--- title: "UKAEA Gitlab Migration and Upgrade" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d0eddf64-c294-4353-b314-8a402157ae4f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d0eddf64-c294-4353-b314-8a402157ae4f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d0eddf64-c294-4353-b314-8a402157ae4f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d0eddf64-c294-4353-b314-8a402157ae4f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "UK ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY" published: "2025-07-22" --- # UKAEA Gitlab Migration and Upgrade Buyer: UK ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d0eddf64-c294-4353-b314-8a402157ae4f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d0eddf64-c294-4353-b314-8a402157ae4f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d0eddf64-c294-4353-b314-8a402157ae4f.json) ## Summary The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has successfully completed the procurement process for the "UKAEA Gitlab Migration and Upgrade" project, aimed at enhancing its software management capabilities. This process falls under the "award" stage and concluded on 22nd July 2025. The procurement, classified under the CPV category "Software programming and consultancy services," had a contract valued at £50,000. Delivered via a competitive exercise through G Cloud 14, the project addresses the migration and upgrade of UKAEA's GitLab infrastructure, which supports a significant user base and numerous projects. The contract was awarded to Ottra Limited, starting on the 22nd of July 2025, for a one-year duration, and covers delivery to various global regions including the UK and Europe. This tender presents compelling opportunities for businesses specialising in software programming and consultancy services to collaborate with prominent public sector entities like UKAEA. With a specific focus on small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), the contract showcases the demand for expertise in infrastructure migration, software quality assurance, and system configuration. Businesses with a strong track record in project management and a deep understanding of GitLab infrastructure would find this contract particularly beneficial for growth and expansion. The project not only highlights the importance of technological innovation but also the necessary advisory roles essential for maintaining and upgrading complex software systems. ## Notice UKAEA uses a self-hosted GitLab CE instance to manage and ensure quality against our internally developed software. It has broad usage, with 1500 users and close to 8000 projects. However, we have been tied to an out of support version (13.1.11) for the past three years, with a project to migrate the instance to new infrastructure and upgrade to newer versions running for the past year and a half. The project is nearing a phase where we can run a stable installation on the new infrastructure with data migrated from our existing instance. We are looking to supplement the team with deep GitLab knowledge to provide assurance that the migration and upgrade pathway is suitable for implementation. We expect the scope of the work to include: Familiarisation with our existing GitLab instance, running on a single node + runners, with git repositories mounted over NFS. Review of our migration strategy, to a single GitLab node + three-node gitaly cluster, with deployment and configuration automated via Ansible. Assisting with implementation of any outstanding tasks identified as part of the migration strategy review. Exposing any remaining errors in logs and assisting the team in triaging issues as they come up. Advising on general good practice. This is an award notice only after competition of an exercise via G Cloud 14. Figure exclude VAT. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ed673a6-b926-401f-85b0-7e38e7cc981c | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Jul 2025 | | Submission deadline | 15 Jul 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 21 Jul 2025 | | Contract period | 21 Jul 2025 - 21 Jul 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £50,000 | | 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 ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY | | Locality | OXFORDSHIRE | | Post town | Oxford | | Postcode | OX14 3DB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC | | Local authority | South Oxfordshire | | Electoral ward | Sandford & the Wittenhams | | Westminster constituency | Didcot and Wantage | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | OTTRA | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services ## Release History - 22 Jul 2025 at 12:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ed673a6-b926-401f-85b0-7e38e7cc981c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ed673a6-b926-401f-85b0-7e38e7cc981c 22nd July 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=96280&B=UKAEA Additional data - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/72814 User / Company ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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