is a long term user of Computer Aided Design (CAD) applications in general and in the Autodesk range of construction related applications in particular. CPD’s current contract for this requirement ends 3 February 2024. CPD’s current specific requirements can be summarised below. • Renewal of existing subscriptions for a number of Autodesk applications • Ad-Hoc Autodesk Training and Support services (outside of substantial software changes or upgrades), typically days training are not expected to exceed 10 per annum – typically support days are not expected to exceed 10 per annum, it is not unusual for zero days for either to be requested per annum) (these figures are provided solely as a high-level indication of potential scale).

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Department of Finance, Construction and Procurement Delivery

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

ssdadmin.cpdfinance-ni.gov.uk

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+44 2890455355

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