Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of support licences and annual support for Oracle Finance system
Notice Description
TSGN require Oracle licensing to support existing on-premise solutions over the next 3-5 years. These perpetual licences and annual support are to cover the following systems HR/Payroll, Finance, the smartcard system (The Key)
Procurement Information
Oracle Corporation currently supply the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise (Govia Thameslink Railway Limited) with licences and support for the Finance, HR and Payroll system. The franchise will be transferring into public ownership and will require these services on its systems to support the business. Oracle Corporation is the original equipment manufacturer and owner of the proprietary Oracle software platform used by GTR. Oracle alone holds the intellectual property rights and exclusive licences required to provide software licensing, maintenance and technical support for the existing system. No alternative supplier is capable of providing these services without the replacement of the system in its entirety, which would be technically impracticable and result in unacceptable cost and disruption.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06963f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043236-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- 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
72261000 - Software support services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £3,260,386 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 May 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 May 20263 days ago
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THAMESLINK SOUTHERN GREAT NORTHERN 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/043236-2026
11th May 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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