---
title: "DDaT26446- License renewal"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f224"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2026-09-04"
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# DDaT26446- License renewal

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f224

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## Summary

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) procured an annual licence renewal for industry-specific software. The requirement is classified under CPV 48100000, covering industry-specific software packages. The purchase is categorised as goods rather than consultancy, implementation or wider digital services. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. UKRI is the buying organisation, with UK Shared Business Services Ltd acting as the procuring entity and shared service provider. The requirement relates specifically to maintaining an existing software licence through renewal, making it relevant to software publishers, authorised resellers and licensing specialists that support public sector customers. The procurement was handled as a single requirement rather than being divided into multiple published lots.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. Claris International was selected as the supplier. The contract was signed on 25 August 2026 and runs from 22 November 2026 to 21 November 2027. Its value is £19,923 excluding VAT, or £23,907.60 including VAT. The award covers the single requirement for the annual industry-specific software licence renewal. The process was not an open competition: it used a limited competition route under the below-threshold procedure. The published outcome records the contract as active, while the tender itself is complete. This is an award outcome rather than an invitation to submit a bid.

For competing suppliers, this award demonstrates a defined UKRI requirement for recurring annual renewal of an industry-specific software licence, delivered at a modest single-contract scale. Relevant businesses would need to supply or be authorised to renew the required software, manage licensing accurately and support continuity of an existing customer arrangement. The successful supplier was recorded as an SME, showing that the requirement can be met by a specialist software business rather than only by a large prime contractor. The use of a below-threshold limited competition indicates that suppliers serving public sector organisations should be able to engage through targeted procurement exercises and present a clear renewal proposition for this specific type of software.

## Notice

***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for the supply an annual license renewal. This procurement is being concluded following a limited competition procurement exercise.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083853-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 22 Nov 2026 - 21 Nov 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £19,923 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Postcode area | 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Claris International |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48100000 - Industry specific software package

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2026 at 12:07 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083853-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083853-2026
  4th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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