---
title: "DDaT26477 - Cloud Subscription"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077615"
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# DDaT26477 - Cloud Subscription

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077615

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## Summary

UK Research and Innovation procured a cloud subscription, classified as software packages and information systems. The requirement sits within digital, data and technology services and concerns the supply of subscription-based cloud software rather than construction, physical goods or consultancy. UK Shared Business Services Ltd managed the procurement as the shared service provider for UK Research and Innovation. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. Phoenix Software Ltd, an SME based in Yorkshire, was selected as the supplier. The requirement was handled as a single procurement lot. Businesses relevant to this opportunity are software publishers, cloud service providers, authorised resellers and technology suppliers able to provide and support cloud-based software subscriptions for a central-government research organisation. The procurement provides evidence of demand for subscription software within UK Research and Innovation’s wider digital technology estate.

This procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. The contract was signed on 15 September 2026 and runs from 20 October 2026 to 19 October 2027. Phoenix Software Ltd received the award for the single lot. The contract value is £16,769.92 excluding VAT, or £20,123.90 including VAT. The tender description says the procurement was concluded following a limited competition exercise, while the recorded procurement method is direct award, described as below threshold without competition. The requirement was categorised as goods and the tender reached complete status. The contract is below the applicable threshold. The award covers the cloud subscription and associated software package and information systems classification. No separate award values or additional lots are recorded.

For competitors, this award shows a defined requirement for cloud subscription software within UK Research and Innovation, delivered through a public-sector procurement route and supplied by an SME. A credible future supplier would need to provide subscription-based cloud software, manage the associated licensing or reseller relationship, and support delivery across the United Kingdom. The buyer’s use of a limited competition exercise indicates that suppliers able to meet a clearly specified technology requirement and respond efficiently to a focused procurement process may be relevant. Software publishers, established cloud distributors, authorised resellers and specialist technology SMEs should monitor this buyer’s requirements and be ready to demonstrate reliable subscription fulfilment, appropriate public-sector contracting capability and the capacity to support an active service over its full term. The award also indicates a relatively focused, single-lot requirement rather than a multi-service technology transformation programme.

## Notice

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a limited competition procurement exercise. Brief Description of Requirement: Cloud Subscription

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088985-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 20 Oct 2026 - 19 Oct 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £16,769 |

## 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 | Phoenix Software |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2026 at 10:16 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088985-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088985-2026
  21st 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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