diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/build_ubuntu.yml
index f20f73899..28c773b78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_ubuntu.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "XPRESSDIR=$XPRESS_DIR" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "XPAUTH_PATH=$XPRESS_DIR/license/community-xpauth.xpr" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "Create symbolic link for XPRESS library file because it is missing in the Python installation"
-          ln -s $XPRESS_DIR/lib/libxprs.so.42 $XPRESS_DIR/lib/libxprs.so          
+          ln -s $XPRESS_DIR/lib/libxprs.so.42 $XPRESS_DIR/lib/libxprs.so
 
       - name: Update alternatives
         #mpicxx  uses "g++" so we need g++ to be symbolic link to g++-10
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-system-deps-build.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-system-deps-build.yml
index 52f916054..610d3336e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-system-deps-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-system-deps-build.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -r requirements-tests.txt
 
+      - name: Set-up Xpress with pip for Ubuntu
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install "xpress>=9.2,<9.3"
+          echo ${{ env.pythonLocation }}
+          XPRESS_DIR=${{ env.pythonLocation }}/lib/python${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}/site-packages/xpress
+          echo "XPRESSDIR=$XPRESS_DIR" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "XPAUTH_PATH=$XPRESS_DIR/license/community-xpauth.xpr" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "Create symbolic link for XPRESS library file because it is missing in the Python installation"
+          ln -s $XPRESS_DIR/lib/libxprs.so.42 $XPRESS_DIR/lib/libxprs.so
+
       - name: Install mandatory system libraries
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update --fix-missing
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-vcpkg-deps-build.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-vcpkg-deps-build.yml
index af97b6562..b1c23269a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-vcpkg-deps-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-vcpkg-deps-build.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -r requirements-tests.txt
 
+      - name: Set-up Xpress with pip
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --no-cache-dir "xpress>=9.2,<9.3"
+          XPRESS_DIR="${{ env.pythonLocation }}\Lib\site-packages\xpress"
+          cp -r $XPRESS_DIR/lib $XPRESS_DIR/bin
+          cp $XPRESS_DIR/license/community-xpauth.xpr $XPRESS_DIR/bin/xpauth.xpr
+          echo "XPRESSDIR=$XPRESS_DIR" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "$XPRESS_DIR/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
       - name: Pre-requisites
         shell: cmd
         run: |