DDaT27521- Software Upgrade · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Procurement agent: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)·On behalf of: UKSBS

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£12,930published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 15 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Photon Lines Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

****THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD 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 required and there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods.

Brief Description

Software upgrades

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

48000000 Software package and information systems

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: 19 Oct 2026, 14:31 BST
Last source update: 19 Oct 2026, 14:31 BST
Authority reference: DDaT27521
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-098539
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078add Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
19 Oct 2026, 14:31 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £12,9301 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 15 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Photon Lines LtdSME	£12,930 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

DDaT27521- Software Upgrade · Photon Lines LtdSME
Signed
15 Oct 2026
Value
£12,930
Period
15 Oct 2026 – 7 Jan 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 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

UKSBSBeneficiary authority
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

PHOTON LINES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04773984GB-PPON: PPPC-6728-GYYW Penrose House, Banbury, South East, OX16 9BEContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender19 Oct 2026, 14:31 BST