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UKAEA Gitlab Migration and Upgrade

UK ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY

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22 Jul 2025 at 12:47

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Summary of the contracting process

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has successfully completed the procurement process for the "UKAEA Gitlab Migration and Upgrade" project, aimed at enhancing its software management capabilities. This process falls under the "award" stage and concluded on 22nd July 2025. The procurement, classified under the CPV category "Software programming and consultancy services," had a contract valued at £50,000. Delivered via a competitive exercise through G Cloud 14, the project addresses the migration and upgrade of UKAEA's GitLab infrastructure, which supports a significant user base and numerous projects. The contract was awarded to Ottra Limited, starting on the 22nd of July 2025, for a one-year duration, and covers delivery to various global regions including the UK and Europe.

This tender presents compelling opportunities for businesses specialising in software programming and consultancy services to collaborate with prominent public sector entities like UKAEA. With a specific focus on small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), the contract showcases the demand for expertise in infrastructure migration, software quality assurance, and system configuration. Businesses with a strong track record in project management and a deep understanding of GitLab infrastructure would find this contract particularly beneficial for growth and expansion. The project not only highlights the importance of technological innovation but also the necessary advisory roles essential for maintaining and upgrading complex software systems.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

UKAEA Gitlab Migration and Upgrade

Notice Description

UKAEA uses a self-hosted GitLab CE instance to manage and ensure quality against our internally developed software. It has broad usage, with 1500 users and close to 8000 projects. However, we have been tied to an out of support version (13.1.11) for the past three years, with a project to migrate the instance to new infrastructure and upgrade to newer versions running for the past year and a half. The project is nearing a phase where we can run a stable installation on the new infrastructure with data migrated from our existing instance. We are looking to supplement the team with deep GitLab knowledge to provide assurance that the migration and upgrade pathway is suitable for implementation. We expect the scope of the work to include: Familiarisation with our existing GitLab instance, running on a single node + runners, with git repositories mounted over NFS. Review of our migration strategy, to a single GitLab node + three-node gitaly cluster, with deployment and configuration automated via Ansible. Assisting with implementation of any outstanding tasks identified as part of the migration strategy review. Exposing any remaining errors in logs and assisting the team in triaging issues as they come up. Advising on general good practice. This is an award notice only after competition of an exercise via G Cloud 14. Figure exclude VAT.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-d0eddf64-c294-4353-b314-8a402157ae4f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ed673a6-b926-401f-85b0-7e38e7cc981c
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
15 Jul 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Jul 20257 months ago
Contract Period
21 Jul 2025 - 21 Jul 2026 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
UK ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORDSHIRE
Postcode
OX14 3DB
Post Town
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Oxfordshire
Electoral Ward
Sandford & the Wittenhams
Westminster Constituency
Didcot and Wantage

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

OTTRA

Further Information

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