Notice Information
Notice Title
APHA's Stock Management and Sales Order Processing System 2025
Notice Description
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), APHA's system requirement shall cover the support for Integra ERP Stock, Sales and Assets System that can integrate with Oracle EBS. Integra is cloud based, proprietary software which is business critical.
Procurement Information
The Centros-Integra system is heavily integrated across the APHA estate and the store facilities at the main Weybridge site. The systems has been customised through a complex configuration". The current supplier remains uniquely positioned due to the system design, deep familiarity with APHA's processes, and ownership of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of the current system." The above is in line with PA 2023 paragraphs 5 and 7.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e62a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005578-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72222300 - Information technology services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £169,777 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £169,777 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Defra
- Contact Email
- defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 03459335577
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4DF
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005578-2026
22nd January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005576-2026
22nd January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075964-2025
21st November 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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