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title: "DDaT26285 - Cloud Services Procurement"
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# DDaT26285 - Cloud Services Procurement

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4fe3341a-a39e-4e20-9da2-c5ecccab1f1c

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## Summary

UK Research and Innovation required cloud services to support its work. The procurement covers the supply of cloud-based software packages and information systems, classified under CPV 48000000. The main procurement category is goods. Delivery is associated with UKRI’s operations in Swindon, England, based on the delivery postcode provided. UK Shared Business Services Limited acted as the buying organisation for the requirement. The arrangement is a call-off contract rather than a standalone purchase, so suppliers capable of providing managed or supplied cloud services within the relevant government framework would be the closest commercial fit. The requirement is also identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, making it relevant to established smaller cloud, software and information-systems providers as well as larger suppliers.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from the G Cloud 14 framework, following a longlist and shortlist exercise. The response deadline was 30 July 2026 at 11:00. The estimated value range was £2,500,000 minimum to £7,305,882.99 maximum, in GBP. The award was made on 3 August 2026 to Strategic Blue Services Limited for £7,305,882.99. The awarded contract period runs from 14 August 2026 to 13 August 2027. UK Shared Business Services Limited is the buyer. The award is active and the tender is complete. The published information describes the procurement route and outcome but does not set out separate quality, price or other evaluation weightings.

For a future requirement of this type, credible suppliers would need to provide cloud services at substantial public-sector scale, covering software packages and information systems rather than a narrow technology product alone. The selected supplier was an SME, showing that a smaller business can meet the buyer’s requirement when it has the necessary delivery capability and framework access. Experience of supplying through G Cloud 14, including responding to a longlist and shortlist exercise, would be commercially important. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate dependable cloud delivery, appropriate support for UKRI-related operations, and the capacity to manage a sizeable one-year call-off. Cloud providers, software specialists and information-systems firms with public-sector framework experience are the closest fit.

## Notice

***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for the supply of Cloud Services. This Call Off contract has been sourced via a longlist shortlist exercise on the G Cloud 14 framework (RM1557.14)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4bd87d5-0bc2-468c-ac5e-a0db0330fa3c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 14 Aug 2026 - 13 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £7,305,882 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £7,305,882 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Postcode area | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | STRATEGIC BLUE SERVICES LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 13:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4bd87d5-0bc2-468c-ac5e-a0db0330fa3c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4bd87d5-0bc2-468c-ac5e-a0db0330fa3c
  3rd September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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