GitLab Licenses · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS Business Services Authority (Central government)

Direct award

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

Awarded value£300,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 20 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to GitLab UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of GitLab Premium SaaS licences to support ongoing and future development needs.

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: 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: 1 Apr 2026, 18:17 BST
Last source update: 28 Apr 2026, 08:24 BST
Authority reference: C434647
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-038276
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067b48 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Buying directly from the license owner= GitLab

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

21 Apr 2026 → 28 Apr 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends184 days ago
21 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice published178 days ago
28 Apr 2026, 08:24 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Apr 2026

Transparency notice published
1 Apr 2026, 18:17 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
10 Apr 2026, 09:29 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
23 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
28 Apr 2026, 08:24 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £300,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
GitLab UK Ltd23 Apr 2026 – 18 Apr 2028	£300,000	20 Mar 2026	Awarded

Contracts

GitLab Licenses · GitLab UK Ltd
Signed
23 Apr 2026
Value
£300,000
Period
23 Apr 2026 – 18 Apr 2028
Status
active
1 agreed KPI: Quarterly License Reconciliation Completion
- Quarterly License Reconciliation Completion, This KPI measures whether a formal reconciliation of GitLab Self‑Managed Premium licenses is completed each quarter to ensure license compliance, cost control, and audit readiness.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Business Services Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PRLZ-1599-JGTT Stella House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, NE15 8NYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

GitLab LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPJR-8193-QPRR Suite 4, 7th Floor 50 Broadway, London, London, SW1H 0DBContact email

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 Tender28 Apr 2026, 08:24 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender10 Apr 2026, 09:29 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender1 Apr 2026, 18:17 BST