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Published 21 Nov 2025, 11:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

APHA's Stock Management and Sales Order Processing System 2025

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£169,778published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 Nov 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Integrated Business Software and Solutions Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), APHA's system requirement shall cover the support for Integra ERP Stock, Sales and Assets System that can integrate with Oracle EBS. Integra is cloud based, proprietary software which is business critical.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
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
21 Nov 2025, 11:30 GMT
Last source update
22 Jan 2026, 09:24 GMT
Authority reference
C32113
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005578
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e62a Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

The Centros-Integra system is heavily integrated across the APHA estate and the store facilities at the main Weybridge site. The systems has been customised through a complex configuration”.

The current supplier remains uniquely positioned due to the system design, deep familiarity with APHA’s processes, and ownership of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of the current system.”

The above is in line with PA 2023 paragraphs 5 and 7.

Review and risk notes
Risks

Risk of Technical lock-in - The Centros-Integra system has already been identified to be replaced under the Synergy Programme and is in scope of this programme. Synergy is a large-scale government wide initiative focused on aligning and modernising HR, Finance, and Procurement systems across multiple government departments.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

22 Jan 2026 → 2 Feb 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published273 days ago
    22 Jan 2026, 09:24 GMT
  2. Standstill ends262 days ago
    2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Nov 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    21 Nov 2025, 11:30 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Jan 2026, 09:22 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    22 Jan 2026, 09:24 GMT
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    4 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £169,7781 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Integrated Business Software and Solutions LimitedAPHA's Stock Management and Sales Order Processing System5 Feb 2026 – 30 Nov 2028£169,77812 Nov 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • APHA's Stock Management and Sales Order Processing System · Integrated Business Software and Solutions Limited

    Signed
    28 Nov 2025
    Value
    £169,778
    Period
    1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028
    Status
    active
    1 agreed KPI: Azure Hosting Service
    • Azure Hosting Service, The Customer will be responsible for co-ordinating such meetings which will be held between the parties. Service reviews will be held quarterly between the Customer and IBSS nominated personnel. Service review meetings will supplement the normal day-to-day contact between the parties. The objectives of the meetings will include, but not be limited to the following: Capacity management – covering any volume or functionality additions (which may have an impact on the Hosting Fees) • Notification of key Customer/IBSS project activity

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender