Notice Information
Notice Title
Actian Software Licenses Support & Maintenance (2026-2029)
Notice Description
Provision of Actian Software Licenses Support & Maintenance (2026-2029)
Procurement Information
The Department has used OpenRoad and Ingress software to support three legacy business applications that cannot operate without it. The right to use the software is available only from Actian under a subscription licence, and no alternative supplier can provide the required licence. The Department therefore intends to make a direct award under Section 41, relying on the Schedule 5 justification that only a particular supplier can supply the required software
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-064bac
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062202-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £8,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £8,500,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Jul 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 10 Feb 2026Expired
- Award Date
- 10 Feb 20265 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2026 - 21 Feb 2029 2-3 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 FOR WORK & PENSIONS
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1H 9NA
- 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/062202-2026
2nd July 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057935-2026
19th June 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012088-2026
10th February 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011566-2026
9th February 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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