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Published 30 Apr 2025, 15:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Capula Maintenance & Support agreement - 2025 only

Official notice

Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)

Direct award
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£875,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 May 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Capula Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Project Management and Administration for the duration of the contract. This includes all financing, project reviews, single point of contact for SL, resource allocation and engineering skill assessments and development. Inclusive call handling via our service desk available between the service hours of; 08:00 –17:30 Monday – Friday excluding public holidays. Dedicated I.T. engineering staff training with detailed knowledge of the supported systems and applications. Targeted SLA response to fault calls measured against defined metrics for resolution. Quarterly service reporting and on-line management meeting. Included services: Application support, Database support, On site callout (up to 8 site visits included in costs), Specialist application support related to the systems developed and implemented by Capula. Physical server support. Virtual server support. File maintenance. Capacity planning and management to ensur

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
30 Apr 2025, 15:28 BST
Last source update
15 May 2025, 13:11 BST
Authority reference
C21952
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021729
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050a7c Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

The supplier has either built or modified the applications in question and are the only SMEs that have the skills and IPR required to provide change, incident and maintenance support for said applications.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Apr 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    30 Apr 2025, 15:28 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    2 May 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  3. Contract details notice published
    15 May 2025, 13:11 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £875,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 13 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Capula LtdApplication Support3 May 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: Potential of a 2 year extension subject to performance and governance.£875,000same award published again · counted once—Standstill
Capula Ltd£875,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Capula Maintenance & Support agreement · Capula Ltd

    Signed
    13 May 2025
    Value
    £875,000
    Period
    14 May 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Potential of a 2 year extension subject to performance and governance.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sellafield Limited - Hinton

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWYP-8439-MZWY Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Warrington, North West, WA3 6GRContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Capula LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXXX-1346-PQPZ Orion House, Stone Business Park, Stone, Staffordshire, Stone, West Midlands, ST15 0LTContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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