Notice Information
Notice Title
Hyperion Software Renewal - Oracle
Notice Description
Renwal of Software and Amtienance Agreement for intergrated yYperion Software
Procurement Information
The contract is to be awarded directly in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 due to the absence of competition for objective technical reasons. The Oracle Enterprise Licence Agreement is deeply embedded within Network Rail's existing IT architecture and underpins a wide range of live business-critical systems. Oracle's software is proprietary, and the licences form part of a long-established enterprise agreement. Replacement would require extensive and costly re-engineering, data migration, recertification, and retraining, resulting in disproportionate cost, operational risk, and service disruption relative to the value of the renewal. The proposed contract is a like-for-like renewal with no expansion of scope, functionality, or usage, and no reasonable alternative supplier is capable of providing a compatible solution without these impacts.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0692e9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043519-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award 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
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
72268000 - Software supply services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £385,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 May 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 7 May 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
- 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
- SE1 8SW
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI45 Lambeth
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Lambeth
- Electoral Ward
- Waterloo & South Bank
- Westminster Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043519-2026
12th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041726-2026
7th May 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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