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UKRI-6359 Licence for NEC4 digital contract templates

UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION

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23 Sep 2026 at 11:39

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) bought an enterprise licence giving it access to NEC4 digital contract templates. The purchase covers the digital templates as a software-related product, with an administration software package classification also attached. The named supplier, Thomas Telford, is based in London. Delivery is recorded for the United Kingdom; no more specific delivery location is identified. This is a focused licence purchase rather than a wider software implementation or bespoke development project: the stated requirement is access to the NEC4 digital contract templates. UKRI is the buying organisation, and the requirement relates to its use of those templates across the organisation.

The procurement is complete and awarded to Thomas Telford. UKRI used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, for a single lot. The contract was signed on 3 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. Its stated value is £25,909 excluding VAT and £31,090.80 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. No separate award date is recorded; the contract signature date is the dated outcome detail available. The requirement is an enterprise licence for access to NEC4 digital contract templates. The procurement records no evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements, consistent with the stated route of proceeding without competition.

This award indicates UKRI’s demand for enterprise access to NEC4 digital contract templates, rather than a requirement for broader software services. Suppliers best placed to compete if this specific need returns will be able to license the NEC4 template product at enterprise scale and demonstrate that the licence provides the required access. The award went to Thomas Telford, a small and medium-sized enterprise, showing that this type of supply can be delivered by a specialist supplier rather than only a large technology integrator. Credibility rests on control of, or authorised ability to supply, the NEC4 digital templates and the capacity to support organisational-level licensing. The procurement was handled as a direct award without competition, so it also demonstrates UKRI’s purchasing route for this instance, not a competitive selection benchmark.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

UKRI-6359 Licence for NEC4 digital contract templates

Notice Description

Enterprise Licence to access NEC4 digital contract templates

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077869
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090045-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

48219300 - Administration software package

72260000 - Software-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£25,909 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

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

Thomas Telford Ltd

Further Information

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