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Oracle Licensing

The Riverside Group Limited

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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06 Aug 2026 at 12:22

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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24 Jul 2026 at 09:53

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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24 Jul 2026 at 09:02

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Riverside Group Limited procured Oracle software licensing for its organisation-wide Oracle enterprise resource planning environment. The scope covers functionality for finance, procurement and human capital management, with provision for up to 4,315 specific licences where applicable. This is a goods procurement for financial analysis and accounting software, enterprise resource planning software and procurement software. Delivery is required across the United Kingdom. The requirement concerns software licences sourced for the buyer’s Oracle ERP operations, rather than a general IT services programme. It would therefore be relevant to Oracle, authorised software licensing organisations and businesses with a comparable capability to supply and support enterprise applications at organisational scale.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded through a direct award to Oracle Corporation UK Limited. The award date was 23 July 2026 and the contract was signed on 27 July 2026. The awarded value is £3,552,920.35 gross. The contract runs from 6 August 2026 to 6 August 2028, with one possible two-year extension taking the maximum end date to 6 August 2030. The extension is subject to prior value-for-money considerations, continued business need and evaluation. There was one completed lot. The direct award was justified by continued use of strategic software and sourcing licences directly from the software author to avoid reseller fees. The requirement was above the relevant threshold.

This procurement demonstrates substantial public-sector demand for Oracle enterprise software licensing across finance, procurement and human capital management. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need the ability to supply the relevant Oracle licences directly or through an accepted licensing route, understand the buyer’s existing Oracle ERP environment and support continued use of strategic software. Capacity to manage thousands of specific licences would be important, alongside reliable administration of licence volumes that may expand during the contract term. Suppliers should also be able to provide standard software support and demonstrate that their route to market offers value for money against direct sourcing from the software author. The opportunity is most relevant to established enterprise software licensing and support businesses.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Oracle Licensing

Notice Description

Required software licensing relating to the organisation's Oracle ERP licensing including Finance, Procurement and Human Capital Management related functionality. Up to 4315 of specific licenses where applicable

Procurement Information

Continued use of strategic software with licenses sourced directly from the software author, saving reseller fees.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d2a5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074672-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48440000 - Financial analysis and accounting software package

48451000 - Enterprise resource planning software package

48490000 - Procurement software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£3,552,920 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£3,552,920 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
6 Aug 2026 - 6 Aug 2028 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
The Riverside Group Limited
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SPEKE, LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L24 8RF
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Garston
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Garston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Oracle Corporation UK Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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