---
title: "DDaT26378 - Software Subscription"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077624"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION"
published: "2026-09-21"
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# DDaT26378 - Software Subscription

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077624

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## Summary

UK Research and Innovation procured a software subscription, classified as software packages and information systems. The requirement supports UKRI’s organisational or research operations through access to software supplied as a subscription rather than a one-off physical product or construction project. UK Shared Business Services Ltd managed the procurement for UKRI. Delivery is specified across the United Kingdom. The selected supplier was Bright Interactive Ltd, a Brighton-based small or medium-sized enterprise. The procurement covered one software requirement, with the contract focused on providing the subscription to UKRI rather than wider software development, implementation works or general information-technology consultancy.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. UKRI used a below-threshold direct award without competition, stating that technical reasons meant only one particular supplier could provide the required goods or services. Bright Interactive Ltd was awarded the contract. The contract was signed on 15 September 2026 and runs from 16 September 2026 to 25 March 2027. Its value is £15,825.60 excluding VAT, or £18,990.72 including VAT. The award relates to one lot and one software subscription requirement. The published outcome records the award as active and the contract as active; there is no competitive evaluation basis because the procurement was concluded without competition.

This procurement indicates a defined UKRI demand for a software subscription that the buyer considered technically unique and therefore sourced directly from one supplier. A competitor seeking similar work would need to offer a software product that matches UKRI’s technical requirement closely enough to overcome the stated absence of competition, alongside a subscription model suitable for a public-sector organisation. Credibility would depend on demonstrating technical compatibility, continuity of service and the ability to support the required software package or information system. The procurement also shows that UKRI uses below-threshold direct awards where technical exclusivity is evidenced, so suppliers with genuinely differentiated software may be relevant to this buyer.

## Notice

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required. UKRI had a requirement for a Software Subscription.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089011-2026 |
| 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 | 16 Sep 2026 - 25 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £15,825 |

## 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 | BRIGHT INTERACTIVE LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2026 at 10:47 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089011-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089011-2026
  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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