Find a TenderAwarded without competitionTransparency notice
Published 19 Oct 2026, 11:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Open For Business - Saas Agreement - Oracle

Official notice

Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)

Direct awardUtilities
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£1,982,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Oracle Fusion Software as a Service - Open For Business

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
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
19 Oct 2026, 11:56 BST
Last source update
19 Oct 2026, 11:56 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098417
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078a9a Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Fusion SaaS is embedded in Netwrok Rails CRM Processes. Oracle own IPR and no other company can deliver this service on Oracle Software. Switching at this stage in Nr's progress to GBR will involve disproprtionate cost, introduce unacceptable risk and cannot fully take acocuntof the GBR future.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 19 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    19 Oct 2026, 11:56 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    29 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,982,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published10 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2029£1,982,000—Standstill

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

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender