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BESA SFG20 Enterprise License FY26-27

Ministry of Defence

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21 Jul 2026 at 12:33

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Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence procured an enterprise licence for BESA SFG20, classified as a licence management software package and bought as a services requirement. SFG20 is a technical compliance and maintenance standard used to support the management of building services, so the requirement is relevant to software publishers, licensing specialists and organisations supplying facilities-management information systems or related digital content. Delivery covers the Ministry’s operations across the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories, Europe and the rest of the world. The buyer is the Ministry of Defence, based at Marlborough Lines in Andover, England. The selected supplier is BESA Publications Limited, a large organisation based near Penrith.

This procurement has been completed and awarded. The Ministry of Defence used a selective procedure, making a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 24 June 2026 at 5pm, and the award was made on 24 June 2026. BESA Publications Limited was awarded the contract for £219,117. The contract runs from 25 June 2026 to 24 June 2027. The procurement was assessed as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and for voluntary, community and social enterprises. It covers one requirement: the BESA SFG20 enterprise licence. The recorded outcome is an active award and a complete tender, with no separate lot structure or additional award basis stated.

This award indicates demand from the Ministry of Defence for enterprise-level access to BESA SFG20 across a geographically extensive and operationally complex estate. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need the rights to supply or distribute SFG20 content, robust enterprise licence administration and the ability to support users across defence locations and overseas territories. The successful supplier’s profile shows that the buyer selected an established, large-scale specialist rather than a small or voluntary-sector provider. Relevant strengths would include authoritative facilities-management or building-services content, dependable digital access, licence governance, information security, customer support and the operational capacity to manage a Ministry-wide service. Experience of framework call-offs and public-sector account management would also be important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

BESA SFG20 Enterprise License FY26-27

Notice Description

Notice of awarded contract

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-225bb6e0-0747-4776-ab8a-c31c53c6d806
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f8d05f30-d494-4797-98f0-997f606f0a34
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48218000 - License management software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£219,117 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£219,117 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Jun 20263 months ago
Contract Period
25 Jun 2026 - 24 Jun 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Ministry of Defence
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ANDOVER
Postcode
SP11 8HJ
Postcode Area
Salisbury
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ36 Central Hampshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Test Valley
Electoral Ward
Andover Millway
Westminster Constituency
North West Hampshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BESA PUBLICATIONS LIMITED

Further Information

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