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UKRI-6375 - Phasecraft- Enterprise licenses

UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION

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18 Sep 2026 at 08:15

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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18 Sep 2026 at 08:07

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) procured enterprise software licences from Phasecraft Ltd. The requirement is a software supply service for UKRI’s research and operational activities, covering the provision of Phasecraft enterprise licences. The service is delivered in the United Kingdom. UKRI is a central government public authority and the buyer for this procurement. The requirement was treated as a single package rather than being divided into separate service areas, so suppliers would need to provide the enterprise licensing requirement as a whole. The procurement concerns software licensing rather than software development, consultancy, hardware supply or construction. It may therefore be relevant to software publishers, specialist software vendors and organisations authorised to supply enterprise licences for technically specialised products.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award, justified on the grounds that competition is absent for technical reasons. The award was made on 17 September 2026 to Phasecraft Ltd. Its value is £750,000 excluding VAT and £900,000 including VAT. The awarded contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028. A contract signature milestone was scheduled for 30 September 2026. Phasecraft Ltd is the sole awarded supplier for the single package. The award is active, while the tender itself is complete. Evaluation was therefore not based on a competitive tender: the published rationale was the technical absence of competition, with a switching-related direct-award classification.

This award demonstrates demand from UKRI for enterprise licences for technically specialised software, at a substantial organisation-wide scale. A future competitor would need to supply the relevant software product under enterprise licensing terms and show that its technology meets UKRI’s technical requirements. The direct-award route and stated absence of competition for technical reasons indicate that product distinctiveness, technical compatibility and the ability to support a specialist research organisation are central commercial considerations. Suppliers with proprietary or highly differentiated software, established enterprise licensing arrangements and the operational capacity to support UKRI across the United Kingdom would be better placed to compete if a comparable requirement returns. Software vendors should also be able to explain the technical consequences of switching and why their product can provide an equivalent or improved capability.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

UKRI-6375 - Phasecraft- Enterprise licenses

Notice Description

The Provision of Phasecraft Enterprise licenses

Procurement Information

Competition is absent for technical reasons

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0774f0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088454-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72268000 - Software supply services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£750,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 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
UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON, WILTSHIRE
Postcode
SN2 1FL
Postcode Area
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Phasecraft Ltd

Further Information

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