---
title: "UKRI-6359 Licence for NEC4 digital contract templates"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077869"
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buyer: "UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION"
published: "2026-09-23"
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# UKRI-6359 Licence for NEC4 digital contract templates

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077869

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## Summary

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) bought an enterprise licence giving it access to NEC4 digital contract templates. The purchase covers the digital templates as a software-related product, with an administration software package classification also attached. The named supplier, Thomas Telford, is based in London. Delivery is recorded for the United Kingdom; no more specific delivery location is identified. This is a focused licence purchase rather than a wider software implementation or bespoke development project: the stated requirement is access to the NEC4 digital contract templates. UKRI is the buying organisation, and the requirement relates to its use of those templates across the organisation.

The procurement is complete and awarded to Thomas Telford. UKRI used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, for a single lot. The contract was signed on 3 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. Its stated value is £25,909 excluding VAT and £31,090.80 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. No separate award date is recorded; the contract signature date is the dated outcome detail available. The requirement is an enterprise licence for access to NEC4 digital contract templates. The procurement records no evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements, consistent with the stated route of proceeding without competition.

This award indicates UKRI’s demand for enterprise access to NEC4 digital contract templates, rather than a requirement for broader software services. Suppliers best placed to compete if this specific need returns will be able to license the NEC4 template product at enterprise scale and demonstrate that the licence provides the required access. The award went to Thomas Telford, a small and medium-sized enterprise, showing that this type of supply can be delivered by a specialist supplier rather than only a large technology integrator. Credibility rests on control of, or authorised ability to supply, the NEC4 digital templates and the capacity to support organisational-level licensing. The procurement was handled as a direct award without competition, so it also demonstrates UKRI’s purchasing route for this instance, not a competitive selection benchmark.

## Notice

Enterprise Licence to access NEC4 digital contract templates

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090045-2026 |
| 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 | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £25,909 |

## 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, 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 | Thomas Telford Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48219300 - Administration software package
- 72260000 - Software-related services

## Release History

- 23 Sep 2026 at 11:39 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090045-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090045-2026
  23rd September 2026 - Contract details 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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