---
title: "UKRI-6375 - Phasecraft- Enterprise licenses"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0774f0"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2026-09-18"
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# UKRI-6375 - Phasecraft- Enterprise licenses

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0774f0

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## Summary

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) procured enterprise software licences from Phasecraft Ltd. The requirement is a software supply service for UKRI’s research and operational activities, covering the provision of Phasecraft enterprise licences. The service is delivered in the United Kingdom. UKRI is a central government public authority and the buyer for this procurement. The requirement was treated as a single package rather than being divided into separate service areas, so suppliers would need to provide the enterprise licensing requirement as a whole. The procurement concerns software licensing rather than software development, consultancy, hardware supply or construction. It may therefore be relevant to software publishers, specialist software vendors and organisations authorised to supply enterprise licences for technically specialised products.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award, justified on the grounds that competition is absent for technical reasons. The award was made on 17 September 2026 to Phasecraft Ltd. Its value is £750,000 excluding VAT and £900,000 including VAT. The awarded contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028. A contract signature milestone was scheduled for 30 September 2026. Phasecraft Ltd is the sole awarded supplier for the single package. The award is active, while the tender itself is complete. Evaluation was therefore not based on a competitive tender: the published rationale was the technical absence of competition, with a switching-related direct-award classification.

This award demonstrates demand from UKRI for enterprise licences for technically specialised software, at a substantial organisation-wide scale. A future competitor would need to supply the relevant software product under enterprise licensing terms and show that its technology meets UKRI’s technical requirements. The direct-award route and stated absence of competition for technical reasons indicate that product distinctiveness, technical compatibility and the ability to support a specialist research organisation are central commercial considerations. Suppliers with proprietary or highly differentiated software, established enterprise licensing arrangements and the operational capacity to support UKRI across the United Kingdom would be better placed to compete if a comparable requirement returns. Software vendors should also be able to explain the technical consequences of switching and why their product can provide an equivalent or improved capability.

## Notice

The Provision of Phasecraft Enterprise licenses

### Procurement Information

Competition is absent for technical reasons

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088454-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £750,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION |
| Locality | SWINDON, WILTSHIRE |
| 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 | Phasecraft Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72268000 - Software supply services

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2026 at 08:15 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088454-2026
- 18 Sep 2026 at 08:07 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088453-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088454-2026
  18th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088453-2026
  18th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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