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Published 30 Jan 2026, 15:22 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

EPC Renewal · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)

Direct awardUtilities
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£327,905published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 3 Feb 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Preservica Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

provision of the Enterprise Private Cloud (EPC) digital preservation solutionIntegrated SaaS package to provide metadata (catalogue) management, secure cloud storage, separate tenants for official and public content, automatic application of digital preservation policies and techniques, reporting, delivery of website to provide public access to specific historical archive content, bespoke support, guidance and training. Amount £ 327,905 services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
72268000 Software supply services72317000 Data storage services

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
Utilities
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 Jan 2026, 15:22 GMT
Last source update
10 Feb 2026, 13:17 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-011871
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06133f Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

the legal justification under the relevant section 41and Schedule 5 paragraph 7 of the Procurement Act 2023, and the scope, value, and supplier involved. It will explain the conditions for making a direct award are satisfied

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

10 Feb 2026 → 19 Feb 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published259 days ago
    10 Feb 2026, 13:17 GMT
  2. Standstill ends249 days ago
    19 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jan 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    30 Jan 2026, 15:22 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    10 Feb 2026, 13:17 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £327,9051 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Preservica Ltd24 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 2031£327,9053 Feb 2026standstill to 19 Feb 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNZN-9524-VCQJ Waterloo General Office, London, London, SE1 8SWContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • preservica limitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07998621 32 The Quadrant, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, Oxon, Oxon, South East, OX14 3YSContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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