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Published 27 May 2025, 14:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DDaT25229 - OpenVMS Support

Official notice

Procurement agent: UK Research and Innovation·On behalf of: UK Shared Business Services Ltd

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£15,144published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 8 May 2025no call for competition
Awarded to VMS Software Inc (VSI)
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

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. UK Research and Innovation had a requirement for the provision of OpenVMS Support.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

***** 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.

UK Research and Innovation had a requirement for the provision of OpenVMS Support.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £15,1441 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 8 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
VMS Software Inc (VSI)£15,144 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • DDaT25229 - OpenVMS Support · VMS Software Inc (VSI)

    Signed
    8 May 2025
    Value
    £15,144
    Period
    8 May 2025 – 7 May 2026
    Status
    active

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
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
27 May 2025, 14:34 BST
Last source update
27 May 2025, 14:34 BST
Authority reference
DDaT25229
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-027778
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05271f Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    27 May 2025, 14:34 BST
    UK7

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

UK Research and Innovation

Procurement agentPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Clients of the procurement agent

  • UK Shared Business Services LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityShared Service ProviderGB-PPON: PMPN-7535-GNTG Swindon, South WestContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • VMS Software Inc (VSI)Awarded supplier Teracloud ApS, Bryghuspladsen 8 402, Copenhagen, DK, DK-1473, DKContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender