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title: "UKRI-4610 Eclipse Suite RAL Space 2025-30"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04e9a3"
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# UKRI-4610 Eclipse Suite RAL Space 2025-30

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e9a3

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## Summary

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has successfully completed the procurement process titled "UKRI-4610 Eclipse Suite RAL Space 2025-30" under the industry category of software packages and information systems. The Eclipse system was procured through a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, with the contract being awarded to Serco Ltd. The procurement was driven by technical reasons that highlighted the absence of competition for the Eclipse system. The location for the delivery is Oxfordshire, and relevant activities are connected to the Science and Technology Facility Centre. The contract, valued at £460,140.81, was signed on 12th February 2025.

This procurement creates a significant opportunity for businesses involved in the provision and support of specialised software and information systems, particularly those utilised in the space industry. The Eclipse system's widespread use across the European space sector, including by large contractors like Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space, and OHB, positions suppliers uniquely to integrate their solutions with established technological frameworks. Businesses with expertise in technical solutions that facilitate document management, record-keeping, and data import/export functionalities specifically for aerospace projects will find competitive opportunities in this domain.

## Notice

UK Research and Innovation, Science and Technology Facility Centre had a requirement for the Eclipse system.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

UK Research and Innovation, Science and Technology Facility Centre had a requirement for the Eclipse system. Expression of Interest advertised during December 2024 and only 1 supplier can fulfil the requirement, which is the current supplier.

### Procurement Information

Serco is the only supplier of the Eclipse system and Eclipse is the only document management system which integrates NCRs and Actions as concluded by the tender action which determined our use of Eclipse from 2017. Significant advantages accrue from our use of Eclipse because it is widely used across the European space industry. ESA uses it on all its large projects, and it is also used by all the prime contractors in Europe (Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space, and OHB) who are the immediate customers for many of our projects. Eclipse provides specific functionality for the easy export and import of collections of records and files between different instances of the tool suite; loading information into customer and ESA instances of Eclipse is required on multiple large projects in RAL Space and being able to do so natively from our own Eclipse server makes this straightforward and significantly improves our efficiency.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007975-2025 |
| 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 | 5 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £460,140 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| 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 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 5 Mar 2025 at 10:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007975-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ukri.org
- https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=927839537
- https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data/

## Provenance

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