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title: "Contract Award for Oracle Enterprise Solutions"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04af3e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LTD"
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# Contract Award for Oracle Enterprise Solutions

Buyer: THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04af3e

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## Summary

The Guinness Partnership Ltd has concluded a procurement process by awarding a contract to Oracle Corporation UK Limited for the provision of financial management, planning, and budgeting systems. This contract falls under the industry category of financial analysis and accounting software packages and is identified by the CPV code 48440000. The contract, valued at £7,000,000, was signed on 30 October 2024 and spans a 10-year term divided into two five-year periods. The procurement was conducted without a prior publication based on an exemption specified under the Public Contract Regulations 2015, specifically due to the absence of competition for technical reasons and the protection of exclusive intellectual property rights. The Guinness Partnership, operating from London, UK, formalised this direct award following a publication of a VEAT notice and a 10-day standstill period.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in the provision and maintenance of bespoke software solutions, particularly within the financial management domain. Companies with expertise in deeply embedded IT architecture and exclusive software solutions would be well-placed to enter into similar negotiated contracts where competition is limited. Such opportunities are ideal for businesses that have unique intellectual property or technical capabilities that are indispensable to public sector organisations' operations. The strategic relationship between Guinness and Oracle underscores the demand for specialised and tailored software services that support complex business requirements within the public housing sector.

## Notice

The Guinness Partnership Ltd. employs the software solutions provided by the Oracle Corporation as the business' core financial management, planning and budgeting systems. This includes a number of licences for software provided by Oracle, which can be grouped into two core products - Oracle Fusion ERP, and Oracle Fusion EPM. Guinness' initial contract for these services with Oracle ended in Oct 2024, and the business has renewed these contracts with Oracle on the basis of a specified exemption under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Term is a 10 year (5+5) period, without further competition. See below for further details.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Financial management, planning and budgeting systems provided by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd. This includes a number of licences for software provided by Oracle, which can be grouped into two core products - Oracle Fusion ERP, and Oracle Fusion EPM.

### Procurement Information

Guinness' has renewed its contract for these services directly with Oracle, without further competition, on the basis of a specified exemption under the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015. Under Regulation 32 of the PCR, authorities are able to make use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:- (i) the aim of the procurement is the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance, (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons, or (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights. Guinness as the contracting authority is of the view that competition is absent for technical reasons (ii). The software configuration in place is deeply embedded into Guinness' IT architecture and is significantly bespoke to our business requirements, which makes changing systems highly complex and prohibitive. Furthermore Guinness considers that exemption (iii) also applies, on the basis that Oracle alone has exclusive ownership of the intellectual property which forms our bespoke solution. As per exemption (ii), the level of complexity of the current software implementation and licencing configuration embedded within Guinness' IT architecture is such that it can only feasibly be provided and maintained by Oracle. The Guinness Partnership therefore believes that the conditions for Regulation 32 of the PCR are therefore met and has entered directly into contract via negotiation with Oracle. Guinness has formalised the extension of contract with Oracle following the publication of a VEAT notice and the completion of a 10-day standstill period. Voluntary ex ante transparency notice Notice reference: 2024/S 000-033825; Published: 18 October 2024, 3:52pm.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038585-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £7,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LTD |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | North West London |
| Postcode | NW1 3FG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Regent's Park |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ORACLE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48440000 - Financial analysis and accounting software package

## Release History

- 29 Nov 2024 at 12:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038585-2024
- 18 Oct 2024 at 14:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033825-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.guinnesspartnership.com/

## Provenance

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