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title: "UKRI Data Lab Cloud Management Platform"
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# UKRI Data Lab Cloud Management Platform

Buyer: UK Shared Business Services Limited  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cffe748c-f01b-442a-90c3-c69057d431b8

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## Summary

UK Shared Business Services Limited procured a cloud management platform for the UK Research and Innovation Data Lab. The requirement is for cloud software and information systems, classified under CPV 48000000, supplied as goods through the G Cloud 14 framework’s cloud software Lot 2. Delivery is associated with the buyer’s Swindon operation. The platform is intended to provide the software capability needed to manage the Data Lab’s cloud environment. UK Shared Business Services Limited is the named buyer, and the selected supplier was OCF Limited, a small or medium-sized enterprise. This is a technology procurement rather than a construction, consultancy or general IT support requirement, so relevant suppliers are cloud software providers and businesses able to supply comparable platform products.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 27 July 2026 to OCF Limited through a selective call-off from the G Cloud 14 framework, following a longlist and shortlist exercise. The award value is £109,299.10 excluding VAT. The call-off contract runs from 8 August 2026 to 7 August 2027, with an option to extend for a further 12 months. The maximum possible contract value is £239,417.07 excluding VAT, while the published minimum estimated value is £109,299.10 excluding VAT. The tender submission deadline was 7 July 2026 at 11:00. The opportunity was identified as suitable for SMEs, and the procurement category was goods. OCF Limited is the active awarded supplier.

This award indicates demand from UK Shared Business Services Limited for a defined cloud management platform supporting the UKRI Data Lab, with procurement routed through the G Cloud framework rather than a standalone open tender. A credible future competitor would need a proven cloud software product that can meet public-sector requirements for managing a cloud environment, together with the commercial and administrative capability to participate in a framework call-off and a longlist-to-shortlist exercise. SME suitability shows that scale alone was not a barrier. Suppliers should be able to evidence a clear product fit, reliable implementation and support arrangements, and experience presenting a concise, competitive response for a framework-based technology purchase.

## Notice

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This Call Off contract has been sourced via a longlist shortlist exercise on the G Cloud 14 framework (RM1557.14) for the provision of cloud software under Lot 2. The contract was awarded for an initial term of one year, with the option to extend for a further 12 months. The maximum value of the call-off contract is PS239,417.07 excluding VAT.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e921442a-2a00-4cd7-883e-82123b49b1cf |
| 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 | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 8 Aug 2026 - 7 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £239,417 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £109,299 |
| 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 | OCF Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 11 Aug 2026 at 10:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e921442a-2a00-4cd7-883e-82123b49b1cf

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e921442a-2a00-4cd7-883e-82123b49b1cf
  11th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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