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Official UK procurement notice
715729502 - Provision of Army Service Charitable Funds Upgrade (DInfo 0296)
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSingle supplier - technical reasons
The Commercial Team for DInfo, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Paxton Software Limited (PAXTON) for upgrading the existing Army Service Charitable Funds accounting package (Paxton+ V7). The contract will be for a term of 2 (+1 +1) years and have an estimated value of £512,308 (exclusive of VAT).
It is considered that this contract can be awarded under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because the direct award justification specified in Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 Procurement Act 2023 (single supplier - technical reasons) applies. This is because the existing software has been in place for 25 years and will soon become obsolete. PAXTON owns the integrated software infrastructure and is the only supplier that has the requisite technical knowledge and expertise to upgrade the software. There are no reasonable alternatives to this supplier.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Dec 2025, 08:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Aug 2026, 14:37 BST
- Authority reference
715729502- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074250- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ee62Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Single supplier - technical reasons
The Commercial Team for DInfo, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Paxton Software Limited (PAXTON) for upgrading the existing Army Service Charitable Funds accounting package (Paxton+ V7). The contract will be for a term of 2 (+1 +1) years and have an estimated value of £512,308 (exclusive of VAT).
It is considered that this contract can be awarded under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because the direct award justification specified in Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 Procurement Act 2023 (single supplier – technical reasons) applies. This is because the existing software has been in place for 25 years and will soon become obsolete. PAXTON owns the integrated software infrastructure and is the only supplier that has the requisite technical knowledge and expertise to upgrade the software. There are no reasonable alternatives to this supplier.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
22 Jan 2026 → 5 Aug 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends273 days ago22 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published78 days ago5 Aug 2026, 14:37 BST
Notice history
8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Dec 2025- Transparency notice published4 Dec 2025, 08:11 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published13 Jan 2026, 13:55 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected22 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published25 Feb 2026, 14:16 GMTUK7
- Contract change notice published29 Jul 2026, 07:47 BSTUK10
- Contract change notice published5 Aug 2026, 14:37 BSTUK10
- Contract change proposed13 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTPhase 4 is a continuation of the originally intended Paxton capability. Paxton owns the IPR and underlying architecture. The online functionality builds directly upon the Phase 1-3 solution. Replacement of supplier would create significant technical, cost and delivery risk. The requirement could not be fully scoped at original award because of assurance dependencies which have now been resolved.
- Contract change proposed17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTPhase 4 is a continuation of the originally intended Paxton capability. Paxton owns the IPR and underlying architecture. The online functionality builds directly upon the Phase 1-3 solution. Replacement of supplier would create significant technical, cost and delivery risk. The requirement could not be fully scoped at original award because of assurance dependencies which have now been resolved.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 13 Jan 2026
- 2025-12: 1 release · 4 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paxton Software Ltd715729502 DInfo/0296 - Replacement of the Army’s Service (Charitable) Funds Accounting System31 Jan 2026 – 30 Jan 2028 · up to 30 Jan 2030Extensions: 2 x 1 year option periods | £512,308 | 8 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Paxton Software Ltd
- Signed
- 28 Jan 2026
- Value
- £512,308
- Period
- 30 Jan 2026 – 29 Jan 2028
- Status
- active
- Options
- 2 x 1 year option periods
- Change proposed 17 Aug 2026 Phase 4 is a continuation of the originally intended Paxton capability. Paxton owns the IPR and underlying architecture. The online functionality builds directly upon the Phase 1-3 solution. Replacement of supplier would create significant technical, cost and delivery risk. The requirement could not be fully scoped at original award because of assurance dependencies which have now been resolved., new value £951,903 · standstill applies
- Change proposed 13 Aug 2026 Phase 4 is a continuation of the originally intended Paxton capability. Paxton owns the IPR and underlying architecture. The online functionality builds directly upon the Phase 1-3 solution. Replacement of supplier would create significant technical, cost and delivery risk. The requirement could not be fully scoped at original award because of assurance dependencies which have now been resolved., new value £509,195 · standstill applies
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Paxton Software LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender